Every few years in pop music, a young new female artist obtains, at least at first glance, a meteoric, out-of-nowhere rise to the forefront of the music industry. Such female artists are often dubbed “overnight successes” or “industry plants,” yet in reality these are misnomers. In recent memory, two artists which fit this mold are Lorde and Billie Eilish, the former obtaining gradual critical acclaim and eventual chart success due to her minimalist and subversive approach to pop music production, and the latter capitalizing on image and an ever-changing streaming landscape to become the face of a new era in music consumption. For the sake of this piece, I will refer to this pop music archetype as “cultural resetters,” to use pop music discourse lingo.
olivia rodrigo's "deja vu" is a perfect song
olivia rodrigo's "deja vu" is a perfect song
olivia rodrigo's "deja vu" is a perfect song
Every few years in pop music, a young new female artist obtains, at least at first glance, a meteoric, out-of-nowhere rise to the forefront of the music industry. Such female artists are often dubbed “overnight successes” or “industry plants,” yet in reality these are misnomers. In recent memory, two artists which fit this mold are Lorde and Billie Eilish, the former obtaining gradual critical acclaim and eventual chart success due to her minimalist and subversive approach to pop music production, and the latter capitalizing on image and an ever-changing streaming landscape to become the face of a new era in music consumption. For the sake of this piece, I will refer to this pop music archetype as “cultural resetters,” to use pop music discourse lingo.