Since the music industry is in an all-time flux, navigating the faces of success from yesterday to tomorrow becomes quite a task. Despite the hardship, charts inevitably deter artistic fate. Some might question the finality of charts, but plenty take them as gospel. Azealia Banks, however, is outside the doubting camp. Instead, frustrated with a popular list of the greatest 21st-century pop stars, she created her own. The curveball is that her move sparked a fresh wave of drama; this time from fans who were not exactly on board with her picks.
Billboard has been gradually releasing the names of the 25 greatest 21st-century pop stars, with only the two top spots left to be announced. However, responding to a fan prediction that Taylor Swift
will bag the top spot when it should be Beyoncé, Azealia Banks showed what the list should look like
. Starting with Ye aka Kanye West
at the top, Britney Spears, Lil Wayne, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Missy Elliot, Nicki Minaj, Beyonce, T-Pain, Norah Jones, and Swift follow in order.
Dissatisfied with Billboard’s list, Azealia Banks shares her own ranking of the greatest 21st-century pop stars on X.
Do you agree? pic.twitter.com/NySoS66Gjr
— Pop Core (@TheePopCore) November 21, 2024
According to Billboard’s list which begins from the third position, Rihanna is leading the pack of the greatest 21st-century pop stars followed by Drake, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Ye, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Adele, Usher, Eminem, and Nicki Minaj among others. While Taylor Swift and Queen Bey are the names missing from that list, Azealia Banks’ ranking was far from what and who the fans perceive as the real deal.
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Although artists clash with fans for various reasons
, Azealia Banks might have struck a nerve a bit too hard this time, leaving them to toss it all into the “trash
.”
Azealia Banks’ ranking of the greatest 21st-century pop stars falls massively flat with fans
The debate about who deserves the top spot of Billboard’s greatest 21st-century pop stars caught many fandoms in the crosshairs. With each trying to make their case overpowering the other, it is not exactly difficult to understand why fans take these charts so much to their heart. However, after Azealia Banks threw her picks in the ring, even those fans fighting it out a day ago found themselves in the same boat, throwing shade at her.
She ate with keeping hasbeyn below nicki but Taylor deserve top 5 , kanye can leave
— *elixir* (@spicewift) November 21, 2024
Norah jones .. rando
— Mike Leon (@Stargazed42) November 21, 2024
She’s just jealous ig
— 🦋ہانیہ (@low_keysad) November 21, 2024
While Banks may have found Billboard’s list unconvincing, fans straight up declared hers as “biased
.”
this is biased asf I’m crying
— 𝐵ill (@KarmaIsAFad) November 21, 2024
list straight trash, but at least Nicki there pic.twitter.com/MEN4NWOK2b
— aimarꔮ (@ScuderiaMinaj) November 21, 2024
NO. IT SHOULD BE
1. Michael Jackson
2. Madonna
3. Britney Spears
4. Lady Gaga
5. Janet Jackson
6. Christina Aguilera
7. Mariah Carey
8. Rihanna
9. Beyonce
10. Katy Perry— 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐎𝐍. (@mmitsANTON) November 21, 2024
A few folks did not even spare from calling her “jealous
,” despite no reason. Even then, some fans thought her listing was rational, but Norah Jones’ inclusion may have raised eyebrows. Ultimately, the fact the fans rejected the rankings and brought their own highlights how impossible it is to reach a unanimous decision when ranking artists because, in this playbook, each fandom fiercely believes in playing by its own rules.
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