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November 24, 2016 6:51 AM

What is the Millennial/Gen Z equivalent of Tiffany or Stacey Q?

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posted by greenskpr to Society & Culture (9 answers total)

What aspects of them?

Today's young pop stars often grow their followings via social media and I associate Tiffany with her massive mall promotional tours. Both use a strategy of seeming accessible and normal. Both have an audience of mainly young teens and struggle with being viewed as authentic for adult audiences.
posted by k8t at 8:25 AM on November 24, 2016

Best answer: I assign this buzzfeed article on you tubers on tour to undergrads when thinking about celebrity today. It is a fun read. https://www.buzzfeed.com/ellencushing/sexts-hugs-and-rock-n-roll-on-the-road-with-the-teen-social
posted by k8t at 8:26 AM on November 24, 2016 [2 favorites]

Ariana Grande is the first person who comes to mind: young, cute, peppy, telegenic, etc. I think all the various Disney Channel stars also fit this. In fact, wasn't Arianna Grande once one of them?
posted by Sara C. at 10:59 AM on November 24, 2016 [1 favorite]

Grande was on "Sam and Cat" on Nickelodeon (a Viacom network)
posted by JoeZydeco at 12:55 PM on November 24, 2016

kei$ha?
posted by Sebmojo at 2:53 PM on November 24, 2016

Carly Rae Jepsen?
posted by 41swans at 5:38 PM on November 24, 2016

Katy. Perry.
posted by sexyrobot at 5:56 PM on November 24, 2016

Pretty much everything. Mall pop won.
posted by Sys Rq at 8:53 PM on November 24, 2016 [2 favorites]

Response by poster: That's what I was looking for.

Good read without shitting on their parade.

Was trying to come up with a 2016 pop equivalent that's the inverse of Vulfpeck.
posted by greenskpr at 5:37 AM on November 25, 2016