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Key · 08-19-2013, 08:24 PM

This has been something i've been curious about. Why are there people who say something along the lines of "[artist name here] is the new king of Pop". In my opinion, specific artists were heavily influential in whatever genre they were deemed king of, so why are we trying to find new artists to replace them with. It's the same as saying "[artist name] is the new king of Rock n Roll", or "Is [artist name] the new Elvis Presley?" Is it normal for people to replace those that have held an influence in a selected genre? I would think someone being deemed king of a genre would mean they were so heavily influential that they crafted the genre into something that other musicians can learn from. Maybe i'm wrong. Thoughts?

08-19-2013, 08:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	[New artist] is the new king of [insert genre here] This has been something i've been curious about. Why are there people who say something along the lines of "[artist name here] is the new king of Pop". In my opinion, specific artists were heavily influential in whatever genre they were deemed king of, so why are we trying to find new artists to replace them with. It's the same as saying "[artist name] is the new king of Rock n Roll", or "Is [artist name] the new Elvis Presley?" Is it normal for people to replace those that have held an influence in a selected genre? I would think someone being deemed king of a genre would mean they were so heavily influential that they crafted the genre into something that other musicians can learn from. Maybe i'm wrong. Thoughts?