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{{Short description|Genre of popular music with an adolescent audience}}
{{Infobox music genre
| name              = Teen pop
| stylistic_origins = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]<ref name="Allmusic"/>|[[bubblegum pop]]<ref name=secondwave>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2WOunUzyRLQC&q=teen+pop+bubblegum+pop&pg=PA10|title=Teens, TV and Tunes: The Manufacturing of American Adolescent Culture|author=Greene, Doyle|date=10 January 2014|publisher=McFarland |isbn=9780786489725}}</ref>|[[Rock music|rock]]<ref name=secondwave/>|[[New wave music|new wave]]<ref name=secondwave/>|[[disco]]<ref name=secondwave/>|[[funk]]<ref name=secondwave/>|[[Hip-hop|hip hop]]<ref name=secondwave/>|[[techno]]<ref name=secondwave/>|[[synth-pop]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ksjs.org/2012/10/24/what-is-synthpop/|title=What is Synthpop?|date=October 24, 2012|access-date=June 10, 2018|work=KSJS|author=Marshall, Britnee|archive-date=April 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415104657/https://ksjs.org/2012/10/24/what-is-synthpop/|url-status=dead}}</ref>|[[dance-pop]]<ref name="Allmusic"/>|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref name=popcult/><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/04/03/060403crmu_music|title=Mariah Carey's Record-Breaking Career|last=Frere-Jones|first=Sasha|date=April 6, 2006|access-date=December 17, 2020|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|quote=And young white pop stars—including Britney Spears, ’N Sync, and Christina Aguilera—have spent much of the past ten years making pop music that is unmistakably R&B.}}</ref>|[[Urban contemporary music|urban]]<ref name="Allmusic"/>}}
| cultural_origins  = 1980s to 1990s, [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]]<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| derivatives       = [[Europop]]
| fusiongenres      = [[Adult contemporary]]
| regional_scenes   = [[Orlando, Florida]]<ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://ew.com/article/2001/11/14/britney-spears-sexpot-or-virginal-teen/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=November 14, 2001|title=Britney Spears: Sexpot or virginal teen?}}</ref> [[Los Angeles, California]]
| other_topics      = * [[Boy band]]
* [[Girl group]]
* [[Pop icon]]
}}

'''Teen pop''' is a subgenre of [[pop music]] that is created, marketed and oriented towards [[Preadolescence|preteens]] and [[teenager]]s.<ref name="Allmusic"/><ref name="About">Lamb, Bill. [http://top40.about.com/od/popmusic101/p/teenpop.htm "Teen Pop"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223105218/http://top40.about.com/od/popmusic101/p/teenpop.htm |date=2011-02-23 }}. [[About.com]]. Retrieved January 28, 2007.</ref> Often, the artists themselves are teenagers during their breakout. While it can involve influences from a wide array of musical genres, it remains a subset of [[pop music]], focusing on catchy melodies and marketability.<ref name="About" /> Teen pop’s lyrics emphasize themes that teenagers can relate to, such as love, growing up, or partying.<ref name="popcult" /> The image of the artist as an aspirational or desirable teenage figure is a crucial element of the genre, highlighting their visual appeal.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Jasmine |first=Lucretia Tye |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7F3HEAAAQBAJ&dq=teen+pop&pg=PA49 |title='70s Teen Pop |date=2023-10-05 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA |isbn=978-1-5013-8352-6 |language=en}}</ref>

Despite facing criticism for being perceived as inauthentic or overly commercial, teen pop has remained a defining genre in the music industry. Today, it continues to dominate commercial markets with artists such as [[Olivia Rodrigo]] and [[Tate McRae]]. The genre's popularity can be attributed to teenagers' [[Disposable and discretionary income|disposable income]], which they often devote to purchasing [[Single (music)|singles]], [[album]]s, and [[Merchandising|merchandise]]. The impact of the teen pop genre extends beyond the music industry into culture, influencing fashion, [[language]], and [[Social Trends|social trends]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Welch |first1=Graham F. |last2=Biasutti |first2=Michele |last3=MacRitchie |first3=Jennifer |last4=McPherson |first4=Gary E. |last5=Himonides |first5=Evangelos |date=2020 |title=Editorial: The Impact of Music on Human Development and Well-Being |journal=Frontiers in Psychology |volume=11 |page=1246 |doi=10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01246 |doi-access=free |pmid=32625147 |pmc=7315798 |issn=1664-1078|hdl=11343/241720 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>  Teenage fans often develop a [[Parasocial interaction|parasocial]] relationship with their idols, believing that the artist cares about them and their fellow fans.<ref name=":0" /> The intense connection between teen pop artists and their young audiences has had a profound effect on the psychological nature of teenagers, shaping their [[self-image]] and [[Cultural identity#:~:text=Cultural identity is a part,has its own distinct culture.|cultural identity]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Crazy About You : Reflections on the Meanings of Contemporary Teen Pop Music |url=https://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/202/300/ejofsociology/2005/01/vannini_myers.html |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=epe.lac-bac.gc.ca}}</ref>

== Characteristics ==
Structurally, teen pop may include influences from a variety of other genres, such as [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[rock music|rock]], [[electronic music|electronic]], or [[Hip-hop|hip hop]].<ref name="Allmusic"/><ref name=secondwave/> Usually, it includes catchy repeated chorus lines,<ref name=sociology>{{cite journal| url=https://www.sociology.org/ejs-archives/vol006.002/vannini_myers.html|journal=Electronic Journal of Sociology |title=Crazy About You: Reflections on the Meanings of Contemporary Teen Pop Music|last1=Vannini |first1=Phillip |last2=Myers |first2=Scott M.| year=2002}}</ref> [[Auto-Tune]]d or pitch-corrected vocals, and upbeat melodies.<ref name=popcult/>

Appealing to adolescents, the lyrical content of teen pop usually involves themes teenagers can or aspire to relate to, such as young love, partying, high school social hierarchies, and often incorporate [[sexual innuendo]].<ref name="sociology"/> An element of visual appeal is integral to teen pop, with teen idols usually being an object of desire or aspiration to their fans, often by cultivating an image of being a [[Girl next door|girl/boy next door]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Higashi |first=Sumiko |title=Debbie Reynolds |date=2014 |work=Stars, Fans, and Consumption in the 1950s: Reading Photoplay |pages=47–56 |editor-last=Higashi |editor-first=Sumiko |url=https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137431899_4 |access-date=2024-03-21 |place=New York |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan US |language=en |doi=10.1057/9781137431899_4 |isbn=978-1-137-43189-9|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Stylish fashion, popular hairstyles, and choreographed dance crazes are important commercial elements of teen pop.<ref name=":0" />

According to [[AllMusic]], teen pop "is essentially dance-pop, pop, and urban ballads" that are marketed to teens, and was conceived in its contemporary form during the late 1980s and 1990s, pointing out the late 1990s as "arguably the style's golden era."<ref name="Allmusic"/> [[About.com]]'s Bill Lamb described teen pop sound as "a simple, straightforward, ultra-catchy melody line [...] The songs may incorporate elements of other pop music genres, but usually they will never be mistaken for anything but mainstream pop. The music is designed for maximum focus on the performer and a direct appeal to listeners."<ref name="About"/>

In ''Crazy About You: Reflections on the Meanings of Contemporary Teen Pop Music'' (2002), Phillip Vannini and Scott M. Myers write that teen pop songs "are targeted to youths presumably unaware and unconcerned with the problems of everyday society. Youths are symbolized as mainly in growing up while having a good time."<ref name=":1" /> Some authors deemed teen pop music as "more disposable, less intellectually challenging, more feminine, simpler and more commercially focused than other musical forms."<ref name=popcult/> In ''Music Scenes: Local, Translocal and Virtual'', author Melanie Lowe wrote that teen pop "is marked by a clash of presumed innocence and overt sexuality, a conflict that mirrors the physical and emotional turmoil of its primary target audience and vital fan base: early-adolescent middle-and upper middle-class suburban girls."<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv17vf74v |title=Music Scenes: Local, Translocal, and Virtual |date=2004 |publisher=Vanderbilt University Press |doi=10.2307/j.ctv17vf74v |jstor=j.ctv17vf74v |isbn=978-0-8265-1451-6}}</ref>

== Background ==
Teen pop has a rich and evolving history that extends beyond its commercial success.&nbsp;<ref name="Teen Pop Music: A Guide">{{Cite web |title=Teen Pop Music: A Guide |url=https://www.liveabout.com/teen-pop-meaning-3246993 |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=LiveAbout |language=en}}</ref> Characterized by its simple, catchy melodies and mainstream appeal, teen pop has been a staple of the [[Music industry]] since the 1940s, with artists like teen idol [[Frank Sinatra]] paving the way. However, it wasn't until the late 1980s and early 1990s that the genre experienced a significant resurgence, coinciding with the widespread use of the term "Teen Pop" to describe this particular style of music.

<ref name="Teen Pop Music: A Guide"/> This revival came after a period of decline in the late 1970s and early 1980s when teen-oriented pop faded due to the rising popularity of [[Punk rock]] and [[Disco]]. Disco becoming popular from the United States' city [[Nightclub|nightlife]] scene, and punk rock from its lyrics focus on themes of rebellion against [[Authority]] and the [[Anti-establishment|Establishment]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Short History of How Punk Became Punk: From Late 50s Rockabilly and Garage Rock to The Ramones & Sex Pistols {{!}} Open Culture |url=https://www.openculture.com/2019/02/a-short-history-of-punk-from-late-50s-rockabilly-and-garage-rock-to-the-ramones-sex-pistols.html |access-date=2024-03-21 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-09 |title=Disco {{!}} Origins, Genres & Cultural Impact {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/art/disco |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> Nevertheless, the early 2000s marked a peak in pop dominance, with teen pop becoming even more popular. Artists like [[Britney Spears]] became iconic figures, influencing not only music but also [[2000s in fashion|fashion trends of the 2000s]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Teen Pop Music Subgenre Overview |url=https://www.allmusic.com/subgenre/teen-pop-ma0000002895 |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
=== 20th century ===
Teen-oriented [[popular music]] had become common by the end of the [[swing era]], in the late 1940s, with [[Frank Sinatra]] being an early [[teen idol]].<ref name=popcult>[https://books.google.com/books?id=gC0JA6is7REC&dq=%22Teen+pop%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA23 Pop Cult: Religion and Popular Music] Till, Rupert (2010)</ref> However, it was the early 1960s that became known as the "[[Golden age (metaphor)|golden age]]" for pop teen idols, who included [[Paul Anka]], [[Frankie Avalon]], [[Fabian (entertainer)|Fabian]], [[Lulu (singer)|Lulu]] and [[Ricky Nelson]].<ref name="About"/> During the 1970s, one of the most popular preteen and teen-oriented acts was [[the Osmonds]],<ref name="About"/> where family members [[Donny Osmond|Donny]] and [[Marie Osmond|Marie]] both enjoyed individual success as well as success as a duo apart from the main family (Donny also recorded with his brothers as the Osmonds).

The first major wave of teen pop after the counter-culture of the 1960s and 1970s occurred in the mid to late 1980s, with artists such as [[Menudo (band)|Menudo]], [[New Edition]], [[The Jets (Minnesota band)|the Jets]], [[Debbie Gibson]], [[Tiffany Darwish|Tiffany]], [[Martika]], [[New Kids on the Block]]<ref name="Allmusic"/><ref name="About"/> and [[Kylie Minogue]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kylie-minogue-mn0000776093|title=Kylie Minogue Biography, Albums, Streaming Links|work=AllMusic|author=True, Chris|quote=...took her out of the stifling world of teen pop...}}</ref> In the early 1990s, teen pop dominated the charts until [[grunge]] and [[gangsta rap]] crossed over into the mainstream in North America by late 1991. Teen pop remained popular in the [[United Kingdom]] with the [[boy band]] [[Take That]] during this period, until the mid-1990s when [[Britpop]] became the next major wave in the UK, eclipsing the style similar to how grunge did in North America.<ref name="Allmusic">[https://www.allmusic.com/subgenre/teen-pop-ma0000002895 Teen Pop Music Genre Overview] AllMusic Staff. ''[[AllMusic]]''. Retrieved June 23, 2018</ref>

[[File:Britney Spears.jpg|thumb|right|[[Britney Spears]] is credited for revitalizing the genre with her best-selling [[...Baby One More Time (album)|debut]] and [[Oops!... I Did It Again (album)|sophomore]] studio albums, earning her the title of [[Honorific nicknames in popular music|Princess of Pop]].]]
In 1996, British [[girl group]] [[Spice Girls]] released their debut single "[[Wannabe (song)|Wannabe]]", which made them major pop stars in the UK, as well as in the US the following year. In their wake, other teen pop groups and singers rose to prominence, including [[Hanson (band)|Hanson]], the [[Backstreet Boys]], [['N Sync|*NSYNC]], [[Robyn]], [[All Saints (band)|All Saints]], [[S Club 7]], [[Five (band)|Five]], [[B*Witched]], and [[Destiny's Child]].<ref name="Allmusic"/><ref name="About"/> In 1999, the success of teenaged [[pop music|pop]] singers [[Britney Spears]], [[Christina Aguilera]], [[Jessica Simpson]], and [[Mandy Moore]] marked the development of what [[AllMusic]] refers to as the "pop [[Lolita (term)|Lolita]]" trend,<ref name="Allmusic"/><ref name="About"/> sparking the short careers of upcoming pop singers such as [[Willa Ford]], [[Brooke Allison]], [[Samantha Mumba]], [[Jamie-Lynn Sigler]], [[Mikaila]], [[Amanda (singer)|Amanda]], [[Nikki Cleary]] and [[Kaci Battaglia]]. 
In 2001, artists like [[Aaron Carter]], Swedish group [[A-Teens]], girl groups [[3LW]], [[Play (Swedish group)|Play]], [[Eden's Crush]] and [[Dream (American group)|Dream]] and [[boy bands]] [[O-Town]], [[B2K]] and [[Dream Street]] were teen pop artists who achieved success. In [[Latin America]], successful singers and bands appealing to tweens and teens were [[Sandy & Junior]],<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/74714/sandy-junior In their Brazilian homeland, dynamic teen siblings Sandy & Junior are a million-selling phenomenon.] Billboard</ref> [[RBD]]<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/17/arts/music/17rbd.html RBD’s Life Is a Mexican Soap Opera in More Ways Than One] ''The New York Times'' (July 17, 2006)</ref> and [[Rouge (pop group)|Rouge]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Hw0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=rouge+brazilian+girl+group&pg=PA50 South America Loves it's 'Popstars'] Billboard (via [[Google Books]])</ref>
According to Gayle Ward, the demise of this late 1990s teen pop was due to:
*promotional oversaturation of teen pop music in the early 2000s;
*the public's changing attitude toward it, deeming teen pop as inauthentic and corporately produced;
*the transition of the pre-teen and teenage fanbase of these teen pop artists during 1997&ndash;1999 to young adulthood (and the accompanying changes in musical interests);
*a growing young adult male base classifying the music, especially boy band music, as effeminate, and
*other musical genres began increasing in popularity.<ref name="Genders OnLine Journal">Wald, Gayle. [http://www.genders.org/g35/g35_wald.html "'I Want It That Way': Teenybopper Music and the Girling of Boy Bands"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020810222702/http://www.genders.org/g35/g35_wald.html |date=2002-08-10 }}. Retrieved January 27, 2008.</ref>

1990s and early 2000s teen pop artists eventually entered hiatuses and semi-retirements (*NSYNC, Dream, [[Destiny's Child]]) or changed their musical style, including the [[Backstreet Boys]], [[Britney Spears]], [[Christina Aguilera]], [[Jessica Simpson]], [[Mandy Moore]], [[3LW]] and [[Aaron Carter]].<ref name="About"/> Many teen artists starting incorporating genres such as [[pop rock]], [[contemporary R&B]] and [[hip hop music|hip-hop]]. [[B2K]] were a hip hop/pop/R&B group consisting of four teenage black boys, and were considered a boy band, though they were only active from 2000 to 2004. Their style of music was very different from other teenage artists, sounding more mature than the typical boy band, though all members were in their mid-teenage years at the time.

=== 21st century ===
[[File:Justin Bieber in 2015.jpg|thumb|left|[[Justin Bieber]] is credited for creating a renewed interest in the genre and in the male [[teen idol]] with his debut EP ''[[My World (Justin Bieber album)|My World]]''. He is widely referred to as the [[Honorific nicknames in popular music|Prince of Pop]] and the [[Honorific nicknames in popular music|King of Teen Pop]].]]

In the mid to late 2000s, teenage singers such as [[Rihanna]] and [[Chris Brown (American singer)|Chris Brown]] achieved success, indicating new relevance of teen-oriented pop music.<ref name="About"/>

In 2005, [[AKB48]] was created to promote idol culture and [[Japanese pop]] nationwide and overseas followed by the expansion of [[AKB48 Group|sister groups]] and [[Sakamichi Series|rival groups]] locally and internationally over the years. In 2016, [[SNH48]], as AKB48's second international sister group, announced its local Chinese sister groups like [[BEJ48]], [[GNZ48]], [[SHY48]] and [[CKG48]] to integrate idol culture with a Chinese twist.

The emergence of Canadian singer [[Justin Bieber]] created a renewed interest in teen pop, especially of the traditional male [[teen idol]]. With the release of his debut seven-track EP ''[[My World (Justin Bieber album)|My World]]'' on December 5, 2009, he became the first artist to have seven songs from a debut album chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hombach |first=Jean-Pierre |date=February 22, 2012 |title=Justin Bieber |publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |page=8 |chapter=Justin Bieber (Introduction) |isbn=978-1470126797}}</ref> Since his debut, Bieber has played a key role in influencing modern [[popular culture]] and has sold over 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the [[List of best-selling music artists|best-selling artists of all time]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=McIntyre|first=Hugh|title=Justin Bieber Is No Longer Just A Pop Star, He's Proven He Can Do Anything|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2017/07/24/justin-bieber-is-no-longer-just-a-pop-star-hes-proven-he-can-do-anything/?sh=3d48d255531b|access-date=2021-10-09|website=Forbes|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Collins|first=Kat|title=Ed Sheeran, Drake and Justin Bieber: What were they doing 10 years ago?|work=[[BBC News]] |date=12 December 2019 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-50743503|access-date=2021-10-09|language=en-us}}</ref>
[[File:Robin - Ilosaarirock 2015 12.jpg|thumb|right|Finnish pop singer [[Robin Packalen]] performing at the 2015 [[Ilosaarirock|Ilosaarirock Festival]] in [[Joensuu|Joensuu, Finland]]]]
In 2010, the creation of [[Ark Music Factory]] helped contribute a new generation of teen pop artists via the Internet, such as [[Rebecca Black]] and [[Jenna Rose]], despite major criticism with these artists due to the excessive use of auto-tune. As for Japanese teen pop culture, the category of "[[Japanese idol|idol]]" was playing an important role. [[Momoiro Clover Z]] is ranked as number one among female idol groups according to 2013–2017 surveys.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASFK17032_X10C13A6000000/ |title=ももクロ、初のAKB超え タレントパワーランキング|work=[[Nihon Keizai Shimbun]]|date= 24 June 2013|access-date = 26 July 2013|language=ja}}<br/>{{Cite journal | date=2013-05-04| journal=Nikkei Entertainment |script-title=ja:タレントパワーランキング トップ100|issue=June, 2013|pages=48–49| publisher=Nikkei BP| language=ja}}<br/>{{Cite journal | date=2014-05-02|script-title=ja:タレントパワーランキング トップ100| journal=Nikkei Entertainment| issue=June, 2014| publisher=Nikkei BP| language=ja}}<br/>{{Cite journal | date=2015-05-02|script-title=ja:タレントパワーランキング トップ100| journal=Nikkei Entertainment| issue=June, 2015| publisher=Nikkei BP| language=ja}}<br/>{{Cite journal | date=2016-05-04|script-title=ja:タレントパワーランキング トップ100| journal=Nikkei Entertainment| issue=June, 2016| publisher=Nikkei BP| language=ja}}<br/>{{Cite journal | date=2017-05-04|script-title=ja:タレントパワーランキング トップ100| journal=Nikkei Entertainment| issue=June, 2017| publisher=Nikkei BP| language=ja}}</ref>

In 2013, New Zealand singer/songwriter [[Lorde]] dominated the teen pop mainstream, with her debut studio album [[Pure Heroine]]. The album's lead single [[Royals (song)|Royals]] became a viral sensation. Lorde topped [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']]'s list of most influential teenagers. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-12-24 |title=Lorde is 'changing our world' says Forbes |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/lorde-is-changing-our-world-says-forbes/4THQECYKQ7YOTPLXRUK23PFCV4/?c_id=1501119&objectid=11182484 |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |language=en-NZ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-25 |title=How Lorde's 'Pure Heroine' Forever Changed the Way We View Teen Girls |url=https://www.shondaland.com/inspire/a34115515/lorde-pure-heroine-anniversary/ |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=Shondaland |language=en-US}}</ref> 

By the late 2010s, [[K-pop]] artists such as [[BTS]] and [[Blackpink]], attained international stardom in teen pop culture.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vogue|first=Teen|title=The Best K-Pop Moments of 2020|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/best-k-pop-moments-2020|access-date=2021-04-20|website=Teen Vogue|date=18 December 2020 |language=en-us}}</ref> Having sold over 4.7 million copies, ''[[Map of the Soul: 7]]'' by BTS is the all-time [[List of best-selling albums in South Korea|best-selling album in South Korea]]. BTS is the first Asian and non-English-speaking act to be named [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] (IFPI) [[Global Recording Artist of the Year]] (2020).<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/bts/9534672/bts-ifpi-global-recording-artist-2020|url-access=subscription|title=BTS Crowned IFPI Global Recording Artist of 2020|last=Brandle|first=Lars|date=4 March 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310225045/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/bts/9534672/bts-ifpi-global-recording-artist-2020|archive-date=10 March 2021|url-status=dead<!--to bypass subscrip-lock-->|access-date=18 April 2022}}</ref> The group was featured on [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']]'s international cover as "Next Generation Leaders" in 2018 and are recognised as the "[[Honorific nicknames in popular music|Princes of Pop]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bts-time-magazine-next-generation-leaders-list-8479427/|title=BTS Make Time Magazine's 'Next Generation Leaders' List: 'We Are Spreading Korean Culture as Its Representatives'|last=Herman|first=Tamar|date=11 October 2018|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>

Other noteworthy artists include [[Taylor Swift]], an influential figure in contemporary teen pop music, emerged onto the scene as a teenage country artist in the mid-2000s and progressively transitioned to mainstream pop. She quickly became one of the most influential and highest-grossing artists of her generation with multiple Grammy Awards, best-selling album sales, and record-breaking hits. On top of her musical achievement, Taylor Swift also has an immense [[Cultural impact of Taylor Swift|cultural impact]] as she has been a vocal advocate for artists’ rights within the music industry. By leveraging the power of her commercial success and undefiable fan support, Taylor Swift constructed a solid platform to denounce injustices regarding the value of creative labour in the digital age. She has been especially instrumental in the reform of policies concerning the fair compensation of artists on music streaming services. Taylor Swift is regarded as “not only a highly successful artist but as an emblematic figure whose very success validates the potential of old-industry structures to both challenge and adapt to the demands of a new economic environment.”  <ref>{{Cite journal |last=Théberge |first=Paul |date=2021 |title=Love and Business: Taylor Swift as Celebrity, Businesswoman, and Advocate |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/07494467.2021.1945227 |journal=Contemporary Music Review |volume=40 |issue=1 |pages=41–59|doi=10.1080/07494467.2021.1945227 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> Swift continues to push boundaries and redefine the pop landscape in monumental ways.

[[One Direction]], a British-Irish boy band that formed on the UK version of ‘The X Factor’ in 2010 is the most profitable boy band of all time<sup>.</sup> <ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Tiffany |first=Kaitlyn |date=13 December 2016 |title=How One Direction Stayed the World's Biggest Band Even After it Stopped Existing |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/12/13/13937688/one-direction-one-year-hiatus-anniversary-social-media-blogging |website=The Verge}}</ref> Composed of members [[Liam Payne]], [[Niall Horan]], [[Louis Tomlinson]], [[Harry Styles]], and [[Zayn Malik]]. The group swiftly rose to colossal stardom after its debut and eventually became synonymous with the global trend of teen pop culture in the early 2010s, a phenomenon deeply rooted in the age of [[Twitter]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Santero |first=Nicole Kelsey |date=2016 |title="Nobody Can #DragMeDown": An Analysis of the One Direction Fandom's Ability to Influence and Dominate Worldwide Twitter Trends |url=https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3731&context=thesesdissertations |journal=University of Nevada |pages=7}}</ref> One Direction’s fame ignited a fan frenzy among their predominantly female fan base to a magnitude such that it has been compared to the “Beatlemania” era of the 1960s.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Santero |first=Nicole Kelsey |date=2016 |title="Nobody Can #DragMeDown": An Analysis of the One Direction Fandom's Ability to Influence and Dominate Worldwide Twitter Trends |url=https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3731&context=thesesdissertations |journal=University of Nevada |pages=8–9}}</ref> Building on the craze of the American boy bands of the 1990s and early 2000s of [[NSYNC]], [[Backstreet Boys]], and later the [[Jonas Brothers]],<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Lyons |first=Annie |date=2020 |title=One Direction Infection: Media Representations of Boy Bands and their Fans |url=https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/f613c40e-927b-438e-9ba2-4997f2686f4b/content |journal=University of Texas at Austin |pages=23–24}}</ref> the One Direction teen idols redefined the concept of the boy band and its legitimacy by shedding the image of the manufactured idol and embracing their authenticity.<ref name=":2" /> They created a new wave of the boy band genre that directly contributed to the emergence of other artists such as [[5 Seconds of Summer]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Lyons |first=Annie |date=2020 |title=One Direction Infection: Media Representations of Boy Bands and their Fans |journal=University of Texas at Austin |pages=26}}</ref> Despite their indefinite hiatus in 2015, One Direction has a cemented place in the annals of pop music history and its members continue to pursue solo music careers.

In the 2020s, singer-songwriter [[Olivia Rodrigo]] has dominated the teen pop scene. Emerging as a teenage Disney star, she swiftly transitioned into pop music to draw from her personal experiences to weave narratives of love, heartbreak and self-exploration. Rodrigo’s rise to fame can be attributed to her prominence on platforms such as [[TikTok]], where she became viral after releasing her first single “[[Drivers License (song)|Drivers License]]” in 2021.<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal |last=Rauchberg |first=Jessica Sage |date=26 July 2022 |title=A different girl, but she's nothing new: Olivia Rodrigo and posting imitation pop on TikTok |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14680777.2022.2093251 |journal=Feminist Media Studies |volume=22 |issue=5 |pages=1291|doi=10.1080/14680777.2022.2093251 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> Alongside Olivia Rodrigo, Canadian singer [[Sophie Powers]] has been releasing songs since the early 2020s that combine youthful themes with elements of teen pop and alternative music.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thatmusicmag.com/rising-teen-pop-rocker-sophie-powers-shares-single-video-life-goes-on-about-crappy-breakups/ |last=Paskill |first=Ashley |title=Rising teen pop-rocker, Sophie Powers, shares single/video "Life Goes On" about crappy breakups |website=That Music Magazine |date=August 22, 2021 |access-date=April 21, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://vergemagazine.co.uk/sophie-powers-ushers-in-a-bold-new-era-with-move-with-me/ |last=de Moura |first=Naomi |title=Sophie Powers ushers in a bold new era with "Move With Me" |website=Verge Magazine |date=April 11, 2025 |access-date=April 21, 2025}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Columns-list|colwidth=22em|
* [[Bobby-soxer|Bobby soxer]]
* [[Teen drama]] – ([[List of teen dramas]])
* [[Teen film]] – ([[List of teen films]])
* [[Teen idol]]
* [[Teen magazine]] – ([[List of teen magazines]])
* [[Teen sitcom]] – ([[List of teen situation comedies]])
* [[Teenybopper]]
* [[Youth culture]]
}}

==References==
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== External links ==
* [{{AllMusic|class=explore|id=style/ma2895|pure_url=yes}} Teen pop] at [[Allmusic]]

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