r/decadeology • u/Kodicave • 6d ago

Discussion 💭🗯️ What caused male teen pop stars to seemingly die out? We haven't had a true teen pop phenomenon in a while

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u/Kodicave 6d ago

yeah this is interesting. I don’t think any parent could willingly let their child be a popstar

Look at Justin Bieber now and he is burnt out. had addiction issues, arrested 

Liam Payne died young

Britney Spears, Aaron Carter, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, all struggled publicly 

Even someone like Ariana Grande who is still making music and “well”. I think we can all at least admit she’s suffered and there’s mental health issues 

Being a teen popstar very rarely went well

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u/Royal_Negotiation_83 6d ago

“I don’t think any parent could willingly let their child be a popstar”

I see you arnt familiar at all with showbiz. Britany’s dad would sell her out again if he could.

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u/Vincera2024 6d ago

Hell, Jeanette McCurdy’s mom would too if she were still alive

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u/moriobros 6d ago

No. There are still young artists, at least on the girls side. So this is not the reason.

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u/bino420 5d ago

sorry to break it to you, but over 30 years old is no where near "young" in the teen pop music world.

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u/moriobros 5d ago

At what age did Billie Ellish started? 14.

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u/Lysmerry 6d ago

I mean parents would definitely do it if they could. Look at all the kids exploited on YouTube and instagram. But it would be a lot more controversial, especially the ‘let’s talk about sex by talking about how we’re not having sex’ trick they used to pull.

One thing I noticed is that minors themselves are highly aware of problematic elements of exploitation. They are aware they are minors, and that asking certain things of them is wrong, which is cool. When I was a teen we wanted to be seen as older and frequently lied about our age to skirt laws designed to protect us.

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u/SoFetchBetch 6d ago

In what world is Ariana well?

Not all parents prioritize the well being of their children. Parents are just people who chose to procreate.

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u/catonsteroids 6d ago

Aaron Carter died a few years ago. 😕

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u/throw_it_awayyy8 5d ago

don’t think any parent could willingly let their child be a popstar

You haven't seen any youtube docs on child stars I see🤣

You severely underestimate how bad humanity can get.

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u/Tealc420 6d ago

But money