I would say it's almost equally rare that a musician reaches icon status.
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Is Rihanna a music ICON???
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I agree but I do t think ghost writers get paid as well as the actual artist. Houie that's true that's why I said that icons aren't made in five or ten years but over decades
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you're bouncing around a bit... you're saying rude boys is bad, but love the way you lie and only girl in the world were released after rude boy. that's not going downhill, that's just some you like, some you don't.
Nope. But then I switched to sports talk radio a while back. Last 'new' band I know is probably Matchbox 20 *lol*
I'm mostly referring to everything released after s&m, give or take a couple hits
We’ve done a lot of joking around in this thread and have mentioned a lot of names here. It is my opinion iconic status it reached when you can say a name or see a picture and everyone almost universally recognizes them. I would argue very few of those mentioned here have reached that level weather or not you or I happen to be a fan of any of these people is irrelevant. Iconic status is not designated by a record company or an award it is something that just happens, its intangible and is usually forged from years of success, popularity and the ability to maintain a timeless broad appeal that spans generations in some cases. If you say a name and it is immediately recognized by everyone from grandma to little Joey you might then say, they have achieved iconic status. I would say people like Sinatra, Elvis, Cher and The Beatles while there are others of course, I can’t see anyone debating these names as icons of the music industry, not just currently popular. I do also recognize the term icon may be interpreted differently by different people based on musical taste, their age along with how broad the individual’s exposure to various types of music has been through out there lives. If you can say the name Rhianna (while right now it seems almost ridicules to mention her name here) 30 or 40 years from now and it is immediately recognized then we can say she may have reached iconic status. Some artistes might be considered icons within a specific genre like Country, Motown, Classical, Rock etc. but may no longer be the household names as they once were. Iconic status also fades with time. None of these people might have this same status or be immediately recognizable in a hundred years who knows, only time will tell just like only time can create an icon, a generations icons can also fade with time. Todays icons could be tomorrow’s trivia question. Maybe the only true icons are Bach, Beethoven and Mozart still known by a single name hundreds of years after their passing, that’s iconic in the truest sense or the word. So let’s not confuse current or even past popularity with anything else other than what it is or was.
It has been interesting reading the various opinions expressed in this thread.
It has been interesting reading the various opinions expressed in this thread.
I agree with what tom says but I still contend the award brought up by sumo "icon" and me "pinnacle" are given out for dominating an era. How else can you give awards out to people on their 20s?
If we're honest, if you watch I love the 2000s in 20 years on Vh1, rihanna and a bulk of these artists will dominate the show. Love em or hate them.
If we're honest, if you watch I love the 2000s in 20 years on Vh1, rihanna and a bulk of these artists will dominate the show. Love em or hate them.
