Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century: No. 12 — Eminem
In his three-year global takeover at the beginning of the century, Eminem reached heights no rapper has matched since — and a 2010s comeback ensured he’s still relevant even today.
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Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century: No. 14 — Justin Timberlake
Read more: Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century: No. 14 — Justin TimberlakeFew artists this century have reached the heights of chart success and (eventually) critical acclaim that Timberlake scaled over the ’00s and early ’10s.
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Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century Podcast: BTS (No. 19) & The Weeknd (No. 18)
Read more: Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century Podcast: BTS (No. 19) & The Weeknd (No. 18)Our new GPS21C episode covers two artists who’ve been around since the early 2010s, but didn’t hit their very peaks until the first years of the pandemic.
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Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century Podcast: Lil Wayne (No. 21) & Bruno Mars (No. 20)
Read more: Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century Podcast: Lil Wayne (No. 21) & Bruno Mars (No. 20)Our new GPS21C episode covers one of the most prolific artists of the entire 21st century — and a guy who’s led pop music for nearly 15 years with under 60 songs total.
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Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century: No. 20 — Bruno Mars
Read more: Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century: No. 20 — Bruno MarsThe consummate old-school pop entertainer of this century has also proven perhaps its most consistent top 40 hitmaker.
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Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century: No. 22 — One Direction
Read more: Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century: No. 22 — One DirectionUnited by fate (and by The X Factor), One Direction brought Beatlemania into the social media age.
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Ed Sheeran Deserves More Credit for Being a One-of-a-Kind Songwriter: Critic’s Take
Read more: Ed Sheeran Deserves More Credit for Being a One-of-a-Kind Songwriter: Critic’s TakeThe megastar’s talents are often undercut because of his mass appeal. Here’s why that’s unfair.
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Katy Perry’s ‘Teenage Dream’ Defined a Pop Era — But Also Marked the End of One
Read more: Katy Perry’s ‘Teenage Dream’ Defined a Pop Era — But Also Marked the End of OneAs we pay tribute to our No. 25 Greatest Pop Star of the 21st Century, a look back at Katy Perry’s imperial era — which also marked a key transitional period for the music industry.
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Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century: No. 25 — Katy Perry
Read more: Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century: No. 25 — Katy PerryNo one personified pop music at the turn of the 2010s more than Katy Perry, whose peak ultimately lasted both much longer and much shorter than expected.
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The 25 Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century: Honorable Mentions
Read more: The 25 Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century: Honorable MentionsOver the next four months, Billboard will be unveiling our picks for the 25 most important and impactful pop stars of the last 25 years. But first: the best of the rest.
