Editing Teen pop (section)

=== 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>