![]() Listeners have an infinitude of music to choose from now, and artists can afford to avoid the sort of sacrifices it takes to reach universal fame and instead narrowcast to a niche audience that can support them while barely interacting with any of the countless other niches out there. The pop megastar hasn't gone extinct yet, but it's definitely endangered. Add to that the rites of Old Media fandom - lining up at the record store to grab a copy of the new album when it goes on sale at midnight, gathering in front of the TV with fellow fans for the premiere of a new video - and pop music fandom could feel like a legitimately religious experience. ![]() Following a megastar can let you feel like part of something much larger than yourself, and global stardom can elevate someone like Michael Jackson or John Lennon to an otherworldly, even godlike sort of stature. Not everyone thought that the entirety of pop culture uniting behind a handful of artists was a good thing, and the stifling atmosphere of conformity that Jackson and Zeppelin and others inspired led directly to counterrevolutions like punk and alternative rock.īut the universal pop star has its appeal, at least in theory (and in memory). Like most cases of nostalgia this one's had some of its factual basis replaced by mythology. Notably there's a strange nostalgia for the concept of a pop music monoculture, where massive, demographically diverse audiences could be united in the fandom of a select handful of global superstars - your Michael Jacksons, Beatles, Princes, and Led Zeppelins - in a way that seems more and more impossible to replicate as the pop landscape becomes increasingly fragmented. Follow him on Twitter here.There are a number of aspects about pre-Internet pop culture that seemed like bugs at the time, but with the benefit of rose-colored hindsight have come to be seen as features. Rob McCallum is DJ Mag’s deputy digital editor. Last week we revealed that Daft Punk and The Weeknd are reportedly working in the studio together, after the latter posted a picture of two Daft Punk figurines sat on top of a pair of speakers in a studio. Confirmation of the news then came from Republic Records’ Wendy Goldstein.ġ The Beatles ‘Birthday’ 2 Kool & The Gang ‘Celebration’ 3 Black Eyed Peas ‘Let’s Get it Started’ 4 Pitbull ‘Don’t Stop the Party’ 5 Miley Cyrus ‘Party in the U.S.A.’ 6 Cyndi Lauper ‘Girls Just Want to Have Fun’ 7 David Bowie ‘Let’s Dance’ 8 Daft Punk ‘Get Lucky’ 9 P!nk ‘Get the Party Started’ 10 Deee-lite ‘Groove is in the Heart’ 11 Chic ‘Good Times’ 12 Marvin Gaye ‘Got to Give It Up’ 13 Michael Jackson ‘Rock With You’ 14 OutKast ‘Hey Ya!’ 15 LCD Soundsystem ‘All My Friends’ ![]() Rockabye Baby have previously released albums like ‘Lullaby Renditions of Rihanna’, ‘Lullaby Renditions of Adele’ and ‘Lullaby Renditions of Creedence Clearwater Revival’. You can listen to two cuts from the album below. Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’ has been turned into a lullaby for a new compilation from the Rockabye Baby label, who are celebrating 10 years of recording with their ‘Birthday Party’ album, which is due out on Friday 14th October.ĭavid Bowie, The Beatles, Chic, Marvin Gaye, LCD Soundsystem, Michael Jackson, Kool & The Gang and more have also been given the lullaby treatment.
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