The Death of The Disney Channel Popstar

everything used to come naturally, now we’re witnessing the start of something new. the disney channel model is proving to be so yesterday 😉
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[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Sad that Ariana Grande was the only successful Nickelodeon pop star.

[@kaycee3986]

I find it interesting that when Olivia Rodrigo blew up most people didnt even know she was on Disney cause being on Disney in this day and age is so irrelevant

[@kaycee3986]

Olivia Rodrigo choosing not to sign with Hollywwod Records was probably the best decision she could have ever made. Hollywood Records really stunted Sabrina's career. She's ten years in and finally has her first hit.

[@cindynguyen5661]

I feel like Zendaya shouldn’t count as she’s stated that she prefers acting over music. The other Disney popstars gave up acting to pursue music.

[@drewheath832]

Nonsense, Feather, Espresso, and being an opener on the Eras tour has really helped Sabrina break through!

[@dionneking8]

Disney never fully pushed African American stars sadly

[@728huey]

Another reason Disney and Nickelodeon can't push out pop stars like they used to is because fewer people actually are watching their programs on cable. Live viewership has declined from 50% to 70% from a decade ago, and most children's programming is being pushed to streaming services. Viewership used to be measured by millions of viewers but now it's by hundreds of thousands, meaning there are less opportunities to break out a new pop star.

[@PureSparkles22]

Hilary, Raven, Miley, Selena and Demi.... the golden era

[@michaelnealis1926]

I still wish Bridgit Mendler’s second album was released. Deeper Shade of Us is SO good 😩

[@JerBear92]

Part of what helped the OGs succeed was that their young fan bases grew up alongside with them and remained faithful.

[@kevinmichael3371]

Hollywood Records stunted Sabrina’s success. She’s about 5-10 years behind where she should be. Glad that Nonsense, Feather, and Espresso ricocheted her to where she’s at now at least.

[@kamilaford5752]

"being manufactured isn't always the worst thing for an artist." yes, everybody is not good at everything. In fact, it's actually unusual for popstars to be good at singing, writing, producing, and developing an image/aesthetics all at the same time. I guess people just like the idea of the "started writing songs in my bedroom" popstar, so there's shame attached to the "manufactured" label.

[@maxpower3714]

Thank you for giving a spotlight to Raven Symone! To have worked since birth, to have handled the weight standards of early Y2K aesthetics, to maneuvering coming out in the public. To even being Lindsay Lohan’s roommate!

[@gabifgt]

i think that olivia rodrigo is the last disney girlie to break the bubble and go mainstream. like, no one really watches disney now like we did back in the day, times have changed. our childhood is different than today's childhood, we didn't have social media back then. we need to give raven her flowers. she's the OG, like, for real. and she's still as relevant as she was back then, which is incredible. i think that miley, selena and demi were able to maintain their relevancy and success because their audience was the same and we all grew up with them, and so their work matured with their audience, which is smart.

[@Xlr8y50Justdance2015]

The fact that you forgot to mention Dove Cameron and Sophia Clarkson

[@seraphile5720]

I will never forgive Hollywood records for stunting Sabrina's growth, however even if she hates the songs she made with them I'll always love them

[@sadman1143]

sabrina carpenter was that girl in 2016 on disney channel ! so proud she's mainstream now

[@thewolfstarfire]

Your statement about the manufactured music of some of the disney kids being better is so real and I’m very happy you said it. I don’t like the new pop scene because not many labels wanna support new artists. Was some of the music generic? Sure, but it was produced wonderfully with really talented people working on it behind the scenes. I WANT HIGH QUALITY POP MUSIC BACK!

[@Ddreinthebay]

I was waiting for a Bridget Mendler cameo

[@dasiareed2708]

It’s not hard to understand why several singers who came from Disney don’t want to stick to that popstar mold due to them not wanting to be stuck in that box 😊