Celebrities, especially musical ones, have basically destroyed themselves as a concept. The internet allowed access to diverse taste, and so everyone has a separate niche. This means that there's no shared pop music experience. It's not just that celebrities lost influence because they are wildly out of touch narcissists, it's that you can't have celebrities anymore.
Celebrities, especially musical ones, have basically destroyed themselves as a concept. The internet allowed access to diverse taste, and so everyone has a separate niche. This means that there's no shared pop music experience. It's not just that celebrities lost influence because they are wildly out of touch narcissists, it's that you can't have celebrities anymore.