Heads up: this videos not a discussion of 2013’s biggest songs or musical trends (happy to do that later). It’s to describe some ways music, and consumption and culture changed in 2013 to what we know today, and certain artists are used as examples. ✨
I absolutely LOVED how you commented on the fact that most of the Stan Twitter and Stan culture in general across all social media is usually based off of black communities and queer communities(especially queer BLACK LGBTQ+ communities). People forget where these Iconic funny one-liners and witty sayings come from on social media. They come from us!!
2013 was such a monumental year within the music industry. The self-titled drop by Beyoncé spearheaded such cultural, financial, and critical significance when speaking on contributions to the landscape.
Man, the albums that I remember coming out that year are Magna Carta holy Grail the self titled by Beyoncé, nothing was the same, born sinner, bangers, and 20/20 from Justin Timberlake.
@@naomi.cannibal, ‘know where you was when that digital popped, I stopped the world. Male or female, it make no difference, I stop the world. World stop 🌎 carry on… ‘💅( Beyoncé broke the internet, not Kim K.) 🤣
Rihanna released one of her biggest hits that year. Diamonds. Rihanna and Beyoncé’s chokehold on the music industry when it switched to digital sales is impressive. I mean Rih went from being an okay album seller to a streaming beast.
I was 15 around the time Beyoncé’s self titled was released! Nearly EVERYONE in my school was talking about it including myself. I became a Beyoncé fan then!
pure heroine by lorde arrived at the perfect time in my life. it was the first album i ever bought and it’s still on heavy rotation to this day. being a new teenager when the album dropped, the lyrics were so profound to me. now in retrospect as a young adult, the lyrics still ring true and carry nostalgia for me. a timeless record!!!
You’re totally right! 2013 was the year of music! I can remember having vivid memories of everyone talking about how controversial Miley Cyrus music videos and new image was and Robin Thick controversial explicit music video “Blurred Lines”. Music was definitely the forefront of pop culture; movies were after thoughts.
The original stan Twitter holy trinity was Barbz, Little Monsters & Beliebers. They ran Twitter and those were the first three artists that made it poppin to talk directly to their fans on social media outside of fan sites like Mariah used to. Honorable mention: Lil B & Soulja Boy
Special shoutout to two artists I discovered in 2013: the first one is Lorde. "Pure Heroine" man. I was an angsty teen and that album made me feel SEEN. Lorde's impact in the 2010's can be palpable even now with many artists that came after her (and of course "Melodrama" is a masterpiece). Also, shoutout to Haim for "Days are gone"; that albums still slaps, especially the first half and it's been amazing following their musical growth. In conclusion, both were many of those first albums that I listened in full; they definitely changed my surface level approach to current music and how I love a good put project, wether a full album or EP.
The 2010's was a great decade for music. Beyoncé's self titled album was the moment in music history. Should have won album of the year at the Grammys. Now in the 2020's music is kinda mediocre.
You just took me back to my teenage years! I still listen to some of these. I honestly can’t stand the sad chill music they put out these days. I live in Europe and the dance music craze was big here around 2008 to 2016.
there was still a lot of dance songs trending here in the US in the mid 2010s but i think after 2016 everything became very rap-oriented and slow-ish. 2017 is the year we saw a rise in Khalid, Trap artists & the start of Cardi B…
I was 18 in 2013. Grew up with torrents and Napster clones, I remember when I was first introduced to Spotify in 2014 I wasn't blown away the same was I was when I downloaded my first mp3 file as a 7 year old - it seemed logical that music consumption would head towards streaming and I was glad it was happening. Having to download all your music to a dedicated mp3 playing device seems like such a hassle now, but I'll never forget the thrill of it, what a time to be alive that was!!!
You could actually feel things changing in 2013, it was weird. I think some things changed too fast and the older ceos of companies were playing catch up for about 5-6 years, a lot of older artists were left behind in the streaming era because a majority of their fanbase buys physical formats.
Completely agree! Sometimes I feel like culture shifted too fast, like driving off a cliff full speed if you will. Like one day pop culture felt… less fun, and I don’t think it all can be attributed just to getting older
2013 was such an interesting year. I graduated from middle school and started High School that same year. I remember the culture slowly shifting through late 2013. So much has changed since then.
@@naomi.cannibal Yep! I remember when Chris Tucker hosted the BET Awards and got so excited! I also remember when Eminem came back when he released the music for shoe commercial and Call of Duty! Can't believe 2013 is a decade old.
It was honestly amazing!! Nothing like it now!! The even older music was great too! The kids in this generation, judging by the quality of the music and modern styles today, didn't grow up on all these masterpieces back then and I'm so glad I have! I also really liked older kpop back them, it's underrated nowadays because kpop fans are like preschoolers and only listen to the new stuff.
Can you make a video about Christina Aguilera’s and Britney Spear’s long feud? I feel like its one of the most infamous feuds of all time since they both debuted at the same time and were constantly pitted against each other. Please x
Thank you for covering one of the craziest years in music history. Sooo many iconic artist dropped that year. I remember in highschool just being like “wow… this is AWESOME!”
We didn't know what we had until it was gone. 😢😢😢 Beyonce really changed the game when she digital dropped. As far as I'm concerned, music died in 2016. From 2010-2016 the diversity was gold. But 2013 was honestly chef's kiss.
i keep remembering that 2013 is the start of minimalistic aesth, like iOS 7 with flat design, and Beyoncé with her self-titled. It really was a monumental year
Yess! I remember when the iPhone 5 came out and changed it and I was so confused because I liked the old glossy design. I remember when CZcams was the tv instead of the logo lol
@@naomi.cannibalI would hate to be starting music consumption now by comparison lol. Nobody’s really doing much and nothings really hitting rn. Hell, even 2019-2021 would’ve been better
Yes! Music was so fun and unserious back then! The Stan wars were real but they weren’t like numbers/ charts obsessed, but still shady as hell. More celebs fought directly online back then too, social media was lawless up until like 2015/2016
I think Miley’s musical contributions really go understated in this era imo. While everyone was hyper focused on her departure from the Hannah Montana image, they failed to realise what an influential album Bangerz really was. I hear a lot of the trap pop that dominated the late 2010s in that album yet people never seemed to recognise Miley as one of the first artists to bring this sound into the mainstream. I also think Bangerz is just a great album full stop. Very sonically adventurous and imo is one of the quintessential pop girl club albums. Up there with Blackout and The Fame for me.
I agree- I think overall it started to become more hiphop and trap influenced the rest of the decade. Then in the 2020s we started to break out of that w the disco/ Y2K revivals. But there’s been a lot of pop I’ve enjoyed over the last decade, don’t get me wrong
@@naomi.cannibal same also the alternative mellow sound (lana lorde etc) started kicking in around this time too which would influence the rest of the decade up until now as well as rap and trap music 2013 was so different from 2010 2011 or 2012 which is one of the reasons an album like ARTPOP underperformed next to bangerz or beyonce’s self titled or pure heroine
Just want to add that Nicki Minaj was 1 of the main voices challenging the industry to make sure artists were being compemsated from Streaming Services since people weren't buying CDs anymore
the way you carried out the video from one topic to the other was AWESOME! and yes I still remember being 8 in 2013 always jamming to Miley Katie Justin Beyonce Taylor. atp it feels so nostalgic! aaah the good old days fr
It’s interesting how you mentioned that music got shorter after 2013 so that it could get more streams because songs are somehow becoming even shorter. I recently listened to the Barbie soundtrack and I noticed how most of the songs either 2 or even just 1 minute.
Ohhh damn Naomi you low key make me emotional watching this video bc I feel like I’m set for retirement home by next week 😂😂😂😂 but seriously I feel so old I can’t believe 2013 was a whole decade ago I remember almost everything that was going on in music that year from Miley Cyrus bangerz to lady Gaga applause vs Katy Perry roar chart battle to Beyoncé surprised digital drop to lorde seemingly coming out of nowhere royals to Kendrick Lamar and drake battling it over who’s gonna be the next king of rap it was indeed a unforgettable year. I was between my freshmen and sophomore year in high school when all of this was happening I would say Beyoncé surprise digital drop, Kendrick and drake feud and Miley Cyrus bangerz were the most memorable for me that year
Right! It makes me feel kinda old but I’m glad I soaked it all up at the time. Bc the pop culture moments just don’t hit like they used to- ugh what I fun time. We’re really at the “y’all don’t know nothing about this” age
@@naomi.cannibal right like it’s crazy to tell younger kids how it was when Beyoncé dropped that album out the blew or when drake reached in his artistic peak with nothing was the same
I also think that 2013 brought up the conversation of cultural appropriation into the mainstream. It has always been around but I think some antics done by Miley, Katy, Iggy and Robin Thicke, the movie “Spring Breakers”, twitter and Tumblr made it easier for many people to call out things in pop music more critically. I don’t know if anyone agrees.
You’re right! And I think that really hurt some artists like Katy who weren’t “ahead of the curve” and had a lot of past work that could be used against them, even recent stuff on Prism. So I think with Witness she felt extra compelled to lean in and “be on the right side of history” which confused the album a bit, bc Katy had never been the girl we were checking for for conscious pop. But that’s just my lil essay 🤷🏾♀️ lmaoo
@@naomi.cannibal I appreciate the essay lol I agree with Katy and I also think the landscape quickly turned on Iggy and Robin, like their trajectory went up so fast and then quickly descended; it was insane to watch that.
Wheww 2013 what a time lol. I was around 19-20 and in college at the time. Music back in 2013 was very interesting, especially pop culture. I like how you mentioned the songs were getting shorter at the time, and it's just so funny how 10 years later, songs are less than 3 minutes now, which is really sad honestly because I don't mind a song being 3 minutes and 30 seconds or 3 minutes and 40 seconds long.
About the anti drops- if any of y’all don’t catch what Omi throwing, refer to let the beat build by lil Wayne. That was the first anti drop I remember and it was so groundbreaking in 2009.
2013 was amazing. I was 11-12 years old back then. And I was so focused on Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande etc. like whoever was considered teen artists back then. The fandom wars on twitter and tumblr were crazyyy. I have flashbacks now whenever I see fandom debates for kpop groups because these are the same type of bickering we used to have for western(especially american) pop music when we were kids. I think later on the rise of Halsey and Melanie Martinez (I was fan of them too lol) changed the game and started this alternative female music era. And not gonna talk about trap stuff I was never interested in hip hop so never did follow that section.
I agree, some of those were my observations as well. 2013 in summer was also when there were new restrictions on YT from one day to the next I wasn’t able to transfer playlists to iPods.
I was born at a change in music consumption from cassette tapes to CDs. I mean, cars from 2012 still had disk players and now they’re nonexistent. I had a feeling when we were able to upload our CD content to iTunes, put them on iPods, and also illegally download sound files 😅 that eventually we would go full streaming. I wonder how music consumption may change again in the next decade. It’s fascinating
Melanie Martinez was smart to make an album into a FILM, that's why people don't see her as a copy to Beyoncé's BEYONCÉ VISUAL ALBUM, at least I don't. Also, Beyoncé made popular for artists to release on Fridays.
Too smart- bc that way you’re “forced” to watch all the videos, even though you want to anyway just because it all flows like a movie. K12 era was too good
Also, girl I'm 34 going on 35 I seen cars with cassette and cassette players, to CDs and Walkman's to mp3 players to iPod nano to streaming etc. Sometimes you just gotta adjust to the times and evolve. I know it's hard for some people to do it especially racist and homophobic and etc, you know
@@naomi.cannibal lol yeah I sure was forced because before that, the cry baby era it was too hard to connect the dots with all the videos she did and sometimes it didn't follow the whole story at a chronologically timeline.
@@jesusaceves3893 i agree! I was born around CDs, then iPods, then streaming. Still the transition to streaming felt weird, like what do you mean I get unlimited music? And ain’t gotta buy it or watch in CZcams meaning I can’t close the tab??
I did like the song and uncensored video for’Blurred Lines’ for a bit (uh-oh am I cancelled?🤣) But the only album that I own from that year (as purchased on iTunes) is Beyoncé’s self-titled. I did see Maroon 5 and B’s 🐝 Mrs.Carter tour in concert in 2013, and sadly that was only up until 4 cuz self titled wasn’t released yet 😢 I’m probably older than your average audience, but I distinctly remember getting a facebook message saying “Beyonce has invited you to purchase her new album’, so I did buy it sight unseen because I owned all of her other videos available on iTunes and it was mesmerizing 💖
Lmao! Honestly, I have people of all ages watch! Surprisingly the majority of my audience is older than me, y’all keep me informed on the real history 💕
Its wild looking back, I couldnt tell back in 2013 "are things changing or am i just getting older?" And i just felt a lot was changing. Glad to know I wasnt wrong LOL
Do you ever think that it's interesting how there was this whole subset of western pop music which had this eclectic alternative vintage vibe to it back in 2009-2014? At the time, a lot of major artists who could also be classified as alternative or alternative leaning, essentially shared the same core ideas behind their sound, like some kind of a vintage sound for instance. Examples would be Lady Gaga Born This Way - a very diverse record, mainly comprised of electro/synth/techno pop, which was obviously "retro" influenced in its sound, referencing a lot of music and artists from 80s and 90s in its sound (Marry the Night being inspired by queen of the night by Whitney, or you and i sampling Queen) and overall sounded very "vintage" and analogue. Lana Del Rey Born to Die, which was again, all about the classic 1950s, vintage vibe, visuals, sound merged with lo-fi/analogue sounding beats and soundscapes. Florence + the Machine Ceremonials, which was, again, very heavy on strings, lo fi synths and vintage/antique inspiration. Lykke Li's Wounded Rhymes, which is yet again very very lo fi, dark, moody. All of the aforementioned albums are dark, energetic, done by female artists, all of them heavily feature some sort of retro/vintage/antique aspect in their sound, usually from somewhere within the second half of the 20th century, all of them were alternative in their sound and also had a very "lo fi" quality to their synths and any of the artificial elements, like beats and so on. It's just really interesting how they all seem to share a lot of similar qualities and they all came out within 1-2 years from each other, but nobody really talks about it.
I was born in 2002 and somehow I’ve been using CDs for more than half of my life and never used Bluetooth at all until mid to late 2010s. It’s like if I was born in 97 or 98 lol
great video as always! 2013 was a year i often revisit and recall fondly. now, come to think of it i now see newjeans’ recent release as a culmination/embodiment/nutshell of points you mentioned, most especially about k-pop’s gradual foray into the west, song lengths getting shorter to garner virality and streams, every song having a music video with some kind of incentive to get people watching them, and dropping content almost out of nowhere (this has been the case with their debut era), and minimal/repetitive or simple lyrics. and though contentious and may have been a thing for decades but feels more accelerated nowadays, i might even add to this the prevalence of artists getting into the spotlight below 18 years old - lorde was 16 when royals put her in the spotlight, and now we have billie, olivia, and nj.
2013 was crazy beyonce, lady gaga, miley cyrus, lorde, selena gomez, katy perry, britney spears, and ariana grande released their album's it was truly the last time we had ever seen anything exciting like it again but this year taylor swift and miley cyrus have released an album and it looks nicki minaj, olivia rodrigo, and billie eilish will be releasing their's too so I hope more and more artist start releasing around the same year so we can have more monumental years again
i just wanted to say i love your content so much you make such niche topics i think and they’re so well detailed and well explained😭 i know and hope you’ll reach a much bigger audience ❤️❤️
5:40 Disco music (and its influential origins) in the 70s/80s LOOOOVED making their titles long as fk by adding parentheses. Like fr here's just a few: You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real); Give up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker); I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round); I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl); Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight); Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground); (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty; and my personal favorite bc of how ridiculous it sounds... Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)
can i just say how i miss longer songs? I dont want a 2 minute song, i want masterpieces like we had before, we cant even get in the vibe and its already over
2013 really was a shift in sound too. I feel like before 2013, like 2008 to 2012, there were alot of songs that had alot of electronic sounds in them for example kesha or black eyed peas. But I feel like since 2013 there has been a rise in different sounds or less electronic sounds (and by that I dont mean edm).
i was actually thinking about this the other day. i remeber seeing a tweet from waaaay back when beyonce was relevent that was basically like "i tweeted that i didnt like beyonces new song and within 20mins id been sent death threats and had my account reported and deleted" or something along those lines, and how taylor swift seems to have taken that spot in american music social media (kpop has become like this now but i consider it its own phenomenon)
2013 is when they began adding packages to free streaming websites and if you didn't buy one, you just had a ton of ads. Like soundcloud, hulu, spotify and others.
Heads up: this videos not a discussion of 2013’s biggest songs or musical trends (happy to do that later). It’s to describe some ways music, and consumption and culture changed in 2013 to what we know today, and certain artists are used as examples. ✨
Plz make the vid 🫶🏽✨
Please do a video on 2017 when hip hop became the most popular genre in the US
Thanks for the lesson. Great work 🎉
@@MickeyAndMore I have one on how trap music took over that era if you’re interested! I believe I posted it last November
@@je23508 thank you ♥️
I was 13 and I feel like EVERYONE knew the big pop releases, they were always a moment. Everything feels a lot faster these days
Nowadays if we have something impactful like "Harlem Shake" stan twitter would be like "who is this unknown, stop letting unknowns chart"
Self Titled (Beyoncé) was groundbreaking for so many different reasons
Right!!! Can’t wait to do the Eras Analyzed in December
@@naomi.cannibal WHY DECEMBER THO ?
@@Frenchkidding Probably in honor of the albums 10th year anniversary
@@danielmolenaar4511 yep that’s why!!
Wow Naomi, you make me feel old, I was 15 years old that year. lol.
I absolutely LOVED how you commented on the fact that most of the Stan Twitter and Stan culture in general across all social media is usually based off of black communities and queer communities(especially queer BLACK LGBTQ+ communities). People forget where these Iconic funny one-liners and witty sayings come from on social media. They come from us!!
Right so weird seeing stuff you grew up hearing be vastly misused online
2013 was such a monumental year within the music industry. The self-titled drop by Beyoncé spearheaded such cultural, financial, and critical significance when speaking on contributions to the landscape.
I know where I was when that digital dropped
Man, the albums that I remember coming out that year are Magna Carta holy Grail the self titled by Beyoncé, nothing was the same, born sinner, bangers, and 20/20 from Justin Timberlake.
@@naomi.cannibal, ‘know where you was when that digital popped, I stopped the world. Male or female, it make no difference, I stop the world. World stop 🌎 carry on… ‘💅( Beyoncé broke the internet, not Kim K.) 🤣
@@Discoball_Glitter kitty on fleek, pretty on fleek 💅🏾
@@123theprodigy5 Magna Carta Holy Grail doesn’t get talked about enough. I wanted to whoop Jays ASS when he made it Tidal exclusive.
Rihanna released one of her biggest hits that year. Diamonds. Rihanna and Beyoncé’s chokehold on the music industry when it switched to digital sales is impressive. I mean Rih went from being an okay album seller to a streaming beast.
That song actually came out in late 2012
Beyoncé changing music releases to Friday with self-titled was a moment actually
I was 15 around the time Beyoncé’s self titled was released! Nearly EVERYONE in my school was talking about it including myself. I became a Beyoncé fan then!
Yessss!! Wildest day in Algebra 2 for sure 😭
pure heroine by lorde arrived at the perfect time in my life. it was the first album i ever bought and it’s still on heavy rotation to this day.
being a new teenager when the album dropped, the lyrics were so profound to me. now in retrospect as a young adult, the lyrics still ring true and carry nostalgia for me.
a timeless record!!!
Sammme I was like “she gets me”. Still one of my favorite albums
You’re totally right! 2013 was the year of music! I can remember having vivid memories of everyone talking about how controversial Miley Cyrus music videos and new image was and Robin Thick controversial explicit music video “Blurred Lines”. Music was definitely the forefront of pop culture; movies were after thoughts.
The only movie I remember seeing that year was the Bling Ring & tbh Azealia/ Sleigh Bells in the trailer is truly what made me wanna see it
The original stan Twitter holy trinity was Barbz, Little Monsters & Beliebers. They ran Twitter and those were the first three artists that made it poppin to talk directly to their fans on social media outside of fan sites like Mariah used to. Honorable mention: Lil B & Soulja Boy
Now it’s just the Barbz who still run Twitter😭 I became one in 2017
@@maljoe_7769With ARMYS too lol
Special shoutout to two artists I discovered in 2013: the first one is Lorde. "Pure Heroine" man. I was an angsty teen and that album made me feel SEEN. Lorde's impact in the 2010's can be palpable even now with many artists that came after her (and of course "Melodrama" is a masterpiece). Also, shoutout to Haim for "Days are gone"; that albums still slaps, especially the first half and it's been amazing following their musical growth. In conclusion, both were many of those first albums that I listened in full; they definitely changed my surface level approach to current music and how I love a good put project, wether a full album or EP.
Taste!! Random but if you haven’t seen HAIM cover Bad Liar lemme bless you
@@naomi.cannibal oh hell yeah, that cover was something I didn't know I needed it!!! Also, keep up the good work, I love your channel a lot!!!!
pure heroine changed my life fr
@@omarherasme6699 thank you 💕
The 2010's was a great decade for music. Beyoncé's self titled album was the moment in music history. Should have won album of the year at the Grammys. Now in the 2020's music is kinda mediocre.
2020s kinda sucks 🙄
@@mgueye2mgueye261 In my opinion, this is the worst decade of 21st century so far
@@Timothyrpianoidk we got Pound Town 2
The 2020s are so much better than the 2010s 💀😭
@@f4gsforpele who fooled you?
You just took me back to my teenage years! I still listen to some of these.
I honestly can’t stand the sad chill music they put out these days. I live in Europe and the dance music craze was big here around 2008 to 2016.
there was still a lot of dance songs trending here in the US in the mid 2010s but i think after 2016 everything became very rap-oriented and slow-ish. 2017 is the year we saw a rise in Khalid, Trap artists & the start of Cardi B…
@@thesweetescape002Because of Trump the whole vibe just died down and no one felt like partying or dancing anymore
Yesss these were my teen years too! I miss the more bombastic pop for real (but I was a sucker for the trap era)
I was 18 in 2013. Grew up with torrents and Napster clones, I remember when I was first introduced to Spotify in 2014 I wasn't blown away the same was I was when I downloaded my first mp3 file as a 7 year old - it seemed logical that music consumption would head towards streaming and I was glad it was happening. Having to download all your music to a dedicated mp3 playing device seems like such a hassle now, but I'll never forget the thrill of it, what a time to be alive that was!!!
Right! I got introduced to Spotify around then but I think it still took me like 2 years to start using it regularly
2013 was my year in music. I was 14 and THRIVING.
Oooh we must be close in age! It was such a fun time to be a teen
2013: The year that officially changed music as we know it. What an absolutely revolutionary year for music this was!
Right! We were living through history lmaoo
Early 2010's music always superior
You could actually feel things changing in 2013, it was weird. I think some things changed too fast and the older ceos of companies were playing catch up for about 5-6 years, a lot of older artists were left behind in the streaming era because a majority of their fanbase buys physical formats.
Completely agree! Sometimes I feel like culture shifted too fast, like driving off a cliff full speed if you will. Like one day pop culture felt… less fun, and I don’t think it all can be attributed just to getting older
2013 was such an interesting year. I graduated from middle school and started High School that same year. I remember the culture slowly shifting through late 2013. So much has changed since then.
😢 I wish I was older back then to experience that
Yes and I can remember it so vividly! You remember all the releases the award shows the internet fights, everything!
@@naomi.cannibal Yep! I remember when Chris Tucker hosted the BET Awards and got so excited! I also remember when Eminem came back when he released the music for shoe commercial and Call of Duty! Can't believe 2013 is a decade old.
@@naomi.cannibal I forgot to mention watching Harlem Shake trend
this is an era you just had to be there for. the music and pop culture back then is so nostalgic to me idk why 😭
It was honestly amazing!! Nothing like it now!! The even older music was great too! The kids in this generation, judging by the quality of the music and modern styles today, didn't grow up on all these masterpieces back then and I'm so glad I have! I also really liked older kpop back them, it's underrated nowadays because kpop fans are like preschoolers and only listen to the new stuff.
Beyonce was the queen of this year I dont think it was very controversial since she is such a mastermind and amazing at what she does ❤
Can you make a video about Christina Aguilera’s and Britney Spear’s long feud? I feel like its one of the most infamous feuds of all time since they both debuted at the same time and were constantly pitted against each other. Please x
I could! I DO need to make a Christina video about her music first tho (ik y’all want bionic lmao)
@@naomi.cannibal yes, i would love a vídeo about Christina and the Bionic era
@@naomi.cannibal OMG YES TY ILY AND YOUR CONTENT
@@naomi.cannibal a video analyzing stripped would be great considering its one of her most important albums
@@bpyxsoooh I might have to put a poll up when I’m ready to do her then!
Thank you for covering one of the craziest years in music history.
Sooo many iconic artist dropped that year.
I remember in highschool just being like “wow… this is AWESOME!”
SAME what a year! So much pop culture to talk about w friends
2013 was the RENAISSANCE. Was hoping 2022 would be a repeat but nobody came through (Except for Beyonce of course).
I thought 2023 will be this generation 2013
I feel like maybe it’ll come soon (like 2024-2025) I don’t think it’ll be like pivotal years before but I think it’ll wake some stuff up
@@mgueye2mgueye261 Not looking good so far for 2023 either.
@diorsaga We can only pray.
We didn't know what we had until it was gone. 😢😢😢 Beyonce really changed the game when she digital dropped. As far as I'm concerned, music died in 2016. From 2010-2016 the diversity was gold. But 2013 was honestly chef's kiss.
Couldn’t agree more.
Music did not die in 2016 bffr 💀💀💀
@@f4gsforpele Yeah, it died in 2014
@@djmeagaaim17 somebody doesn’t listen to any new music
i keep remembering that 2013 is the start of minimalistic aesth, like iOS 7 with flat design, and Beyoncé with her self-titled. It really was a monumental year
Yess! I remember when the iPhone 5 came out and changed it and I was so confused because I liked the old glossy design. I remember when CZcams was the tv instead of the logo lol
2013, I was 11 and the first time I really started paying attention to music on a deeper level
Yeah this was a perfect time to get into new artists bc they were keeping us FED
@@naomi.cannibalI would hate to be starting music consumption now by comparison lol. Nobody’s really doing much and nothings really hitting rn. Hell, even 2019-2021 would’ve been better
I agree what you said about Stan twitter. They take being a Stan way too seriously and takes the fun out of just enjoying the music.
Yes! Music was so fun and unserious back then! The Stan wars were real but they weren’t like numbers/ charts obsessed, but still shady as hell. More celebs fought directly online back then too, social media was lawless up until like 2015/2016
2013 and 2007 were monumental years for pop culture !
I think Miley’s musical contributions really go understated in this era imo. While everyone was hyper focused on her departure from the Hannah Montana image, they failed to realise what an influential album Bangerz really was. I hear a lot of the trap pop that dominated the late 2010s in that album yet people never seemed to recognise Miley as one of the first artists to bring this sound into the mainstream. I also think Bangerz is just a great album full stop. Very sonically adventurous and imo is one of the quintessential pop girl club albums. Up there with Blackout and The Fame for me.
She had 2013 on lock!!! Bangerz still gets regular play from me
@@naomi.cannibal Same! I don’t think it’s an album for everyone but the girls who get it, get it.
@@jameslyons9229 exactlyyy also she got Britney’s blessing too!! Love their lil song (but FU is my fave I think)
@@naomi.cannibal Love their song together! And her vocals are so strong on FU! One of my favs for sure, along with with #getitright and Drive ;)
i feel like this was the year when pure pop music started dying
I agree- I think overall it started to become more hiphop and trap influenced the rest of the decade. Then in the 2020s we started to break out of that w the disco/ Y2K revivals. But there’s been a lot of pop I’ve enjoyed over the last decade, don’t get me wrong
Exactly we seen Rihanna unapologetic became more rnb and hip hop and more chill sound compared to loud and talk that talk
@@naomi.cannibal same also the alternative mellow sound (lana lorde etc) started kicking in around this time too which would influence the rest of the decade up until now as well as rap and trap music 2013 was so different from 2010 2011 or 2012 which is one of the reasons an album like ARTPOP underperformed next to bangerz or beyonce’s self titled or pure heroine
@@rashed7339 exactly! “Sad girl” pop took over. I definitely love it but I love some fun ass pop too
But queen Dua herself BRUNG IT BACK with the help of Gaga, Abel and Taylor
Just want to add that Nicki Minaj was 1 of the main voices challenging the industry to make sure artists were being compemsated from Streaming Services since people weren't buying CDs anymore
the way you carried out the video from one topic to the other was AWESOME! and yes I still remember being 8 in 2013 always jamming to Miley Katie Justin Beyonce Taylor. atp it feels so nostalgic! aaah the good old days fr
Thank you!! I feel old to know some Miley fans weren’t around for Hannah Montana 😭 and y’all’ are adults now
From 2008 till 2017 was such a golden era , a non stop hit after hit ...
You mean 2007 to 2019
@@mgueye2mgueye2612018 was so bad for music that I pretend it didn't exist
It’s interesting how you mentioned that music got shorter after 2013 so that it could get more streams because songs are somehow becoming even shorter. I recently listened to the Barbie soundtrack and I noticed how most of the songs either 2 or even just 1 minute.
Ahh the year I graduated high school… the year Arctic Monkeys blessed us with AM, what a time ❤
We had it TOO good
Mileys Bangerz, Katys PRISM, Gagas ARTPOP, Beys Self Titled and Lordes Pure Heroine was THE Squad of 2013. I’d truly love to revisit these times
Everytime I think of Stan twitter in 2013 I always think of the Roar vs Applause war
The way I didn’t even have a twitter back then but was still hearing about it-
@@naomi.canniballiterally same, it was messy
Lol it was on CZcams as well! I remember like it was yesterday
I'm loving the rise in music video essay channels on CZcams. Great video! Music history is so interesting.
Thank you 🫶🏾
Ohhh damn Naomi you low key make me emotional watching this video bc I feel like I’m set for retirement home by next week 😂😂😂😂 but seriously I feel so old I can’t believe 2013 was a whole decade ago I remember almost everything that was going on in music that year from Miley Cyrus bangerz to lady Gaga applause vs Katy Perry roar chart battle to Beyoncé surprised digital drop to lorde seemingly coming out of nowhere royals to Kendrick Lamar and drake battling it over who’s gonna be the next king of rap it was indeed a unforgettable year. I was between my freshmen and sophomore year in high school when all of this was happening
I would say Beyoncé surprise digital drop, Kendrick and drake feud and Miley Cyrus bangerz were the most memorable for me that year
Right! It makes me feel kinda old but I’m glad I soaked it all up at the time. Bc the pop culture moments just don’t hit like they used to- ugh what I fun time. We’re really at the “y’all don’t know nothing about this” age
@@naomi.cannibal right like it’s crazy to tell younger kids how it was when Beyoncé dropped that album out the blew or when drake reached in his artistic peak with nothing was the same
@@Kevin-rg3yc that’s what I’m saying!! Like try explaining summer 16 to a child. The air was dif. They don’t even get insanity at the VMAs anymore 😭
Oh this is why I always felt music after 2013 sounds so differrent than prior of it, especially 2008-2012
The Weeknd’s surprise Mixtapes in 2011 apparently influenced Beyonce’s push to the strategy in 2013
I also think that 2013 brought up the conversation of cultural appropriation into the mainstream. It has always been around but I think some antics done by Miley, Katy, Iggy and Robin Thicke, the movie “Spring Breakers”, twitter and Tumblr made it easier for many people to call out things in pop music more critically. I don’t know if anyone agrees.
You’re right! And I think that really hurt some artists like Katy who weren’t “ahead of the curve” and had a lot of past work that could be used against them, even recent stuff on Prism. So I think with Witness she felt extra compelled to lean in and “be on the right side of history” which confused the album a bit, bc Katy had never been the girl we were checking for for conscious pop. But that’s just my lil essay 🤷🏾♀️ lmaoo
@@naomi.cannibal I appreciate the essay lol I agree with Katy and I also think the landscape quickly turned on Iggy and Robin, like their trajectory went up so fast and then quickly descended; it was insane to watch that.
Wheww 2013 what a time lol. I was around 19-20 and in college at the time. Music back in 2013 was very interesting, especially pop culture. I like how you mentioned the songs were getting shorter at the time, and it's just so funny how 10 years later, songs are less than 3 minutes now, which is really sad honestly because I don't mind a song being 3 minutes and 30 seconds or 3 minutes and 40 seconds long.
About the anti drops- if any of y’all don’t catch what Omi throwing, refer to let the beat build by lil Wayne. That was the first anti drop I remember and it was so groundbreaking in 2009.
Let em know
"Roar" by Katy Perry (released in 2013) is still the most viewed female music video of all time, with over 3.8 Billion views on CZcams
2013 was amazing. I was 11-12 years old back then. And I was so focused on Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande etc. like whoever was considered teen artists back then. The fandom wars on twitter and tumblr were crazyyy. I have flashbacks now whenever I see fandom debates for kpop groups because these are the same type of bickering we used to have for western(especially american) pop music when we were kids. I think later on the rise of Halsey and Melanie Martinez (I was fan of them too lol) changed the game and started this alternative female music era. And not gonna talk about trap stuff I was never interested in hip hop so never did follow that section.
this makes it all the more insane that taylor ever managed to get a 10 minute song to #1 if you think about it 😭
Exacly
this made me miss 2013. i miss being on tumblr all day and all night lol 😩
Sameee i was living on tumblr
I miss a year like that where i feel the music "changed"
Right there was a shift
One of the last years i really like music.
Thanks Naomi, you're amazing. Always great vídeos.
Yes! I loved this year for music so much ♥️
I was in college in 2013. I was still listening to CDs in the whip 🫠
I started college in 2013. no way its been 10 years 🥴 Great video as usual!!!!🥰
I agree, some of those were my observations as well. 2013 in summer was also when there were new restrictions on YT from one day to the next I wasn’t able to transfer playlists to iPods.
when Kesha dropped “die young” I really thought that was the peak of pop music
Damn, that was so well researched. Never thought about 2013 as a year who condensed all these things like that.
Thank you! I never realized it either for a while
2012 and 2013 was an amazing era for me I graduated high school and started college but the parties and Clubs were so much fun around this time
every morning I wake up to a new vid from you, it’s like a morning ritual for me at this point ❤
Aww I love that
Very very good video! 2013 was filled with absolute bops from all our top artists. Honestly some of the best music of the 2010s
2013 had too many iconic releases, and across all genres which is what makes it crazier
In 2013 Lorde released her Debut album. I'm sure she inspired a lot of actual artists with that record🙌
Yesss- will def be doing the PH Eras Analyzed in the fall
I was born at a change in music consumption from cassette tapes to CDs. I mean, cars from 2012 still had disk players and now they’re nonexistent. I had a feeling when we were able to upload our CD content to iTunes, put them on iPods, and also illegally download sound files 😅 that eventually we would go full streaming. I wonder how music consumption may change again in the next decade. It’s fascinating
YES. Something in the universe shifted in 2013. It was like the cut off period of great music etc.
Side note I love how that tapestry or whatever in the background is moving around it looks like the scene is alive!🌊
Melanie Martinez was smart to make an album into a FILM, that's why people don't see her as a copy to Beyoncé's BEYONCÉ VISUAL ALBUM, at least I don't. Also, Beyoncé made popular for artists to release on Fridays.
Too smart- bc that way you’re “forced” to watch all the videos, even though you want to anyway just because it all flows like a movie. K12 era was too good
Also, girl I'm 34 going on 35 I seen cars with cassette and cassette players, to CDs and Walkman's to mp3 players to iPod nano to streaming etc. Sometimes you just gotta adjust to the times and evolve. I know it's hard for some people to do it especially racist and homophobic and etc, you know
@@naomi.cannibal lol yeah I sure was forced because before that, the cry baby era it was too hard to connect the dots with all the videos she did and sometimes it didn't follow the whole story at a chronologically timeline.
@@jesusaceves3893 i agree! I was born around CDs, then iPods, then streaming. Still the transition to streaming felt weird, like what do you mean I get unlimited music? And ain’t gotta buy it or watch in CZcams meaning I can’t close the tab??
@@naomi.cannibal CZcams is my go to all the time for all of the above
The fact you released this video today is crazy! I was just listening to 2013 hits playlist & it hit me how instrumental that year was for music
Meant to be! I revisit so much 2013 music
I think 2011 was a stronger and more striking year for music than 2013
I remember they used to say like only on iTunes, but apple hasn't updated iTunes properly since then 🤣
I did like the song and uncensored video for’Blurred Lines’ for a bit (uh-oh am I cancelled?🤣) But the only album that I own from that year (as purchased on iTunes) is Beyoncé’s self-titled. I did see Maroon 5 and B’s 🐝 Mrs.Carter tour in concert in 2013, and sadly that was only up until 4 cuz self titled wasn’t released yet 😢 I’m probably older than your average audience, but I distinctly remember getting a facebook message saying “Beyonce has invited you to purchase her new album’, so I did buy it sight unseen because I owned all of her other videos available on iTunes and it was mesmerizing 💖
Lmao! Honestly, I have people of all ages watch! Surprisingly the majority of my audience is older than me, y’all keep me informed on the real history 💕
Its wild looking back, I couldnt tell back in 2013 "are things changing or am i just getting older?" And i just felt a lot was changing. Glad to know I wasnt wrong LOL
Do you ever think that it's interesting how there was this whole subset of western pop music which had this eclectic alternative vintage vibe to it back in 2009-2014?
At the time, a lot of major artists who could also be classified as alternative or alternative leaning, essentially shared the same core ideas behind their sound, like some kind of a vintage sound for instance.
Examples would be
Lady Gaga Born This Way - a very diverse record, mainly comprised of electro/synth/techno pop, which was obviously "retro" influenced in its sound, referencing a lot of music and artists from 80s and 90s in its sound (Marry the Night being inspired by queen of the night by Whitney, or you and i sampling Queen) and overall sounded very "vintage" and analogue.
Lana Del Rey Born to Die, which was again, all about the classic 1950s, vintage vibe, visuals, sound merged with lo-fi/analogue sounding beats and soundscapes.
Florence + the Machine Ceremonials, which was, again, very heavy on strings, lo fi synths and vintage/antique inspiration.
Lykke Li's Wounded Rhymes, which is yet again very very lo fi, dark, moody.
All of the aforementioned albums are dark, energetic, done by female artists, all of them heavily feature some sort of retro/vintage/antique aspect in their sound, usually from somewhere within the second half of the 20th century, all of them were alternative in their sound and also had a very "lo fi" quality to their synths and any of the artificial elements, like beats and so on.
It's just really interesting how they all seem to share a lot of similar qualities and they all came out within 1-2 years from each other, but nobody really talks about it.
And speaking of lo fi and retro, you also have Grimes with her Halfaxa and Visions
once lorde dropped royals pop music truly has never been the same
I was born in 2002 and somehow I’ve been using CDs for more than half of my life and never used Bluetooth at all until mid to late 2010s. It’s like if I was born in 97 or 98 lol
I’m so grateful I got to experience this era
2013 is one of my fav years of music everrrrrrr
2013 makes me think of the saxophone sound that was in every damn song during that era haha😂
Yessss the brass obsession needs to be studied
@@naomi.cannibalSaxes are woodwinds, actually.
Kesha - Timber
I love ur content as usual, are u covering 2016?, that is my fav year of music. The memories, wish i could go back
great video as always! 2013 was a year i often revisit and recall fondly. now, come to think of it i now see newjeans’ recent release as a culmination/embodiment/nutshell of points you mentioned, most especially about k-pop’s gradual foray into the west, song lengths getting shorter to garner virality and streams, every song having a music video with some kind of incentive to get people watching them, and dropping content almost out of nowhere (this has been the case with their debut era), and minimal/repetitive or simple lyrics. and though contentious and may have been a thing for decades but feels more accelerated nowadays, i might even add to this the prevalence of artists getting into the spotlight below 18 years old - lorde was 16 when royals put her in the spotlight, and now we have billie, olivia, and nj.
Roar vs Applause walked so every other stan war could run. Also happened in 2013!
2013 was crazy beyonce, lady gaga, miley cyrus, lorde, selena gomez, katy perry, britney spears, and ariana grande released their album's it was truly the last time we had ever seen anything exciting like it again but this year taylor swift and miley cyrus have released an album and it looks nicki minaj, olivia rodrigo, and billie eilish will be releasing their's too so I hope more and more artist start releasing around the same year so we can have more monumental years again
I always catch your videos within the first hour of being posted. Love it! Iconic!
Oh I’m ready for this one!!
Thank you for compiling this research. I really enjoyed this video!
i just wanted to say i love your content so much you make such niche topics i think and they’re so well detailed and well explained😭 i know and hope you’ll reach a much bigger audience ❤️❤️
i lovee your channel sm
5:40 Disco music (and its influential origins) in the 70s/80s LOOOOVED making their titles long as fk by adding parentheses. Like fr here's just a few:
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real); Give up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker); I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round); I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl); Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight); Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground); (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty; and my personal favorite bc of how ridiculous it sounds... Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)
You nail it every time
can i just say how i miss longer songs? I dont want a 2 minute song, i want masterpieces like we had before, we cant even get in the vibe and its already over
2010s was just amazing decades for me
or maybe I was just a child back then
It was seriously AWESOME! I'd do anything that relive it!!
2013 really was a shift in sound too. I feel like before 2013, like 2008 to 2012, there were alot of songs that had alot of electronic sounds in them for example kesha or black eyed peas. But I feel like since 2013 there has been a rise in different sounds or less electronic sounds (and by that I dont mean edm).
This was a great essay
aye, we love new naomi cannibal content in the morning
Naomi i just saw the notif and let me tell you, you look so lovely with braided hair ❤
i was actually thinking about this the other day. i remeber seeing a tweet from waaaay back when beyonce was relevent that was basically like "i tweeted that i didnt like beyonces new song and within 20mins id been sent death threats and had my account reported and deleted" or something along those lines, and how taylor swift seems to have taken that spot in american music social media (kpop has become like this now but i consider it its own phenomenon)
Thanks for the educational content.
Of course 🫶🏾
2013 is when they began adding packages to free streaming websites and if you didn't buy one, you just had a ton of ads. Like soundcloud, hulu, spotify and others.
I was only 8 during 2013, but it was such a memorable year for me and I miss it so much.
Lana is single handedly upholding the median of words per song title.
The moment music started going downhill :(
this was when the decade really started.
I love your videos!