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Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century: No. 25 — Katy Perry
Katy Perry is our staff's pick for the 25th greatest pop star of the 21st century.
She appeared in Proactiv commercials and on Sesame Street, she walked red carpets with star comedian Russell Brand (her then-husband) and sat next to fellow pop megastar Rihanna at award shows, she hosted SNL, she kissed a Smurf and she liked it. The early 2010s represented something of a golden age for pop enthusiasts, one defined by epochal stars like Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and even a resurgent Britney Spears, as well as massive radio hitmakers like Kesha, Pitbull, Flo Rida, LMFAO and the Black Eyed Peas. She also scored a number of hit collaborations, taking hook duties on superproducer Calvin Harris’ “Feels,” teaming up with reggaetón star Daddy Yankee on the bilingual banger “Con Calma” and enlisting EDM hitmaker Zedd to co-produce the Smile lead single “Never Really Over.” None of them quite reached the four-quadrant smash status that Perry routinely managed in the Obama years, but all were fairly well received – with “Over” in particular remaining something of a fan favorite and should’ve-been-bigger pet cause among diehard KatyKats.
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