Music was about to die – then these pop girlies saved it
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Before Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX came along in 2024 music was dying – literally. Then they, alongside Taylor Swift, saved it. Pre-2024 the music world was obsessed with older, established acts from the 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s – and these golden oldies turned up in their droves to fill this demand.
![[Outside Lands Music Festival 2024]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2166381392_efdef6.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
The Rolling Stones released their 24th studio album in 2023, Hackney Diamonds, with hip-thrusting Sir Mick Jagger aged 80. Sir Elton John headlined Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage, attracting one of the largest crowds the festival had ever seen. And this year, Oasis announced their big comeback after 13 years of brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher feuding, making us all think we were in the 90s again.
![[Glastonbury Festival 2023 - Day 5]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-1501980391.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Bruce Springsteen made a triumphant return, Sir Paul McCartney shimmied out of the woodworks for Beatles fans, and 00s lovers were left in awe as S Club 7 announced a huge reunion. Even Girls Aloud joined the club. The demand for nostalgic bands seemed to far supersede any new, relevant acts in the mainstream.
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The only current(ish) artists to have matched this hubbub for nostalgia and Beatles-like mania are Harry Styles, Beyonce and Taylor Swift. And they’ve been around for years. So everything felt a little stale, as if no new artists to get excited about were finding mainstream success. That’s until Charli, Chappell, and Sabrina strutted onto the scene with their unique and very different brands of genius.
![[Roskilde Festival 2024 - Day 6]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2160833982_f834fc.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
