Uhm, where are Nathalie Imbruglia, Nelly Furtado, Macy Gray, Jessica Simpson, Blu Cantrell, Lauryn Hill, Paula Cole, Alannah Myles, Lisa Loeb, and so many other singers from the 1990s and early 2000.
One of the big reasons because these artists fell off the map is because they "don't fit" with what the music industry is about nowadays. For example many of them sing pop/rock songs and that music genre seems to be fading off the commercial charts because of the media, they just want a certain music genre and artists to be commercially on top, and they just want people to listen to what they want. Only true fans are the only ones who listen to those faded artists. One example is Avril Lavigne, she was BIG in the 2000s with her punk rock music, even though she haven't "fell off the map". She can only adapt to what the music industry is looking for nowadays or she can keep doing what she loves to do and only be listened by fans.
People who say Shania Twain should be on here... Girl, she is music royalty and has a Vegas Residency and is coming out with music real soon! I'm so excited
Elliott Gonzalez She ended up re-recording her old music because Blackground records wouldn’t give her the masters to her previous albums similar to what’s going on with Taylor Swift right now.
I remember falling in love with Tracy Chapman's music in 1990. She's a legend that has been singing and releasing music since the 1980s. It's freaking 2018. Who cares if she hasn't been heard of lately. She's still touring to this day.
What's sad is how many of these girls were real big at one point and were apart of my childhood. Now they are nowhere to be found due to this corrupt music industry. It no longer values talent but only wants money and that's it. None of these women would have careers in this current day.
I freaking agree! All these artist have songs that’ll last my entire lifetime! Some of the songs now aren’t made with the same intent for the most part. Most are very time sensitive. When you look back you question why. None of these artist give me that feeling at all. And to put alanis up there at the top is shameful! That’s a living legend right there. Beyoncé even gave her props for what she’s done for females in music. How dare you shade her like that. They has hits after hits after hits. Mojo I normally adore what you do but this was left field for me.
Supercorp 45 finally someone that actually gets why todays new artists such as new rappers for example don't know anything about real meaning of rap or hiphop.
@@josephcreed8749 What's the real meaning of rap or hip hop? Tell us the depth of 80s political rap immediately turned gangsta rap, or why you believe the op was speaking about hip hop corny inner conflict about the direction of their genre?
These women are suffering, because the industry has decided that looks should be more important than original creativity, and vocal talent. The music industry doesn't care for quality music anymore. Everything is AutoTuned to death and the less women have on the be better. People today unfortunately can't relate to songs where people are good at expressing their feelings.
Jessica Simpson? Sara Barellis? Christina Milian? Joss Stone? Monica? Nelly Furtado? Amerie? Tamia? Ciara? Natalie Imbruglia? Keyshia Cole? Brandy should have made the list, she was the princess of R&B in the late 90's. Some listed were no where near as famous as Brandy was. #10 - Vanessa Carlton - Poor single choices and lack of promo killed her career. #09 - Jewel - The Intuition era alienated her core folky base. And took too long to release a follow up and never recovered. Then she got bored and tried country and kids music. #08 - Sherly Crow - In her 50s and slowed down on her own to raise her son. She had her heyday and is moving on. #07 - Natasha Bedingfield - Record label battles screwed her own. 3rd album flopped and she never recovered. #06 - Anastacia - Never hit in big in USA but is huge in Europe. Health issues slowed her roll. #05 - Ashanti - IMO, breaking away from Def Jam got her blacklisted. #04 - Another fucked over by her record label. #03 - Dido - Bowed out of the limelight on her own. "White Flag" is one of the best songs of 2003! #02 - LeAnn Rimes - Scandals killed her career. Scandals are a no-no in country music. #01 - Alanis - Alanis also bowed out of the limelight on her own.
Ashanti wasn’t blacklisted - she had 3 labels fighting for her. She decided to go independent. She still releases albums and is popular in Asia. Murder Inc was discontinued after FBI raid.
I think this list is for singers who had more than just one big hit. look at Anastacia for example, she might have been an unknown in the US but for around five years she had ongoing success before fizzling out
They specifically said that this list was not about 1 hit wonders. But I do agree, I think Sheryl’s 90’s music was so good and it’s hard for her to even top it. Besides, her earlier music earns her enough to support any music style she wants to pursue now. Kinda like Alamo’s Morrisette’s JLP album. Alanis knows she will never top that, nor should she try. But she will forever be able to eat off of that album! ☺️
I literally was about to comment the same thing you did. Sheryls still releasing music on a major label, gets written about , is literally in a supergroup right now (Highwomen) and even wrote a musical that was destined for broadway. Hardly falling "off the map"
I never thought I'd say this but I miss '90's music and the whole pre-social media vibe and sound. Life was just much quieter and more quaint in comparison. Alas, time must go on. But I'm going listen to me some Jewel.
IrocChucKTayLors215 I do! My mom played it when it was new, and I heard it quite a bit on the radio growing up, so she and also Jewel trigger some major nostalgia vibes for me! Nothing like the sweetness of Head over feet, the optimism of One hand in my pocket, as well as You Learn, another of my favorites, and, of course, Ironic! It's amazing how young she was when she made that album, younger than I am now!
As a big fan of hers and someone who I idolized as a teen, I find it sad that she fell off the map. Fans like myself have been waiting 6 years since she announced a 4th album, which feels like it has been forever.
I would have put Leona Lewis forward for this list. "Bleeding Love" a number one all around the world and so much hype built around her in becoming that generation's Whitney? Surely worthy of at least an honourable mention.
Most of the people on this list are true artists who stuck to the music they loved. With "artists" today, it's less about the music and more about the money. That is the problem with the industry and why you always see people complain about the mainstream music coming out. The artists on this list were songwriters, musicians, vocalists, and so much more. Now all you have are a bunch of brain dead celebrities who buy popular hits from real songwriters, so they can record them and stay relevant as long as possible. It's actually really sad and makes me miss the 90's and early 00's.
Yes, it is so much more about what's cost effective instead of good, pleasing music. We're also still digging out of a bad global recession ... & adapting to life after the Internet.
True. That's why Colplay disappointed me so much when they decided to embrace the 2010's rainbow pop fan-recruiting anthem EDMpqrstuvwxzshitmusic with annoying list of collaborations with very un-alternative shits like Chainsmokers, Rihanna and Beyoncé. Chris Martin is a huge disappointment. Glad that Thom Yorke didn't do the same. He's just to genius to fall for this 2010s decade's DROP THAT BEAT trend.
Ashanti is a consistent hit maker!!! She writes her songs and has a unique New York, smooth R&B vibe to her songs that represents her essence. Just because mainstream media and award shows do not properly recognizer everyone who deserves, it does not make these people any less special.
I've never heard of Anastacia but one song here would've had me swearing she was a black woman and another made her sound like a male rock star. This woman has some rather interesting range, lol.
I'm surprised that Avril Lavigne wasn't on here. However, I will say this about Jordin Sparks. The reason why she fell off the map is because her record label was very stubborn on her making another album especially since she wanted to make her own songs. It took years for her to finally get out of all of that and she recently got a new album out that's really good. I just hope that she makes a big comeback someday because it's really unfair for her that that stupid record label that she was once with pretty much took all of that away from her. :(
***** That makes me thrilled for I myself am a huge Avril Lavigne fan. :) It's just that I think back to when she used to be everywhere back in the early 2000's, but now I barely hear her music on the radio and see her on the magazines like I used too back then. But, I still love her to death and want to follow her. :)
Why is there a Ms Mojo? These videos can be on the regular Mojo channel. I watch a ton of vids on Mojo and I never got the impression that it was for males only. This gender separation is kinda weird.
Sexism maybe? It seems that we women only care about romance, beauty, fashion and other women. We don't enjoy horror movies, we don't enjoy most videogames,etc. I don't find funny to watch every mojo channel. I prefer watchmojo. Msmojo videos are too much stereotyped, it doesn't fit today women.
Deb Libra I LITERALLY just learned about this! It was shocking how many songs Ashanti did backing vocals, or was originally supposed to sing on. I never thought she would fade away back then. She was EVERYTHING!
@candy cane oh sweet darling I am one fine ass bitch. But hey since you seem to have the vernacular of a 5th grader, you also seem to have the mentality of one too. Sucks to be you! And I'll still be over here smiling with my fine ass knowing that I am not you. Lol. 😂
the entertainment arena is dog eat dog and very fickle...you have to constantly be on the grind...you also must have equal talent/gift for choosing the correct songs and producers to work with...in the lat 80's/early 90's was the best time to break into music...now..not at all...the industry is influx and because prior to the internet...music companies only concentrated on one good song to push an album and folks had to buy an entire album just to hear one song....then by the 80's everything changed...you now needed a video to assist with pushing the song...that cld easly run into millions...then once the ipod was introduced...it fucked up the whole game because now you were no longer forced to buy an entire album to get one song...you could spend a buck n just dwn load the song/s you liked....labels are no longer willing to spend millions on M&P for fear of not recouping that mny....then in 2013 beyonce totally flipped the script cause she dropped an album that went platinum in a month absent of any M&P...a label's dream..drake followed suit with the same success....ashanti had a good run until the feds shut down murder inc....ciara...had a short run but a good one...i am shocked she has not been dropped by her label because her last few albums have done nothin.....
Michael Obiabumuo Oh yeah because Christina is dominating the music industry with all her Top 100 singles, Her multiple grammy awards, and world tours. You know I can't turn on the radio without hearing her music gurl 😏
This list took me back. It reminded me that the early and mid 2000s were eras that had trends but we're still so open to interpretation. Everything was very artsy. Now with social media being such an influence, every trend is so defined and constantly executed. Everything is so shallow now. I miss this era
I understand your point of view, but it’s just how it is. When referring to artists, so to people who are known to the large public, this term is correct. There will always be people who will feel offended by such statements, but it’s a fact. And no, not everybody is rellevant, no matter about what industry we’re talking about. I know it dosen’t sound good, but it’s also reality
Girl just because they no longer chart up the charts doesn’t mean they don’t have their musical careers anymore. They still tour as long as they have catalogs of albums to surface. They have songwriting publishing. These artists are not burdens. Girl whatever!
Mya and Brandy are still making music and released music recently. It's just because they aren't mainstream that you'd feel that way. Y'all know how R&B is treated nowadays 🙄
It's not really how R&B is treated. It is R&B artist releasing pop and auto-tuned music in attempt to revitalize their career and stay with the in-crowd. If they would stay true to their original sound, their music would be bigger. As much as I love Brandy's music, she is definitely guilty of doing this especially on her last two albums.
+JLPerryTV No one wants to hear real R&B that's why. I wish they did. If R&B was selling they wouldn't be doing Pop. Beyonce wouldn't be at the top, someone like Jill Scott or India Arie would. The industry is about catering to the 21 and under crowd. If you don't appeal to the average 18 year-old your music won't sell. Fact.
+Maurice DeShawn NOOO Ashanti instead of Christina. Ashanti won a Grammy in 2003 and never ranked up there again. So no Ashanti is suppose to be up there
Cassie was kinda like a one hit wonder, Christina Millian didn't necessarily make it as big as people on the list, and Ciara still makes music that does well on the R&B charts
Most artists only have a couple of albums in them. After five years, most artists are finished. Only significantly greater artists are up for a second five-year stint. And fifteen years puts you in the company of artists like Madonna, The Rolling Stones and U2. In the first five years, you express your youthful vitality, the songs that have been in you all your life, so to say. After that, you have to understand the history of music and your own aging process. That's beyond many artists who want to remain youthful and vital forever.
Yes this is how it works. No one can be on the very top forever and that is quiet good that the very top changes after 5-10 years. The artists however can still make good profit. What was once 5-10 times platinum now is 1-2 times platinum or gold. The big bucks are made, you can still tour and go into talk shows when releasing new work. Just you are not the moment anymore on the very top.
Ashanti, Mya, and Brandy are the only one's mentioned that i know of. Never heard of any of the others. They also forgot to mention Ciara, Lauryn Hill, Eve, and Nelly Furtado
Ciara's last album actually put her back on the map, so it would be hard to say she fell off. Same with Brandy's 2/11, but I guess they're also taking into account record sales and promotion at which case, Brandy's label didn't heavily promote her like Ciara is continually getting. Else, it would make sense for her to be on it.
Her last album flopped hardcore. Ciara should be on this list she fell off after The Evolution, which only sold a little over 1 million copies. She hasn't had a platinum or gold album since.
What about these other singers?? 1)Paula Cole 2)Colbie Calliat 3)Meredith Brooks 4)Natalie Imbruglia 5)Norah Jones 6)Monica 7)Lisa Loeb 8)Sophie B. Hawkins 9)Shawn Colvin 10)Cathy Dennis 11)Lilly Allen Their biggest Hits: 1)I don’t want to wait 2)Bubbly 3)Bitch 4)Torn 5)Don’t know why 6)Angel of Mine 7)Stay 8)Damned, I Wish I Was Your Lover 9)Sunny came home 10)All night 11)Smile
Nelly Furtado?!!!! And unfortunately Norah Jones. I understand number 1 since she used to be such a huge star back in the day but I'm still so in love with her and her music.
Norah Jones is still regularly recording and releasing records on Blue note label. Jazz label and collaborating with epic jazz artists like Wayne shorter. she's also doing the folk music with Puss in Boots🎶🎶 she's very very busy 🎸🎹just because you're not a pop singer doesn't mean you fell off the map! it means you're going better places
Brandy shouldn't be on the list. She didn't fall off. She just had a tour this year. She's not at the height of her career because she's almost 40 and has kids. She started super young and she's already done it all. That's not falling off. That's called Successful and Accomplished. Who stays at the top forever? No one. Some of the other people deserve to be on the list because they came and were super hot for a short period and then disappeared. Brandy's been around for like 25 years. She definitely should not be grouped with the other people in this video.
It's not even Brandy, it's R&B. Apparently all anyone wants to hear anymore is trash songs about weed, pussy, and money. Brandy is my favorite singer and it makes me really sad that people don't appreciate her music and vocals.
She's still on tour if I recall, which is going strong, so I completely agree about why she's even a honorable mentions. Not to mention all the current artists like Ariana Grande who's name dropping her as a major source of influence.
There were various issues why these beloved musicians were unfairly robbed of much more success in their careers. First starters, the issue of pirating in the mid/late 2000s; so many illegal downloads and peer-to-peer file sharing also played a factor in a lot of these young ladies' records sales. Many people at the time found it convenient to download the song freely rather than purchasing it for a simple $0.99 price on iTunes. Number two, the industry sound. Towards the close of the 2000s, a new sound was infiltrating mainstream music: autotune, indie, heavy trap and deep dubstep. While we seen these type of subgenres play out successfully in earlier years by hitmakers like Young Jeezy, Missy Elliott & Timbaland, it was the ignorant industry's decision to tailor more "force fed" garbage into radio streams and eventually knock R&B/pop friendly content out the box and into the underrated zone. Since then, music has been in a tiring rerun of trap/dubstep sounds which is probably why we haven't been getting a high quality record from the aforementioned artists because their once big time producers were axed by the industry. When it was unearthed in 2007 that Soulja Boy produced the #1 chart topper "Crank That" strictly off easy-to-download-and-use software, the industry decided to follow his formula and axe big name producers to "save more money" and employ artists who could produce hits on their own or with little to no cost, that could explain why the genres are so redundant as of lately. Number three, the axing of female musicians. By the time the late 2000s rolled in we began seeing once successful female musicians fall into obscurity due to labels putting them on the backburner to "save even more money" in wake of the economic collapse; this meant that if you were a bonafide hitmaker during your day you better bring your A-game because whatever dolled up promo you'll be getting at the time will be your first and only exposure until more coins start coming in from the pubic; of course thing #1 (file-to-file sharing) had a negative effect on that resulting in numerous female hitmakers like Ashanti, Ciara, Nivea, Dream, JoJo, Stacie Orrico, Blaque, Nicole Wray, Avril Lavigne, Norah Jones, Fefe Dobson, Nelly Furtado, Brooke Valetine, etc. to be held back or shelved repeatedly by the industry (in contrast where a male musician was likely to survive further for inexpensive requests like a mic and white-tee, whereas a female musician needed glam, makeup, nifty choreography and become the "whole package" to at least scrape some attention). It sucks because they all could have still dropped more hits in their prime & even today had the aforementioned scenarios got out of the way. It was bad timing, industry politics and the system's ignorant say of "what saved money" to keep the business afloat. Sad.
The reason why they are "irrelevant" is because the today's singers care more about fame and constantly being in the news (for whatever reason) rather than focusing on music. They constantly do stupid things in the open to get the media's attention. Back in the day, singers tried to stay away from the media and the only time they were in it was when they actually got caught. Prime examples: Justin Beiber, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, etc. The ladies in this video were actual singers and I really love Ashanti. She was truly the Princess of R&B and Hip-Hop
Oh come on, Madonna did every thing she could to get attention, the whole point of MTV was about that, you sound like an old man harking back to the supposed glory years, people have always wanted to be famous and do anythng for it
JLPerryTV Most major singers today are still known for their music. That's a different point though. Since as far back as we can go, people have wanted fame
What about Lisa Loeb, Liz Phair, Bjork, Monica, Meredith Brooks, Natalie Imbruglia, JOAN OSBORNE, Paula Cole, Donna Lewis, Sophie B. Hawkins, and Fiona Apple???? And Sarah MacLachlan was just an honorable mention? Seriously, you need another list for this category, because there were so many singers you left out.
Going by Mojo Standards AALIYAH 10. 4 Page Letter 9. Miss You 8. Age Ain't Nothing But a Number 7. Journey to the Past 6. If Your Girl Only Knew 5. The One I Gave My Heart To 4. One In a Million 3. Back and Forth 2. Try Again 1. More Than a Woman Honourable Mentions I Don't Wanna Dance Are You That Somebdoy Turn the Page I Can Be Down with the Clique KYLIE 10. Into the Blue 9. Wow 8. Come Into My World 7. Confide My Me 6. Where the Wild Roses Grow 5. Better the Devil You Know 4. I Should Be So Lucky 3. The Locomotion 2. All the Lovers 1. Can't Get You Out of My Head Honourable Mentions Hand On Your Heart Some Kind of Bliss Especially for You In Your Eyes Spinning Around
All this music is waaaaaay better than the shit we have as "music" nowadays. It fell off cuz our generation doesn't appreciate it, they prefer the bullshit we have playing now. They don't know what real music is.
Anastasia is KILLING it in Europe. She was smart enough to leave the US and is happily living life, still entertaining. She has been for ages. Do your research properly!!! The US isn't the only place where music is mad guys.
lies, Ashanti never released an Album half as good as Beyonce's "4". Always funny to see people trying to discredit Beyonce when all they know about her is her name and a few singles. She isa mega-star I also used to downplay her music talent until I actually listened to her album.
Let me tell you everyone has their day for starters and secondly if someone more famous than another does not automatically mean that they are more talented. And let me just add, people take different routes to 'becoming famous' when their 'so called' talent don't come into play for example marrying someone who is already famous to secure a future. Finally, you must not forget if Aaliyah was still alive, Beyoncé would be no where to be seen. If your such a fan of Beyoncé you must've known she was second choice to JayZ! Ok, I guess that should be enough to cover your nonsense of a comment.
Noname Needed Ashanti was fucking around with Ja Rule and that shit went nowhere. Same with Cassie and Diddy. And where does this notion of Aaliyah having Beyonce's career come from? Brandy was a bigger star than Aaliyah back in the day, yet does her career eclipse Bey's today? No.
Angie Wicc lil kim has had billboard charting songs in the last 10 years and is constant, kelly rowland as well cyndi lauper fell off this map way too long ago i definitly agree with avril on this list though they dropped the ball with that one