r/decadeology • u/slow-saturn • Jun 15 '26

Discussion 💭🗯️ Musicians whose careers stalled after Covid

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Camila Cabello was huge 2017-2019, but her popularity really dwindled post Covid. What other musicians were popular in the 2010s but fizzled after 2020s? 

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u/Hizam5 Jun 15 '26

Lil Nas X

Luis Fonsi (“Despacito”)

Lewis Capaldi

Juice WRLD (for a “different” reason)

Halsey

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u/shoestring-theory Jun 15 '26

Lil Nas X had a huge 2021 though, and went on tour and everything. His issues didn’t start until 2023-24ish.

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u/LeiDeGerson Jun 15 '26

What issues?

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u/artifexlife Jun 15 '26

He had a mental breakdown

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u/Hizam5 Jun 15 '26

i didn't know about that. I was only referring to his commercial success after Old Town Road. He had one more semi-hit in 2021, but that was 5 years ago

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u/dmolin96 Jun 15 '26

Lol. Montero was not a "semi hit"

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u/Hizam5 Jun 15 '26

that was 5 years ago though. right after covid. my mistake for using "semi-"

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u/esushi Jun 15 '26

haha not sure which of his two #1 hits from 2021 you're referring to as "semi". But yeah definitely dropped off from the mental breakdown

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u/B-Train_ATL Jun 15 '26

His problem in part was he became popular for one type of song and then threw a switch into doing way different songs.

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u/klapanen Jun 15 '26

Country rap sucks ass anyways.