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

Discussion šŸ’­šŸ—Æļø 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?Ā 

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u/Unlikely_Couple1590 Jun 15 '26

Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes, Charlie Puth, Lizzo, Meghan Trainor, John Legend, Rihanna

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u/lo-finate Jun 15 '26

I don't think Rihanna even wants to perform or sing anymore. She makes millions in other ways.

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u/Gold-Vanilla5591 Jun 15 '26

Rihanna is a mom of 2 kids now (the father is some rapper), so sheā€™s probably focusing on her family too

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u/ConnectStar_ Jun 15 '26

Heā€™s not ā€œsome rapperā€. Stop being ignorant

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u/Darth_MRM Jun 17 '26

Holy fuck she married A$AP ROCKY and he got called some rapper

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u/ConnectStar_ Jul 02 '26

Exactly šŸ‘ Thereā€™s always one

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u/Imaginary_Pumpkin_12 Jun 18 '26

What is he thenšŸ˜­

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u/ConnectStar_ Jul 02 '26

Heā€™s A rapper
Seriously though, heā€™s a socialite

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u/idaydreaming Jun 20 '26

She is a mom of 3 and the father is literally ASAP ROCKY wthšŸ˜­šŸ˜­

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u/JBGoude Jun 17 '26

She only performs when sheā€™s given millions

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u/Initial-Culture2445 Jun 19 '26

I still remember her Super Bowl performance and I can not think of a better example of a person who had zero interest in performing or singing even while doing so.

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u/outerspacetime Jun 15 '26

Omg i forgot about John Legend iā€™m so glad he and his annoying wife arenā€™t shoved down our throats anymore

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u/ConnectStar_ Jun 15 '26

Rihanna been at the top since 2004/5. You think she might be tired of the scene after 15yrs dominating

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u/Healthy-Bison459 Jun 16 '26

Wait, sheā€™s legit retired? I just thought she took forever to come up with new music. What used to be release a new album 3-4 years is now like random time frames unless your Swift and release so much that people are completely sick of you.

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u/vybr Jun 16 '26 edited Jun 16 '26

Rihanna hasnā€™t put out an album in 10 years and is currently #5 in monthly listeners on Spotify. She shouldnā€™t be in this list, imo.

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u/Spare_Night_2695 Jun 16 '26

Out of that list

Ed Sheeran is the only one I would fully disagree

Heā€™s obv not hit the same heights as he did when shape of you and perfect but is still huge and wouldnā€™t say stalled or fizzled out

Rihanna though her career stalled since her last album although she has that star power which has worked in her favour so ig stalled music wise but she seems bigger now than weirdly post Covid idk how to explain it

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u/Alana_Piranha Jun 16 '26

I still can't believe such a beautiful love song was written about Chrissy Teigan. She is ugly on the inside idk what John Legend saw in her.

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u/Unlikely_Couple1590 Jun 16 '26

I really don't understand either.

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u/Responsible-Cat-9540 Early 2010s were the best Jun 16 '26

I don't think Ed Sheeran's drop was due to COVID, I honestly think the lack of mathematical symbols for albums names hurt him.

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u/transtranselvania Jun 17 '26

People are naming artists in this thread who have been around long enough to have had multiple downturns in their careers. The artists who's careers were killed by covid were newly famous with a popular single or two. Not people who were super famous from 2005-2013 and past the peak of their careers by 2019. Too many names in this thread naming artists who had already had solid careers for like 10-20 years before covid.