9 In particular, we identify the predominant lyrical themes of typical teen pop albums and focus on describing the main ideas portrayed in these albums and their performance, that of romantic love and consumption.
10 Boy-bands seem to be produced with the intent to win over girls’ sympathies and their song lyrics seem to reflect a rather feminized idea of relationships5. Female pop stars instead seem to be produced with a dual purpose: to attract the male gaze and to inspire female fans.
11 As argued, we believe that popular music is shaped by existing attitudes while at the same time it helps shape those attitudes.
12 The greatest majority of the songs we analyzed narrated the pains and pleasure of the experience of love, while other song lyrics differed somewhat in character. These songs are mostly upbeat dance hits that seemingly incite audiences to ‘get on the floor and party’.