Slutwave


"Slutwave" is a pejorative applied to female pop music stars who "favor sex appeal – suggestive dancing, scant clothing, explicit lyrics – to promote their career over their actual music."

Origins

The term originated on the satirical music blog Hipster Runoff and subsequently gained wider usage. It was named Rolling Stone genre of the year in 2011.

Notable artists

, according to LA Weeklys K.C. Libman, is the "godmother" of slutwave. He explained that this is because she "ushered in a powerful era of female sexuality in pop music". Other singers described as "slutwave" include Katy Perry, Kesha, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, and Lana Del Rey.