In their rise to fame, every musician needs the help of a solid and established fan-base. Truthfully, there haven’t been any artists who were been able to build an empire of followers.
Some of them gain motivation from the closest people in their lives namely their families, some would gain inspiration from their friends, there is also word of mouth until, without them knowing, a small group of minions are ready to listen to them and share a round of applause.
A fan-base surely puts artists on the pedestal they deserve, and nowadays, collecting fans is no longer difficult as the wonders of social media do the legwork.
The essence of being able to furnish a loyal bunch of music lovers adoring your tracks will create the domino effect of high album sales, sold-out concerts and instant protection from bashers online and in the real world. It isn’t enough for fans to get a signed CD; they exceed their roles and ensure that their favored artist/s would be showered with the right kind of attention and praise. Weird and obsessive as this might sound, the hearts and minds of fans are things that a musician should value and recognize.
Going by the name Rihanna Navy, pop star Rihanna got a huge crosshair off her back due to her loving and ever-supportive fan-base since she started her career. Rihanna’s activity in social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook expanded her scope of adoring fans, which is evident through the artist’s almost 29 million Twitter followers and a whopping 69 million Facebook likes.
Their idol has been into deep and sticky controversies but Rihanna’s fans immediately offered assistance by shooting down the tirades and rude remarks of those who try to cross their idol.
Shockingly, Justin Bieber only managed to get the second spot despite the familiar fan-base that he’s able to clump together, called Beliebers.
Mainly comprised of teenagers and a mishmash of ages who just loved Bieber from the very beginning, Beliebers are never shy of how proud they are with Justin’s career and achievements.
Like Rihanna, Bieber is quite active in Twitter and Facebook and tripped into some controversies here and there.
You’d never try to crash into Lady Gaga with negative feedback or else her Little Monsters would smite you. With almost 35 million Twitter followers and 56 million Facebook likes, Lady Gaga, with all her obscurity and chaos, still managed to grab a huge following.
Nicki Minaj’s Barbz is slowly being known as a well-organized fan group, as their idol slowly but surely captured the success that she deserved. With Nicki’s seldom exposure to media, it is no wonder why she gained more and more people to follow her.
Physical presence on tour, an avid following of every released album and single, even the very activity being shown on Twitter – these are all reflections on how the Barbz support their chosen star.
The Queen Beyonce never disappoints as she also managed to acquire a camp of her own called the BeyHive. Despite Beyonce’s inactivity on social media, her fans never left B’s online status hanging as they prolifically fill in whatever it is that their idol missed out on.
With the recent marriage of Beyonce and Jay-Z and the progress of starting a family, the knot between the artist and her fans is stronger than ever.
Some other notable fan-bases include that of Katy Perry called KatyCats, Selena Gomez’ Selenators, Chris Brown’s Team Breezy, Swifties for Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars’ Hooligans, Demi Lovato’s Lovatics, the ever-so-active Directioners for One Direction, Miley Cyrus and Smilers, Drake’s Team Drizzy and uprising star Rita Ora’s Ritabots.
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