Teen Pop Music topping sales
Perhaps the year's biggest surprise in Christian music was the avalanche
of teen pop that hit during the summer months. Copies of Plus One's The
Promise, Rachael
Lampa’s Live for You and Stacie
Orrico’s Genuine flew off store shelves even as critics questioned
the wisdom of teenagers starting such public and demanding careers. Several
girl groups such as ZOEgirl, V*Enna, Aurora, ShineMK and Whisper Loud also
be-bopped their way into Christian music, to varying degrees of success.
With teen pop showing no signs of slowing down thanks to listeners’
voracious appetites for all things Britney, Christina, ’N Sync and Backstreet,
Christian music's first boy band is finding unprecedented success. Slickly-produced,
feel-good pop tunes combined with hip choreography and picture perfect
good looks make Plus One a natural fit in a genre of music that's taken
the nation by storm. A brief look at the group's recent accomplishments
proves that these five young men could very well be on their way to joining
their general market counterparts in becoming household names.
The group's debut disc, The Promise, which released May 10, 2000
set immediate Christian sales records and sold out at summer festivals.
Over 150,000 copies had been purchased in just under four months! |
