I’m sorry to say it, but we’re getting old. We’re being introduced to a younger generation that doesn’t remember what it was like before Twitter and Facebook were a thing. As a target demographic, this new generation (should we call them Generation @?) is extremely accessible and easily influenced via social networking. So we’re finding that in order to survive on a major label in a world where people no longer buy CDs, pop stars need to make themselves very accessible to this major demographic on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media. It’s a direct line where you can feed the impressionable youth iTunes links, merch stores, and concert dates. Some of the most commercially successful artists take this direct contact a step further, and foster a sort of perceived “membership” of sorts. You’re no longer a fan — you’re part of a team. If you identify as a Belieber, you didn’t just buy My World 2.0. You contributed to its success. You made a triple platinum record.  All through Beliebing.

Today, it’s an extremely common thing for an artist to give his/her fanbase a name, or in some cases, for the fanbase itself to choose its own label. It’s a strange anthropological pop anomaly, and it’s worth paying some attention to. Okay, #PopHunties — your orders are simple.  Read this list of the top 10 ridiculous fanbase nicknames. Like it. Tweet it. Print it off and send it to your Grandma. DO MY BIDDING. No? Okay, cool. Just thought I’d try.

#Beliebers (Justin Bieber)

#KatyCats (Katy Perry)

#Kelebrities (Kelly Clarkson)

#Glamberts (Adam Lambert)

#BabyGoons (Dev)

#Directioners (One Direction)

#Lovatics (Demi Lovato)

#RihannaNavy (Rihanna)

#Monsters (Lady Gaga)

#Jepsies (Carly Rae Jepsen)