Worst Music Artists of the 2010s

The Top Ten
1 One Direction One Direction (commonly abbreviated as 1D) were a British-Irish pop boy band based in London, composed of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, and previously, Zayn Malik until his departure from the band on 25 March 2015. The group signed with Simon Cowell's record label Syco Records after forming and finishing third in the seventh series of the British televised singing competition The X Factor in 2010. Propelled to international success by social media, One Direction's four albums, Up All Night (2011), Take Me Home, Midnight Memories and Four topped charts in most major markets, and generated hit singles including "What Makes You Beautiful", "Live While We're Young", and ...read more.

Polluting the industry with their depressingly poor Pop music, One direction may capture the hearts of teenage girls worldwide, but at the end of the day, everyone knows that most of it isn't actually their work.

Their music is annoying, they have barely any talent, and they don't even like their own music.
Plus, their fanbase is made up of mainy little girls ages 9-12.
And, they are judged by LOOKS, not TALENT.

I can't understand why do people listen to this garbage. Their songs are a joke and the vocals are TERRIBLE.

They have a song called Best Song Ever that's pathetic.

2 Nicki Minaj Onika Tanya Maraj, known professionally as Nicki Minaj (born December 8, 1982) is a Trinidadian/American rapper / pop music artist. Minaj is most known for her songs such as "Anaconda", "Super Bass", "Starships" and her feature on "Bang Bang". Despite her controversial songs, Brent Staples from "The New York Times" claimed her to be 'the most influential female rapper of all time', presumably distinctive for her fast flow and her use of alter egos with Cockney accent. She has endorsed Adidas, MAC Cosmetics and Pepsi. Minaj has received ten Grammy-nominations throughout her career, and has won multiple awards including the Billboard's Women in Music 2011 Rising Star award.

This horrible person ruined the rap music. Her voice is sooo annoying and her songs are only about sex. Rap was good back in the 90s and early 00s with 2Pac, Biggie Smalls and Eminem. This is GARBAGE.

The worst ever music artist, beyond a doubt. I hate everything, and I mean everything about her.

She is worse than One Direction, in my opinion. Her songs are repetitive and annoying.

This girl thinks she can sing, but she really can't. She sounds like a dying whale.

3 Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber (born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He currently resides in Ontario, Canada and is Christian. He is the son of author Pattie Mallette. ...read more.

This guy ruined pop and the whole music industry. He uses so much autotune, He lip syncs and when he doesn't he sounds like a choking cow. Also he is a HORRIBLE person because he is so mean to his own fans. And now you call this "Prince of Pop"? Michael Jackson must be rolling in his grave!

Justin Bieber has remained quieter so far this decade, and has even announced his retirement, this however, does not take away the fact that he has still produced some absolutely abysmal records and has plagued radio airspace with singles that no one in their right minds would enjoy.

I would rather have somebody literally bang a trash can over and over and over again until my ears bleed and my brain pops out of my ears than listen to Justin Beiber.

I really don't know that many people that like Justin Bieber. His music is tired, and there are barely any good songs.

4 Miley Cyrus Miley Ray Hemsworth (born Destiny Hope Cyrus), known as Miley Cyrus, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was born on November 23, 1992, in Franklin, Tennessee, to Tish Cyrus and Billy Ray Cyrus. Her voice type is Mezzo-Soprano and has 4 octaves. She became a teen idol starring as the character Miley Stewart in the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana in 2006. After that Miley had numerous worldwide hits, such as ''Party in the USA'', '' We Can’t Stop'', and ''Wrecking Ball''. On December 23, 2018 she got married to Australian actor Liam Hemsworth, but they divorced shortly after.

She wasn't always all that bad. Her voice now sounds like crap thanks to the excessive drug abuse, I mean come on! She can't sing "Wrecking Ball" on key! The AMA performance made my ears bleed. The VMA performance was just stupid. Her antics are kinda getting old. I don't think she'll last for much longer. When it comes to her actual singing, the talent she once had is no longer there. She sounds sick and manly every time she sings her new songs live. Sorry Milerz.

Bad example, and not a very good singer.
Party in the USA was probably her best song, and that came out, what? Five years ago?

Hannah Montana was actually what made her popular, and now that it's off-air, nobody really remembers her.
Plus, that new movie, So Undercover, isn't very good. *Yawn*

A Karen who thinks that she can become a serious singer. No more explanation.

5 PSY Park Jae-sang, better known by his stage name Psy, stylized PSY, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, record producer and rapper.
6 Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She was born on December 13, 1989 in Reading, Pennsylvania. She is best known for writing personal songs and for having won 11 Grammys. She became interested in country music when she was around 9 years old, and after watching a documentary about Faith Hill, Swift felt that she should go to Nashville to begin a country music career. She then signed a contract with RCA Records and began to write songs.

Why do you people like this piece of garbage. Just because she is cute doesn't mean that she is a great singer. Taylor, you are nothing.

Pop was way better back in the 80s where we had Michael, Madonna, Prince and Whitney. This girl, Beyonce, Bieber, Gaga, Timberlake etc ruined pop music. Taylor, you'll never be good as Whitney.

7 Carly Rae Jepsen Carly Rae Jepsen is a Canadian singer and songwriter from Mission, British Columbia, and later based in Vancouver. She is best known for her hit song "Call Me Maybe" which topped many charts in 2012.

Call Me Maybe? No, more like Call Me Never. This song is stupid and overly repetitive.

8 The Chainsmokers The Chainsmokers are an American DJ and production duo consisting of Alex Pall and Andrew Taggart. The EDM-pop duo achieved a breakthrough with their 2014 song "#Selfie", which was a top twenty single in several countries.
9 Rebecca Black Rebecca Black is a YouTube personality and singer who's infamous for her 2011 single "Friday," which was the most disliked video on YouTube until "Baby" by Justin Bieber became the most disliked video in 2012. She has also released other songs, including "My Moment" and "Saturday".

She uploaded one bad song that wasn't meant to be taken seriously. Everybody who voted for this are Fortnite addicted 10 year old plotagon using, Dennis and Mariplier megafans, low educated, kids who reference annoying cringey memes 24/7 and don't know any other Rebecca Black sing besides Friday.

Remember the crappy abomination of a "song" called Friday that came out in 2011? If I didn't know any better, I'd say she was a dying animal.

I hate her nasal voice. She sounds like she snorted some crack with cat hair in it when she was like seven.
ANNOYING.

She's getting better, I heard.

10 Kanye West Ye (born Kanye Omari West; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and fashion designer. He is regarded as one of the most influential, as well as controversial, artists of the 21st century. ...read more.

Disagree heavily, good songwriter, great producer. I think what people are upset with about him is that he's a douchebag, I agree, but you can be talented and be a douchebag at the same time

OMG! Just go and listen to his Bohemian Rhapsody cover! Even his crowd can sing better than him.

The Contenders
11 Meghan Trainor Meghan Elizabeth Trainor is an American singer and songwriter. Trainor's work has been recognized with several awards and nominations, including a Grammy Award, Music Business Association's Breakthrough Artist of the Year accolade and two Billboard Music Awards.

The worst artist of this decade.

12 Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.

On the start of her career, she performed at an event called the Lollapalooza Festival during 2007 whereby a record label company Interscope found her due to her performance being “amusing” to watch. Since Interscope found her, she was a mastermind behind her songs with a team of producers namely Rob Fusari and RedOne. Most of her songs were deep unreleased cuts, due to her having more than 30 songs and 17 were picked. ...read more.

She is doesn't like our queen
She copied my 5 favorite female singers Katy Perry, Christina Aguilera, Britney, Nicki, Beyonce I bet
She is like a crap Madonna

13 Jacob Sartorius Rolf Jacob Sartorius (known by his middle name), born October 2, 2002, is an American singer and internet personality, who rose to fame via social media from posting lip-syncing videos on musical.ly and his Vines (on Vine). In 2016, he released his debut single "Sweatshirt", which reached the Hot 100 charts in the United States and Canada. He also has released songs like "Hit or Miss", "Bingo" and "No Music".

I would rather have somebody literally bang a trash can over and over and over again until my ears bleed and my brain pops out of my ears than listen to his music.

14 Submarine Man Water Handblast (born Ardy Robert Andrews) better known by his name Submarine Man, is an American rapper known for his songs that heavily feature lyrics about foot fetishes as well as heavily autotuned vocals.
15 Carrie Underwood Carrie Marie Underwood is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, in 2005. Her debut album, Some Hearts, was released in 2005.

All her songs either promote revenge/murder/violence (how classy! ) or the elimination of the separation of church and state in America. Maybe the latter reason is why The Religious Right eats up her music like there is no tomorrow, even if she promotes MURDER.

16 Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone, known professionally as Madonna, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. She influenced a lot of singers such as: Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Beyonce Knowles and Britney Spears. She is known as Queen of Pop and at modern pop culture specifically in 2012 "Madge" or MDNA. She has 14 studio albums (Madonna, Like a Virgin, True Blue, Like a Prayer, Erotica, Bedtime Stories, Ray of Light, Music, American Life, Confessions on a Dance Floor, Hard Candy, MDNA, Rebel Heart, and Madame X), 3 soundtrack albums (Who's That Girl, I'm Breathless, and Evita), 4 compilation albums (The Immaculate Collection, Something to Remember, GHV2, and Celebration), ...read more.

Sorry, Madonna fans, but she is from the 1980s and her time with singing should be over. She sounds like a crappier Britney Spears.

17 Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty is a Barbadian-American pop singer. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, she first entered the music industry by recording demo tapes under the direction of record producer Evan Rogers in 2003. She ultimately signed a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for its then-president, hip-hop producer and rapper Jay Z.

I can't stand Rihanna anymore. Her old music was fine, but now? UGHH
Diamonds was awful. We found love was awful.
I wonder where her talent went.

18 Selena Gomez Selena Marie Gomez is an American actress and singer. She is best known for songs like "Come & Get It", "Good For You", "Same Old Love", and "It Ain't Me". Selena Gomez's voice is mezzo-soprano but she usually sings in alto. She is best known for her role as Alex Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place.
19 The Wanted The Wanted are a British-Irish boy band consisting of members Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, Tom Parker and Nathan Sykes.
20 Rick Ross William Leonard Roberts II, better known by his stage name Rick Ross, is an American rapper and entrepreneur.

Garbage human being.

21 Linkin Park Linkin Park is an American rock band formed in Agoura Hills, California, in 1996. The members currently include Mike Shinoda (vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar), Brad Delson (guitar), Dave "Phoenix" Farrell (bass), Joe Hahn (DJ) and Rob Bourdon (drums). Linkin Park are associated with a mixture of Alternative ...read more.
22 Willow Smith Willow Camille Reign Smith, known professionally as Willow, is an American singer, actress and dancer.
23 Imagine Dragons Imagine Dragons is an American pop rock band from Provo, Utah, and are now based out of Las Vegas, Nevada. Imagine Dragons' lineup consists of lead vocalist Dan Reynolds, guitarist Wayne Sermon, bassist Ben McKee, and drummer Daniel Platzman. The band first gained exposure with the release of their single "It's Time", followed by their award-winning debut studio album Night Visions (2012), which resulted in the chart-topping singles "Radioactive" and "Demons". Rolling Stone named "Radioactive", which holds the record for most weeks charted on the Billboard Hot 100, the "biggest rock hit of the year".

Try to understand the reason or motivation why stuff like believer or enemy was written and what they mean by singing it. And then you realize that their music is basically just made to have some small sequences used

A part of me dies every time someone lists these as "rock".

They're pretty bad in my opinion.

Worst band of all time

24 Ed Sheeran Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He sang songs such as The A team and Shape of You. He was born in Hebden Bridge in Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk.
25 6IX9INE Daniel Hernandez, known by his stage name 6ix9ine, also known as Tekashi69 or simply Tekashi, is an American rapper.

He's a pedophile snitch who belongs in jail just like Dahvie Vanity.

How was he not on this list yet?

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