Chappell Roan & The Plight of Celebrity Access: How Social Media Has Changed Fan Expectations & Commodified The Celebrity Experience
infinite scroll · Centennial World
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Show Notes
In this week's deep dive, I'm looking at the plight of celebrity access– how social media has changed the business of celebrity brand building, keeping stars in a lose-lose feedback loop that fuels fan entitlement and ultimately, runs many of our favourite stars (mostly) offline.
Timestamps:
4:27 The nature of celebrity access before social media
8:43 Social media & celebrity access
11:05 How TikTok changed what we expect from celebrities
13:14 Celebrity brand building in the social media era
17:17 How unprecedented access via social media impacts the celebrity
18:42 Selena Gomez
20:08 Charli & Dixie D’Amelio
22:31 Chappell Roan
23:48 The lifecycle of celebrity social media usage in this new era
26:30 Taylor Swift
29:08 Conclusion
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