Who is currently the It girl of 2023

[keatonzab]

Who do y'all think is the current it girl of 2023

for me, It would probably be SZA cause she's had some big hits this year

[SabrinaFan]

I would say definitely SZA at the moment.

[Deleted]

Obviously Taylor

[suburbandreams]

Taylor is the top female celebrity of the year.

SZA is the female musician that had the biggest jump this year.

Jenna Ortega is the breakthrough IT Girl of the year.

[Devil Marlena Nylund]

Taylor and SZA

[tekkenguy]

No mention of Miley?

[Az Paynter]

If 'River' hadn't been a flash in the pan then maybe Miley could've entered the conversation, but no. 'Flowers' is the only full-on success story Miley's had this year because the album's performance has lagged and the two follow-ups have suffered as a consequence of the lead single's continued dominance.

[jimijoop]

Ice Spice

[🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾]

Doja Cat
SZA
Taylor Swift

[El Superdactyl]

Miley by a landslide!

[irice22]

Taylor Swift

[kimberly]

SZA and Ice Spice.

[Deleted]

Taylor
SZA
Miley

[After Minutes]

Lily-Rose Depp or Blackpink's Lisa I'd say

If we're talking about the biggest female musical artist then yeah it's Taylor

[Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ]

Taylor was it girl in 2012-2015 maybe, it just feels weird to call her like that after 17 massive years in the music industry. That’s just my view, I think she’s much more than “it girl” in 2023.

My answer is SZA, easily, and I hope RAYE will be soon too. If we talk OVERALL, than it’s Zendaya.

[dbhmr]

The biggest female music act is Taylor, but I never think that quite captures the "It girl" vibe, which is more about a brand-new star or a new-ish star catapulting to a level of fame that changes the status of their career.

So yeah, I'd say SZA pretty easily.

[Kelly's 10th Fan]

Is it wrong that I kind of feel like there isn't one yet?

My sole hangup with handing it over to SZA is that I am one of those people who tends to think "it girl" is reserved for new/breakthrough stars, and SZA already had her huge breakthrough with CTRL. That album is 3x platinum, hasn't left the BB200 since it was released, and is the entire reason so much anticipation was there for the follow-up - and that anticipation kind of speaks for itself seeing as she made her fans wait 5 1/2 years for it. So SOS just feels like SZA finally picking up where she left off. With that said I suppose I could see the argument that CTRL-to-SOS is kind of like her Thankful-to-Breakaway moment, and if anyone is the It Girl of the 2023 season thus far it would be her.

I'd make an exception for Miley (I think "comeback" artists can be it girls, albeit somewhat differently from someone entirely new to the scene) but she hasn't sustained the huge buzz that was around her and Flowers in January-February.

Taylor has definitely been around far too long to call an 'it girl,' she is just in legacy building beast mode. Very cool to witness it unfold in real time, though.

No other female artist is really doing anything big/sustained enough for me to discuss right now.

[bonicap]

I would also say SZA. She is not new but if you think about this as a "Most Improved Artist" award she deserves it by far. In fact I can't think about another serious contender. Karol G?

[PREDS PRIDE]

taylor for sure. i understand sza but i feel like the hype around taylor’s albums and the tour and the TVs is too big. swifties are more present and visible than ever i feel like

[Glass Joe]

I agree with those who view the It Girl of the year someone who is either a breakout artist or still fairly new to the industry that just recently saw her popularity skyrocket as not just a top star, but trend setter too. Taylor now is at the exact same point in her career as Madonna was in the 90s. Though Madonna could still crank out # 1 hits in the 90s, it was probably more so because of her legacy and huge following. I don't think anyone called her the It Girl at any point in the 90s because she just got done being the It Girl for a good portion of the 80s. I guess the difference was though, that there were many new stars breaking into the mainstream back then. There seems to be a major lack of new breakout artists building new legacies now, so people are falling back on stars like Taylor and Miley who have been It Girls in the past already. I guess it just shows how slow pop radio and the Top 40 charts are nowadays as compared to years before.

[#brayden]

It's hard to argue there is one since everyone that has potential is currently living in the shadow of Taylor Swift.

[Glass Joe]

Based on my post above defining the It Girl as a recent breakout star who became a trend setter, I thought I might try to compile a list of who the It Girl was each year since the 90s.

1990: Mariah Carey
1991: Mariah Carey
1992: Celine Dion
1993: Whitney Houston
1994: Sheryl Crow
1995: Alanis Morissette
1996: Gwen Stefani
1997: Jewel
1998: Natalie Imbruglia
1999: Britney Spears

2000: Britney Spears
2001: Pink
2002: Avril Lavigne
2003: Beyonce or Christina Aguilera
2004: Jessica Simpson or Ashlee Simpson
2005: Kelly Clarkson
2006: Nelly Furtado
2007: Fergie
2008: Miley Cyrus
2009: Lady Gaga

2010: Ke$ha
2011: Katy Perry
2012: Rihanna
2013: Taylor Swift
2014: Iggy Azalea
2015: Taylor Swift
2016: Ariana Grande
2017: Alessia Cara
2018: Dua Lipa
2019: Halsey

2020: Billie Eilish
2021: Olivia Rodrigo
2022: Doja Cat
2023: ? - Probably still too soon to tell. Maybe we'll know after Summer though.

[rnb]

sza

[Ernesto]

SZA