Richard Dyer distinguishes between pop performers and pop stars. Pop performers like Lil Mama may have one hit song but lack lasting brand awareness, while pop stars like Rihanna continuously release chart-topping singles and are known worldwide. Dr. Dre is an example of a pop star who developed a long-lasting brand through his Beats headphones and speaker products. Pop stars are also constant presences, as the public always sees them primarily as their stage persona even if they take acting roles, unlike film stars who are seen as their specific characters. Finally, Dyer says pop stars are constructs that remain obedient to their careers and industries, even if their actions seem rebellious.

1. Richard Dyer: Dyer says that pop performers and pop
stars are not the same thing and also says
pop stars have a lasting brand awareness.
An example of a pop performer is Lil Mama. Back in
2009 she released a single named ‘lip gloss’ which
was very popular and lots of people loved the song
throughout 2009 and hit the top of the charts.
However throughout her career she hasn’t release
any other top singles.
Where as Rihanna has continued to release chat
toppers through out her career and is listened to all
over the world, and because she is so well known
and loved by people all over the world, her old chart
toppers and still listened to by many.
An example of a pop star having a long lasting brand
is Dr Dre, who came up with ‘beats’ headphones
which turned into earphone and then the ‘beat pill’
which is a speaker. These sold millions worldwide
and now instead of Dr Dre being known as one of
the greatest old school hip hop rappers he is now
branded as the creator of these music products that
people all over the world use.

2. Pop stars are constant:
Dyer also states that pop stars are constant in the
sense that they will always be seen as a pop star,
compared to films stars. Film stars will take up many
different roles in lots of different films, where as even
if a pop star starred in different films, they are always
seen to the public as that pop star.
An example of this is Nicki Minaj who starred in the
film ‘The other woman’. She played the main
characters work colleague but many people when
watching the film didn’t see her as the person in the
film, but at Nicki. Where as Cameron Diaz, a famous
film star, who played one of the main characters of that
film was seen as her character just as the corrupt
teacher she played in ‘bad teacher’.

3. Pop stars are constructs :
Dyer also says that pop stars are contracts, he believes
that pop stars no matter what they do, are being
obedient to their careers even though they act as if
they are not. An example of this is Rihanna, she
smokes weed on her Instagram which of course is
seen as rebellious and ,makes it seem as if she is her
own person, but she really isn't she still belongs to the
industry and she is only promoting the industry even
more as these sorts of activities are typical
conventions of the type of industry she belongs to.