BRUTAL ranking of GEN Z pop girls

Patty’s Gen Z Pop Tier List

Patty puts Gen Z pop stars “on trial” in a deliberately ruthless, highly personal tier list. Its five levels range from “eternal icon” to “in memory,” the archive for artists she thinks have already had their moment. She stresses that she loves the artists even when she drags them, but her verdicts are often blunt.

Eternal Icons

Patty reserves the top tier for three artists:

• Billie Eilish is her clearest pick: a respected, cross-generational icon with a run of albums and songs Patty considers exceptional.
• Sabrina Carpenter earns icon status for becoming impossible to avoid and bringing some fun, flirty pop back into the conversation.
• Addison Rae gets an almost mystical endorsement. Patty jokes that pop-music ancestors are speaking through her and that shaving her head would reveal an Avatar arrow.

Leaders and Other High Rankings

Patty calls Olivia Rodrigo a Gen Z leader, though not quite an all-time icon yet. She praises Rodrigo’s near-perfect hit record, improving albums, and lyrics that capture Gen Z anxiety.

Other high-ranking artists include:

• Zara Larsson, whom Patty jokingly calls a “grandmother” of the group.
• Tyla, praised for her voice and for sticking to her Afrobeat-pop direction.
• Doja Cat, whose inventive writing and performances Patty admires. She argues that Doja works best when she doesn’t chase commercial trends.
• Tate McRae, who Patty says has earned leader status, though she questions some of her artistic choices.

Artists Patty Wants to See Develop

Patty’s praise for several artists comes with a “let’s see what happens next” caveat:

• Chappell Roan is a leader and cult favorite, but Patty wants to see what she does next before calling her an eternal icon.
• Sombr impresses Patty with self-written songs.
• Lola Young wins her over with raw emotion and versatile vocals.
• Olivia Dean earns a leader ranking for her warm, romantic debut.
• RAYE grows on Patty the more she listens.
• Rosé gets praise for a solo career Patty finds especially balanced and personal.
• Jennie lands among the leaders, while Lisa is placed a tier lower because some of her music feels overly hectic or repetitive.

Mixed and Lower-Tier Verdicts

Patty’s harsher calls provide plenty of comedy. Ella Langley lands in “fighting for survival” despite her enormous chart success—because Patty hadn’t heard the hit she was discussing until shortly before filming.

Ice Spice goes into “memory.” Patty compares her trajectory to a one-hit summer and jokes about her lyrics’ fixation on bodily functions. Stella Lefty also gets sent to the archive amid discussion of alleged song-copying and public speculation about her billionaire father’s influence. Patty presents these as allegations and speculation.

Other artists receive more qualified assessments:

• Madison Beer has a beautiful voice and strong songs, but Patty thinks she needs a sharper artistic presentation.
• PinkPantheress earns a secure place, though Patty complains that many of her older tracks are barely a couple of minutes long.
• KATSEYE are talented but seem to take “one step forward and two steps back.” Patty hopes they’ll flourish as they develop.
• Dove Cameron, Benson Boone, Renee Rapp, and Lil Nas X all have real potential, but Patty thinks they need to find a clearer direction or regain momentum.

Other Memorable Takes

Patty admires ADÉLA’s self-funded, independent debut and finds her bold, shameless pop energy inspiring. She sees Nessa Barrett as having a compelling artistic identity, though she can’t help noticing how many of Barrett’s song titles involve death.

Gracie Abrams and Audrey Hobert get credit for their songwriting, while Siena Spiro is praised for her distinctive voice.

Patty’s Closing Argument

Patty argues that Gen Z pop is in better shape than critics think. The monoculture is gone, so listeners have to seek artists out rather than expect them to be handed to everyone at once. She ends by urging viewers to support the new generation—and jokingly threatens to whack them with a ruler if they don’t subscribe.

Personalities and Artists Featured

Patty (the host); Olivia Rodrigo, Stella Lefty, ADÉLA, Sabrina Carpenter, Zara Larsson, Ella Langley, Nessa Barrett, PinkPantheress, Tyla, Ice Spice, Madison Beer, KATSEYE, Sombr, Doja Cat, Lola Young, Chappell Roan, Dove Cameron, Tate McRae, Benson Boone, Gracie Abrams, Olivia Dean, Lil Nas X, flowerovlove, Billie Eilish, Renee Rapp, RAYE, Rosé, Lisa, Jennie, Khuda Mustafa, Audrey Hobert, and Siena Spiro.