Who is Lily Allen, you might ask? I, too, was unsure. How can she compete with Katy Perry on the starlet stage if nobody actually knows who she is?
Well, according to Wikipedia, she is an English singer-songwriter who has been nominated for multiple British music awards. According to me, she is nowhere near as awesome as Katy Perry.
Consider the following: did Lily Allen start out as a Christian artist and then transition into the heathendom of mainstream pop? I think not. Look up Katy Hudson (Katy Perry's birth name-how many names does Lily Allen have? That's what I thought), and then compare to "I Kissed a Girl." What range and depth! I challenge Lily Allen to do the same.
What's more, Katy Perry seeks to break down the walls surrounding difficult issues in society, such as homophobia. Her song "Ur So Gay" appears to use text-speak to bring attention to the way homosexuals are treated in our society. What sort of clever means does Lily Allen bring to the table? You may not be able to judge a book by its cover, but from the lame titles of her songs I know I will never enjoy her music.
Beyond the music itself, though, Katy Perry is such a better icon than Lily Allen. Who else would try to stay in the quirky spotlight by jumping onto a cake on stage and then not being able to get back up? Who else would have a cat named Kitty Purry? And how many Gym Class Heroes has Lily Allen dated? That's what I thought-one less than Katy Perry. There are two things here: one's hot and one's cold; one's yes and one's no. One's Katy Perry, the other is unacceptable.
