In reply to matreiya.

Time Magazine's 'Most Influential', like the poster said above, isn't the best gauge of success. She's still getting press, but so is Kim Kardashian (no shade). This time around it's been so much more about that--elaborate publicity stunts, than it has been about music or ventures. Take a look at how she's really doing here. Battleship, her first film wasn't successful here (but did okay globally), nor was the last album. 1 mega-hit, one moderate hit.

This isn't to say that some people wouldn't KILL for her career right now, even in the state its in. I'm just saying that to me, all signs are pointing to a slide here...