Why is modern pop music today so terrible?

Mapman, agree 100%.  Still lots of good music, just not the current top pop stuff. 

@stfoth,
A lot of children in China are not only listening to, but playing Classical music- and playing it well.They will probably save this genre from disappearing.
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Schubert I picked up a Kurt Elling CD a while back on your recommendation. Still acclimating. With many years of exposure I proudly now get Elvis though. My wife is a big Elvis fan so no choice. We even did the pilgrimage to Graceland (and Sun Studios) a few years back. Does Elling have any mansion tours? :^)

czarivey

All we hear is Lady ga ga
 Lady goo goo
 Lady ga ga
All we hear is Lady ga ga
Radio blah blah
Radio, what's new?
Radio, someone still loves you!

All you get is Lady Ga Ga?
Have you tried changing the station? There's usually a knob for that. ;)

@gdnrbob. I’ll try not to inadvertently violate forum rules.

I don’t know if there are stats on it, but do you think the kids are listening to and playing at a higher percentage than in the US (or Canada, Western Europe, etc.)? Wouldn’t surprise me at all. Just that China has a large population.

I had no idea but just thought it was funny, given a few now-removed comments, when I Googled what’s popular in China, the lists were peppered with music that would probably be considered the topic of this thread.