Billboard's awards .....yikes

That's what Mom and Dad said in the sixties.

Your mom and dad were correct. You should listen to them and regard their advice more seriously. :)

Mariah is scary.

That's been the case for awhile now - it just seems to get worse each year. There are talented composers out there - they just won't make the top 40 because more teenagers buy music than anyone.

Culture doesn't have much value at this point in time, but it's all cyclical though, so it may come back when I'm 80 and deaf ;)