David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Swedish House Mafia, Avicii, Skrillex… I swear EVERYONE from 2011 to early 2016 that was at the top of the charts was a DJ featuring a famous artist like Rihanna, Ellie Goulding, Justin Bieber, etc…

Dunno what kind of perfect storm happened for that trend to form but I want it back, kind of. I just can’t stand current music, especially if the music is getting shorter and the lyrics even dumber (I’m talking about popular music, not unknowns).

2010s were the years I kinda stopped just listening nu metal and metal and kinda went back to popular music for a while. 2020s music pushed me back to 2000s nu metal and Metallica.

    • harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      11 days ago

      Pop music has always been crafted to appeal to as many people as people as people. It’s never great music. It’s just good enough in enough ways for it to not be hated.

      It’s like American cheese or fast food. It’s not always garbage but there’s always better choices

      • Tracked@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
        16·
        10 days ago

        Nirvana was the most popular shit ever dude, Metallica at one point was. And if we go the 2000s pop route, I know almost all Britney Spears songs (the famous ones) I don’t remember a single one as idiotic or offensive as “generic black ghetto chick twerking to a beat # 5”