User blog:Pearl Louise/Is Pop Music Dead?: A Theory

So I thought about this for a while, lately, pop music in 2017 has not been the way that it used to be. There are many reasons behind this that I myself has theorized, and they are pretty self-explanatory.

Lets be real for a minute, 2017 so far has had two amazing albums, Witness by Katy Perry and Rainbow by Kesha. These two albums have both debuted at #1, and have got many praise. However, its one aspect about these albums that have not gotten the praise that they both deserve, the singles. Not one single off of Witness has reached at least the Top 10. Sure Swish Swish got a lot of commercial exposure, but it got very minimal airplay, and I know exactly why I dont hear pop music on the radio anymore. Theres one genre of music that has basically killed pop music and its success: hip hop.

Hip hop basically killed pop music this year. Literally check the charts, its all hip hop. Im getting tired of it, and I know a lot of peope are getting tired of it. There are no pop songs on the radio or on the charts anymore because hip hop has taken over.

Another shocking statistic that basically just kills pop fans' hopes and dreams is the fact that for eleven months (from October 2016 - September 2017), the #1 spot on Billboard were songs by white males. Despacito, which I believe was the longest charting #1 of the year so far, is by three white men. For two or three months straight, Despacito was a #1 song. However, last week, the femaleless #1 curse was over when Taylor Swift claimed #1 with LWYMMD (smh).

I find it really sad that a song that makes Katy look so bad became the "saviour of us all". Gurl, no. Im sorry, but I personally dont like, and never liked Taylor Swift. Shes just this publicity addict who only gained success for her gimmicks on making herself look like the queen bee. Sorry hunny, but building an army of snakes and starting beefs with artists who have more talent than you do doesn't belong in the history books, it belongs up you hairy a**.

So all in all, 2017 has been really dissapointing music-wise. It seems like the media didnt appreciate good music this uear. Like seriously, 2017 is probably one of the worst years in music.