Top 10 Dumbest and Overused Criticisms of Pop Music

The Top Ten
1 Everyone Uses Autotune

This criticism is plain stupid. If it sounds good with the song, then I can care less about autotune being "fake". People are so damn sensitive about this crap. Like, it doesn't even matter that much. I'm a fan of music, not a fan of "real". If there's a Nicki Minaj, Drake, or Taylor Swift song that I like, then so be it. These artists don't have to be "real gangstas" or have "real voices" to put out something good. If you don't like autotune, then that's okay but don't call it "fake" along with all that other crack ass bull**** that comes out of your damn mouth. It's still music; it's just a type of music that you don't enjoy.

It should not be used AT ALL. Fake music, fake talent, corporate-manufactured "artists," meaningless drivel, total lack of instrumental and vocal virtuosity, degenerate lyrics...Pop, for the most part, has never been much more than fluff. But the past twenty-five years have seen it descend into mindless, hypersexualized and often violent trash.

Autotune is also used in singers of all other genres as well. Most of the time, you need to sing well enough to actually sound good. Autotune is simply a tool to finetune some mistakes. Always remember that vocal ability is only one part of the equation.

And...It's NOT "used for effect and not actual vocal help." It's used for people who cannot maintain pitch.

2 No Real Instruments

Just because no real instruments are used does not devalue the quality of music. Most producers do have musical knowledge, and actually do know how to play instruments. To dismiss the many producers who can create something that would cohesively sound great would be incredibly disrespectful.

Hogwash. Fake is FAKE. Half the magical allure of good music once lay in the fact that actual, talented PEOPLE were making it. Computerized, gadgety, electronic "music" is simply reflective of a superficial, declining society rapidly losing the last vestige of appreciation for that which is real.

Thank you for making this list. There are a lot of people on the Top Tens hating on pop music, which I can't object to for most of the MAINSTREAM pop music, but if you dig deeper into the genre, you will find some great pop music. Just like with a lot of other genres, you have to look past the mainstream.

"You know that a real person produced the beats, right? " A "real" person ORIGINALLY "produced the beats," either actually, or electronically (as with a synthesizer). But this was then packaged in software programs and used over and over again. You're out of your depth.

3 No Passion

Some of them don't

4 It's All About Drugs & Sex

"Sex, drugs and rock and roll" was not a "classic" anything. It was occasionally mouthed by burn-outs (you know, like Ozzie) who had no talent worth mentioning.

Are you a Idiot. Ariana Grande sings a lot about sex

At least Daya, Ruth B, Bea Miller, and Bridgit Mendler don't sing songs about drugs, sex, money, and swear words, especially for kids who use musical.ly.

That's Mainstream Rap. Learn your Facts

5 Overplayed

Okay I actually agree and don't agree with this one. Pop music is overplayed, but that still doesn't make a song necessarily bad.

Pop music didn't have 8 songs in one rotation before, unlike now.

6 The Lyrics Are Stupid

They have been for a long time.

7 They All Have to get Naked to Get Attention

Adele, Ed Sheeran, and so many more. If you consider this an argument, you're only looking at the very surface of pop music. Do me a favor and dig a little deeper.

8 Pop Stars Don't Write Their Own Songs

Some do, some don't.

9 Too Repetitive

Choruses ALWAYS consist of a repeated lyric. That's why they're also
called "refrains." Rap and hip-hop, however, are nothing BUT repetitive, and repeat things you didn't need to hear the first time, let alone over and over.

10 All Pop Music Sounds The Same

Who the hell uses this to criticize Pop music? This should be #1 if people do.

They have variety, but they usually use the same pattern.

So does Ariana Grande.

The Contenders
11 Only Teenage Girls Listen to It

Sexist and ageism.

12 It's all made with computers and electronics
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