Mainstream music nowadays is bad. That is a fact. I mean, we have stupid shows like the different derivates of Idols, X-Factor (from GB I think), in general voyueristic casting shows... only there to amuse the common mob and their tendency to laugh about the humiliation of those who think that they fulfil their dream... Then we have stupid "songs" that are created as tunes for mophoes (my abbreviaton for mobile phones xD), etc. Well, I can't say how it is in other countries as I have long stopped following mainstream. It's quite hard to find good stuff nowadays... and to be honest there are some really big jewels among the songs from pre'90s.