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Good "pop" artists that you like?

Dominik Gräber

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    Hm, Ed Sheeran, Imagine Dragons, The Chainsmokers, Maroon 5 but I honestly dont give a fuck to today's new pop songs, I dont even listen to them usually, I just sometimes hear a song from them in a store or so and Im like, Meh, this isnt that bad x)
    Same for me! But every now and then I Come across Something I Like and give it another listen on Spotify
     

    Edward John

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    Agreed, most modern metal isn't great.
     

    Edward John

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    Hm, Ed Sheeran, Imagine Dragons, The Chainsmokers, Maroon 5 but I honestly dont give a fuck to today's new pop songs, I dont even listen to them usually, I just sometimes hear a song from them in a store or so and Im like, Meh, this isnt that bad x)
    Seems to be a new pop singer every so often, don't worry, they'll be more, but yeah, to quote tenacious-d "nothing will destroy the metal".
     
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    Daniel Sobota

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    I think "pop" has become a dirty word because people associate it with cookie-cutter, mass-produced bullshit music that the media has been showing down our throats for the last 25 years or so. But in reality, a lot of pop music is undeniable. You can't deny Michael Jackson, Prince, Elton John, George Michael, Whitney Houston and artists like that. No matter what genre you prefer overall, you gotta at least respect them.
     
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    Daniel Sobota

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    Fundamentally you're wrong, if a pop song would be objectively bad it wouldn't be a popular song. In the end any pop song is gonna shit on a metal song you like because a good pop song is simply harder to write
    I don't think that's a fair assessment.

    Tool can't write an Elton John song, but Elton John can't write a Tool song either. There isn't a scale of "hardness" for writing songs in certain genres. It all depends on the artist themselves, not the whole genre.
     
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    Dominik Gräber

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    True. And I somehow feel we don't have those undeniably great artists in popular music anymore.
    Which is why I was wondering which Radio friendly Artists you guys still Like.
     
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    Edward John

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    Nothing is worng with the classic pop artists that you mentioned, it's modern pop that sucks.
     
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    Edward John

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    For a good while Tool couldn't write a Tool song.
     

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    Jacob Lee. I was looking for acoustic guitars songs and someone send me this. A few of his songs made it to my all time favourites.
    It's some kind of electronic pop, he has really good lyrics. I also really liked the way certain sounds are used in 'Zen'.
    Besides this my favourite album is Ceremonials from Florence and the machine. I'm not sure which genre that is. Sia also has good songs.
     
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    Filip Tomiša

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    Damn thanks for showing this, he sounds amazing!
     
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