March Poll!

The 'black' music that sells in the majority these days is less music than some attempt at developing some kind of culture: a culture designed to sell as much crap as they can and associate it to the music and this artificial 'culture'. It's way, way beyond selling t-shirts and concert tickets. Many of these 'artists' are less interested in the music than they are in the music business as a vehicle to financial success and empire-building. It's not just rap, hip-hop and (what now passes for) R&B, 'white' music gets in on the act too. And so many of them are far too interested in awards ceremonies, which are nothing more than advertising for them. The music service created by Jay Z, Beyonce, Madonna, et al, actually sickens me. As if they don't make enough money already, this is not an attempt to assist little-known artists, it's only about the ones who are already at the top. These people don't give a crap about the music-buying public - the overpriced crap that is the Dr Beats headphone range is testament to this. /rant