I haven't got a clue who or what Olly Murs is. So no popular music where I live, I reckon.
I think the point with popular music is that it's made for the occasional music listener who just uses music as a wallpaper, a background thing. Muzak, if you will. It has to be catchy and easy to the ear. The actual music lover wants some ingenuinity in his music.
That's why, for someone who's really into music, popular music sounds like crap. It's just too simple, often.
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