That is the only term that I can really use to describe what is going on in today's mainstream industry.
Sex has of course always been prevalent in commercial music. However, it was used artistically more than how it is being used currently. I think in the past it was used to challenge listeners to think in an abstract or creatively. It wasn't just a "look at my ass and buy my records." I know a lot of people like to criticize Madonna but when Madonna did it she tried to challenge her listeners and used it creatively to express some type of message which engaged a lot of the gay movements and woman rights issues in the early 90's.
I just think it is sad that this is turning into something that we should just accept as "normal" when it is not.
It is very evident that the industry only wants to market hyper sexual acts (whether it is because it wants to profit or not) and there is an agenda behind it. You can still capitalize off the sex market with out being hyper or overly sexual but the nonsense that I see in today's industry is just plain over the top.
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