Why does the mainstream industry only want a select few to be popular?

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 07-30-2014, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by James

I'd take 'Stay' over most of the top 40 stuff from the sixties too.

Absolutely gorgeous song.
And there's more to art than the aspect of creation. It's performance. Singers can have voices that evoke emotions in people. Actors can interpret other people's writing and make it more human. I think both can be referred to as 'artists' because they take what others have created and embody it in a different way.

I absolutely agree, Stay is incredible. I like some 60's pop but most of it is rubbish like a majority of pop songs today. It's never going to change. No matter how many threads you make about the same, damn thing.

I think that the majority of stars are told what they need to do by their label but generally they get to decide which songs suit them (by ghost writers), what type of concert sets they like and of course what they wear (although they will have stylists too). Lady Gaga is a good example of controlling the reigns of the information, songs, outfits, sets, etc. She is talented however many have said before she is too talented for pop songs. In saying that, I know a lot of people are the reason she is here today. People who helped come up with her name, managers, publicists, people who supported her financially.