In reply to Biting Truth.

Thank you. The people who make the argument that "if people want R&B back so bad, then they should support it" can kiss my ass, because I do (and I can't begin to describe how annoyed I feel buying an R&B song from iTunes, knowing full well that it's not going to make any difference for the song on the radio or charts.) Plenty of people do, I'm sure, but it'll have little effect if the machine isn't behind it.

What people like to overlook is the fact that the music business is controlled by corporate. There's a machine in place to support the success of pop music. When Katy Perry releases a new single, radio immediately puts it in heavy rotation before anyone requests it. When an artist records some dumb teeny poppy electro dance song and the record label feels that it can be a hit, they pull out all the stops to ensure that it does. If a song is being promoted and played to hell and back, then the public becomes brainwashed into liking it and thus, it gets sales. It's like a runner being allowed to go before the gun shoots, while the other racers are forced to run in cheap, uncomfortable shoes en route of mud puddles.

But whatever. We're in dance/pop hell right now. Record labels and station managers have successfully convinced dorky teenagers to eat up this turn-off-your-brains pop crap up like Puppy Chow - but I promise you that when this crap finally does go out of style, and people realize how ridiculously silly it all was, the backlash against it will be huge. David Guetta, Calvin Harris, RedOne, Gaga, Katy, Rihanna, etc. are going to become commercial pariahs once the tide turns. And so will Ne-Yo.