Mariah is a one of kind artist anyway. So she would have had huge hits regardless. You can use payola all you want. But that won't guarantee a hit. Sam Smith makes R&b/Pop music. Tyrese wasn't ever a staple on the pop scene really. But what he's saying makes sense. Pop radio needs to be diversified. R&b artists don't get the credit that they deserve. Robin is mainly an R&B artist anyway. Justin makes r&b pop. So that's that.