Oh my fucking god I just wanted to say how otherworldly bad music is right now (pop has always been stupid to varying levels but oh my fucking god they have raised the stakes). I just listened to a bunch of pop tracks from various genres and I literally think I'm about to die. Rock, country, indie, folk, hipster white rap, whatever you call home, is aggressively bad. It's like Walmart made a gun that can shoot cum and blood and piss and shit and puke into your soul. We are so fucking fucked. I want to saw my own head off.
Nah. A decade or two ago people were literally listening to pop punk. Before that bands like Rolling Stones had a fanbase. Awful stuff.
In many ways I think modern pop is better. Phoebe Bridgers puts out some solid music, and hyperpop is just a treat.
For country even the mainstream lets Chris Stapleton get a place on the radio, though I do prefer his bluegrass stuff. If you want more obscure stuff give Mama's Broke a listen.