@ezwind     +1 Great post!

but since half the country give or take the imaginary mandate is so concerned about miners, check out Black Lung by Steve Earl… a true master

Or perhaps delve into another rich vein of labor… exploited labor on Rhiannon Giddens - Silk Road / Railroad……

@ezwind     +1 Great post!

I concur with ezwind...

I will only add that the media and the corporations work to manufacture not only the singers  and products, but they manufacture a specialized niche  public too, as pointed above in my article about South-Korean pop great success and exportation methods...

Then:

So I agree that the listening audience today is probably getting what they ask for and what they deserve. 

Certainly a great actual artist and great lyrics...

Someday We’ll Linger in the Sun 🌅 Performed by Gaelynn Lea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HaSKgPjk6g

Or this version of the same magnificent song by a true artist ( not a manufactured one)  :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IM89LeMezA

Now listen to Beato opinions in 15 minutes about top songs of 2024 :

As i said i like Beato because he is like an open book persona:

TOP 10 SONGS OF 2024??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKYswE7wj1c

He is way more patient than me with songs lyrics and music...

i want pure beauty and moving heart and total originality not just merely good professional work to listen casually ... I listen Bach casually not well done professional song ...

The song i put above of Gaelynn Lea is better on all counts than all these 24 list ( save Teddy Swims, and Billie Eilish with my honorable mention )...None of them moves me 1 inches , Gaelynn Lea peirced the heart...

I am not a good public...They all sound to me as manufactured product... Not Gaelynn Lea... Or Cosmo Sheldrake...Or "Rich men from Richmond" ..These three as for me true artists not performers in the quest  for a hit...