There are many kinds of "phenomenons" in the music business. My point was that few of them are really related to exceptional achievements in terms of vocal technique etc., contrary to what the PR machinery tries to tell us. Notably, "... Got Talent" has nothing to do with genuine casting.

Of course the quality of pop music varies; it can well be decent and enjoyable. (What else can I say, having made it myself, as presumably many Mudcatters. We'd rather claim a varied love life than be called prostitutes or gigolos.)