Candy | Pop Music

The genre is often a product of "the machine." Unlike punk or folk, which valorize the authentic self, candy pop valorizes the product . Groups are assembled in survival-schools (K-Pop), songwriters are hired in Sweden, and the "artist" is often a performer playing a role. This leads to a lack of artistic evolution. Attempts at "mature" candy pop (e.g., Katy Perry’s Witness ) often fail because maturity ruins the candy.

Candy pop music is not good art in the way that Blue by Joni Mitchell or OK Computer is good art. It does not challenge you, change you, or console you deeply. However, to judge candy pop by the standards of high art is a category error. candy pop music

You should not eat it for every meal. You should not pretend it is nutritious. But when you are tired, sad, or just need to move your body for three minutes, a perfectly engineered piece of candy pop is the best thing in the world. Let them eat cake—and turn up the synth. The genre is often a product of "the machine