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Well lets look at the current crop of stars.
John Mayer, Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, and every other new artist that is male, plays guitar, and has somewhat over polished "grit". (provided the fact that I am actually a fan of Jack Johnson)
These guys supposedly write their own songs. These guys supposedly play thier own music. That seriously does not fit in the pop formula, except that they put out somewhat catchy songs. Why aren't there a pile more male singer/songwrites with catchy songs out there now? Where did they come from anyway? Where will they be in 20 years?
All I know is that they are what people turned to when they got sick of Pop-Divas and Bubble-gum. You can thank Michelle Branch and Vanessa Carlton (VC SUCKS) for opening the doors for them. People wanted something with a little more heart and that is what they got. The major labels went out and looked for people they could market, and here they are.
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