...Why There's Such Prejudice Against Certain Artists In The Music Industry

Well, a while back I discovered that there seems to be a strong hate towards certain artists or bands. Almost every day you can hear a Bieber joke, how Lady GaGa is a man, how Britney's time in music industry has expired and how there are programs to block Nickelback from the web and pretend that they never existed. I even heard that people paid to go to a Nickelback concert to throw rocks at them on stage.

So let's just test this all out and evaluate with Nickelback as an example: Why is Nickelback so bad? I Googled for some negative ammunition, and I found heaps...

Apparently all their songs sound the same, which, I must say, is rather true. There's a few songs that they have that stand out in terms of type and progression, but overall there seems to be a lack of diversity and change - every song is just Chad droning on with his coarse voice about either sex or love. If you're annoyed at this, fair enough, but this reason alone does not mean you should throw stones at them.

Then there's the part where people claim all their lyrics are cheesy and awful. One person pointed out this line from Someday: "Someday, somehow, I'm gonna make it alright but not right now". I must admit, that's pretty bad lyrics right there. But at least they write their own lyrics with their own intended meaning (they seem to really want the world to change for the better). At least their songs are actually their own. I agree, almost all alternative/rock bands write their own lyrics, but it's still better compared to artists of other genres who just sing what's given to them (or rather, purchased). Just slightly more inspirational than the multiple club songs that talk about girls in a club.

And then there's the argument that they are not even producing rock music, but rather sold-out generic garbage without any guitar riffs or solos or anything. That, to an extent, is true. I don't think I've ever heard a solo or whatever in any song by them (although I haven't heard that many). But, they are still a band correct? A plausible reason they don't do stuff like that is maybe because they target mainstream audiences and such people don't want to hear such things. You know, no one adds a dubstep breakdown in a metal song - it's all about the audience. If you don't like it, they obviously didn't aim it at you.

So I don't see where all this hate is coming from. They actually perform live and they try their best to continue their musical career. They deserve to be famous just as much as the rest. Sure, Chad's voice can be annoyingly country, but that doesn't mean the band sucks. The hate has escalated and accumulated because it's totally the thing right now to hate on them. It's just unfortunate that they are the main targets in the spotlight.

Don't hate artists because they aren't your thing. Music is subjective. Justin Bieber, despite his voice and all his would-die-to-meet-him-fans, worked his way to where he is now. I may not like him, but I can agree that he has some talent - it was just lucky for him to be found, rather than all the other talented teenagers around. Lady GaGa, despite her weirdness, has become one of the most different and inspirational figures. And although you may dislike her music, you can surely agree that she's rather good with lyrics and singing. As for Britney, oh Britney - despite her lip-syncing and personal drama, she is still an important figure in the music industry. Finally, although I'm not the biggest fan of Nickelback, I still appreciate their music. It's not like they sing off key and use auto-tune all the time (cough T-Pain).