Modern producer-driven pop is interesting. I really like the Max Martin stuff, I think it’s interesting that we’re finally following Europe in building our pop on a base of electronic dance rather than rock, and the interchangeable female singer/genius male producer dynamic, while iffy in some ways, reminds us of the potential in Motown stuff before the Beatles (ironically, given their origins) exalted the folk singer/songwriter model. That said I really like how Ke$ha and Taylor Swift (from a Nashville tradition that never bought in to rockist authenticity) are our leading singer/songwriters now.