Balls Wrecked.

Pop music is a funny old thing. For me, it's all about perception. The way we perceive an artist can greatly affect what we think of their songs. Take Justin Beiber for example. There is a large proportion of the world's population that will hate his music no matter how good it is. This is based on their perception of Justin as an artist. Of course, he has a legion of fans so that won't bother him too much, but there may come a time when he produces a truly great pop track, but he won't get the recognition he deserves from many places. I don't really see it happening, but you'd never know.

"Man, I wish I was high right now."

Anyway, the point I'm trying to make is that the artist affects the songs that are given to them. Not that many singers in the Billboard Hot 100 write their own songs. That's an unfortunate fact, but it doesn't, and shouldn't stop us from enjoying high quality pop music. Remember, it's the writers and producers that get the royalties for the songs "co-written" with the artist. One song in particular is making the headlines at the moment, and that's Miley Cyrus's "Wrecking Ball". This is a controversial track due to the insane music video that Miley put out for it. That was excellent marketing. It made the video go viral instantly, and social media was whipped into a frenzy. Easy, free publicity, and all she had to do was get naked.

She's Just Bein' Miley

"Wrecking Ball" went number one, but the problem is nobody was talking about the song. It's all about Miley and the video. What I want is for us to put the song, and the music, back to the forefront of pop because I sincerely beleive that there is a lot of good work being done at the moment. I'm not afraid to admit that "Wrecking Ball" is actually a really good pop song. I just don't want that to be lost within the claptrap and bullshit that is surrounding Miley at the minute. Just Listen: