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Why are people younger than me listening to Russian music. A horrible song I heard a while back in particular. A little bit of research leads me to singer «Бэтси», repetitive tripe, makes Morghenshtern look like a maestro. I know most of my Russian language contacts are gone due to the investigation into Proton and the alleged terror cyberattacks launched from operatives using Proton.
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Worst part is that a lot of lyrics are in English. I just happened to be making a run to the book store to see if they had some worthwhile magazines in (and to pick up the newpaper). I feel that the worst aspects of Russia (okay, not the worst, but some of the worst) are now invading America.
still better than listening to the same 5 gosh darn songs every single day over nearly every single radio station in america.
Hits stations are similar in Russia, 25 most popular, changing weekly. I prefer some American radio stations more, though Russian variety stations play stuff people listen to rather than the American ones, which focus on more obscure and niche music.
The American stations are more concerned with something called "payola," which is when disc jockeys and radio stations get paid by record companies to play the same singles over and over and over (often once an hour, at the very least once a day). In cases like that, it's not so much a concentration on niche music as it is an attempt to make something mediocre into something popular.