John, that was interesting -- well, "interesting" isn't really the right word. It's appalling, but not at all shocking --which in itself, is appalling.
However, here's a comment from someone regarding the most recent
Reality Check that speaks/reveals why the subject of the above video can happen and be considered "acceptable"
:
Quote:donna says:
March 24, 2015 at 1:43 PM
almost none of the current successful artists today is a great singer. qassim is very young, he is a musician, he plays multiple instruments, he is handsome, he is a wonderful dancer trained in various forms of dance, he sings fast songs that are usually played live with playback. the pitch problems can be autotuned, the dance and charisma are not easy to find. if he fixes his pitch he is prob the only one in this competition with a chance for stardom. and u know what, i don’t give a damn about stardom, most of the artists i love are not top 40, but when i watch tv i want to be entertained so for me, qassim is number 1 in this competition. i only wish he would have better instruction in regard to his dance and song production.
I added the emphasis regarding "autotune." As long as people operate as though this is "SOP" (and it appears that there are), it will be very difficult to combat the (ugh) trend...
