First off, those artists that call themselves "punk" or whatever label they want, you have to realize they and their prepubescent fans are the only ones that think so. You are totally mixing up two different genres here. It isn't a matter of opinion, avril and maroon 5 specifically are pop.
As far as MTV, you should be lucky that they play music to begin with, because if anything, it is just another reality show channel. You guys seem to be forgetting that pop has always been "taking over", and to say rock isnt evolving is naive. There is plenty of good music out there past or present, go find it. If you hate MTV and Avril so much, then turn off the TV, and let the 13 year olds have their fun.
