Honestly, I wouldn't doubt if pop hits in the future were done entirely with machines: Auto-tune + Text to Speech + Drum Machine. We've knocked singers and percussion out... Once they find a way to automate the producers we'll be in luck.
Hire super models of both the female/male variety to sing it to dancing which consists of fully clad simulated sex. A few lesbian kisses here and there. Plus, they'll do it to save the whales, so they'll be good for a socially conscious youth.
Problem is, since the days of Elvis, there has always been a thread of style over substance. It gets worse over time, though. Because, people who are only casual fans of music can become big fans of American Idol, and spend their hard earned dollars keeping it in focus. Which means limited air time and attention to much less profitable acts. Which, of course, will be the ones who have been focusing on creating music rather than chumming up with bureaucrats, and adapting their sound to their liking.
I honestly think shows like American Idol , even if it's tribute to a human skill, with it's showbiz over music approach, when they realize that people are just watching for the show, and not the music, will bring us closer to a day and age where pop music, and pornography are one in the same. The music will just be a sexy beat to accent.
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