lol, don't take this the wrong way, but my brother is somewhat of a music snob as well. Granted, he's always tried to go against the trends in an almost "emoistic" kind of way.
The music industry stopped being about the music a long time ago. It's since been only about money and entertainment. If anyone remembers far back enough, radio DJs had more to do with whether or not a singer or band was successful. Now record executives have decided that they know the formula for success, not music success mind you, but financial success. With money being the focus, you'll see artists like Brittany Spears who look good in skimpy outfits, and are decent at Karaoke. And you'll see 2-3 other clones pop up (Christina Aguilar, J-Lo, etc). I don't blame the no talent singer, I blame the record execs.