Is today’s contemporary music lacking?

I get so frustrated every time I see this subject come up on music forums. 

Listen, I am in my 60's, but the main problem I have with new music, is keeping up with all the great new stuff coming out, in several genres, from all over the world.

I there have been quite a few studies done, that show, that most people's musical tastes stop evolving at the age of 30. For most people, their favorite music is the music that was the "soundtrack of their youth", and once they settle into their lives at the age of 30, music no longer servers that purpose.

As long as one avoids the mainstream, has an open mind, an inquisitive attitude, and is not trying to relive their youth, there is so much great music out there.

For those who don’t believe that pre-year 2000 popular music represents the pinnacle of the genre and that nothing of value has been produced since, here are just a few of the great and unsurpassed chart toppers from the 60’s-90’s:

 

Yes, but this thread is not specifically about popular music. The thread is about contemporary music. If the thread was about pop music, then I would agree with you.

There are many creative genres of contemporary music, that are just as good as ever.

I listen to contemporary: jazz, classical, and progressive music, including most of the subgenres of these, and I can't keep up with all the great music coming out.

I can list page after page of incredible jazz musicians, classical composers, and prog bands, most forging new territory, fresh and creative.