What sadly passes nowadays as talent . . . much like a cookie-cutter duplicate, very commercial and predictable formulas, which are mundane, boring, lousy lyrics, repetitive monotony -- with voices that use an edgy technique like ice picks or a dentist drilling in one's ear. There are too many so-called stars or artists that have very little to no style of their own, and the products they sell and the performance they produce would have been booed off the stage when people actually paid their dues and earned a place as a recording artist and a professional.
Why Does All Music Sound the Same; An Explanation
Since the topic of music production, mastering, and the Loudness Wars comes up frequently on the forum, here's a good tour through the process.
(It's a few years old but still very relevant).
https://medium.com/cuepoint/why-do-all-records-sound-the-same-830ba863203
(It's a few years old but still very relevant).
https://medium.com/cuepoint/why-do-all-records-sound-the-same-830ba863203