Why does most music made after ~2000 suck?

[mrstickball]

Dark_Lord_2008 said:

Music has dropped off in quality since the 1990s. Music today is mass produced and a lack of singing ability can be made up with the studio sound engineers and modern technology.
Blame it on the rise of  the porn culture and a huge emphasis on selling sex instead of good singing ability/musical talent. 

For top-40, sure. But quality is better today than ever. Just not by mainstream artists.

I mean, stuff like Epica didn't exist ~30 years ago.