Basing your discussion on an analysis of at least 2 contemporary artists or bands, consider the ways that Theodore Adornos notions of standardisation and pseudo-individualism might be applied to contemporary pop music. Do you see any problems or shortcomings from this approach?

Popular Culture has enticed much research; with the increase of media studies there are a number of minds picking apart what they see.  With icons filing up and saturating mediums such as television, magazines, radio stations to name a few, the celebrity filled industry is undoubtedly causing a stir amongst the masses….(short extract)