since you're a musician, do you notice major differences between, say, the pop music of the 80s and the pop music of today? i feel a little bit like it's that the vocals went from being just a part of the music like any other, to being the front and center only important part and the personality of the singer being what they sell their music on. but that's just my amateur i don't know anything about music observation
the vocal has always been the most important part of most music, especially popular music