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I don't think the music has to have a deep meaning to be worthwhile, but it should actually contribute something to the art-form in order for it to be considered anything but a money making tactic.
I have to agree with MILF here. What is wrong with someone's main (or even sole) motivation for their choice in livelihood being to make money? Isn't that the whole point of jobs for the majority of people everywhere? It seems to be a ridiculous double-standard that once someone reaches an arbitrary level of fame they become morally obligated to have more altruistic or "meaningful" goals.
Nothing what-so-ever wrong with it, but let's not treat the kid like he's actually a good musician deserving of musical respect just because he's rich. Ha made his money because he's a record company fueled, singing and dancing machine that appeals to the biggest market in pop music: screaming tweenage girls. I don't care if he's rich (so long as not a single cent in his pocket has come from me), but I do care when people decide that just because he is rich that he's somehow a good musician.