Why do modern pop duets sound so bad?

July 02, 2026 Why do modern pop duets sound so bad? JULY 02, 2026 TOP STORIES 5 songs you need to hear this week This week’s best new songs roundup features Westside Cowboy’s quiet-loud expertise, FKA twigs’ link-up with Lil Yachty, and Nirosta Steel’s nocturnal disco deconstruction. Village People lead singer Victor Willis dead at 74 Willis co-wrote some of the band’s most iconic tracks, including “Y.M.C.A.” and “Go West.” Low Cut Connie push back against the regime on Livin in the USA The South Philly band balances joy and defiance on a pointed new album that emphasizes resistance with a beat you can dance to. Why do modern pop duets sound so bad? We are suffering through a world of rugged individualism in music, where artists would prefe... read