The Death of good music
A market swayed so much by money that they will play nothing but crap if they're paid more (and they do).
A way for teens to find more crappy music to listen to.
A marketing tool for horrible music, normally targeting teens without a good enough attention span to know more than 4 or 5 songs.
P1: Did you hear lady gaga's new single? It was on the radio just yesterday
P2: You mean hit radio? That crap that plays because artists pay them to? I don't listen to that shit.
P1: Loser
P2: dumbass