Nothing wrong with listening to commercial music that you hear in the mainstream (aka top 40) stuff but you really need to listen to more. There are a lot of people out there who would listen to commercial music only. Nothing wrong with it and it’s good to do but you must listen to more. I listen to some mainstream music but not a lot whole lot.
With me, I listen to all sorts of music even though my main genre is rock n’ roll and metal but I will listen to a little bit of everything else like jazz, blues, classical, some pop, some rap and even some country. I’m not a big fan of country ’cause country music these days is sounding way too pop for me, doesn’t sound like country to me anymore. I do like some country artists, though.
You should listen to music that is both popular and unpopular. It’s good to listen to bands & artists that you haven’t heard before and I do a lot of that. If you look at my music collection, you would see a lot of bands & artists that you haven’t heard before.
You should also support unsigned talent too. I don’t buy a lot of albums from unsigned talent but I will if I like their music enough.
How do I learn about bands & artists? Well, I don’t listen to the radio at all anymore, I stopped listening to the radio a long time ago ’cause FM radio isn’t good anymore. I would learn about bands & artists through the internet, music magazines such as “Guitar World” mostly and sometimes other people would recommend me stuff.
Supporting other music besides the stuff you hear in the mainstream is good for you. There are too many people who would only listen to mainstream music and I would do my best to teach them that they should listen to more. It’s good to listen to as much music as possible and I do. Gotta learn to broaden your horizons. i learned to do that when I was a kid.
Kev
K'Brocking 
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