If you want to be objective and honest with the state of music currently, I think it's become better and better every year. The fact that we can put powerful song writing tools and virtual instruments in the hands of even a poor consumer, that means we are allowing anyone to follow a passion. It lets people who would otherwise be unable to make music, be able to at least make basic rough mixes. We are in the age of indie art. People can make, publish, and monetize their music without anyone else's help. This is not inherently bad, it is simply a tool. I, personally, think that it's allowed incredible artists to write their heart out and produce incredible music that may have otherwise been unattainable before the Internet and modernization of computers.