Alicia Keys is one musician who is hardly surprised the music industry is struggling to turn a profit.

The R&B singer says today’s pop music burning up the airwaves is shallow, empty and meaningless - and she can hardly listen for more than an hour at any given time.

“We’re in a certain instant gratification era right now that kills the whole vibe,” Alicia told WENN. “It murders it because it makes it so accessible and easy. You can find any song anywhere at any time, so why buy it?

“Then, also, at the heart of the matter, is the fact that people aren’t motivated to even feel anything anymore. So much music right now is empty, and that’s what we get shoved down our throats every day; emptiness. If I watch videos or listen to radio for more than an hour, I want to cry.”