bubble gum pop

On Monday's class you talked about how bubble gum pop is music that makes the radio because it has a catchy beat. Even though this music has really no meaning to it, people seem to like it. Do you think these type of songs like mmmbop represent American music in a positive way? I mean I have heard a countless number of people say that rap/hip hop is garbage although a lot of it uses instrumentals, beats, and has meaning to the lyrics. If people can say this about hip hop then should there be more criticism on songs like mmmbop?