The ideal situation occurs when both the medium and the message agree. Too often the music we hear conveys a message at the expense of musical quality. Viewed as a carrier, music tends to be reduced to a format equated with entertainment. The messages of our culture are perhaps voiced most strongly and clearly through music that is subordinated to those messages. This condition is so prevalent in contemporary music it cannot be overemphasized.
Music is a major part of pop culture.
The desire for instant gratification is the result of the fact that this type of music is normally produced for commercial reasons. From a purely business point of view, it makes perfect sense to shift the focus from artistic integrity to some other less rigorous and more easily managed, non artistic component, such as newness or novelty. We do not offer God our best when we employ this approach. Additionally, we do not honor God when we make the products of such thinking a consistent part of our lives. Zondervan Pictorial Dictionary, s.v.