I enjoy criticisms of pop groups as much as the next person, but only if the person knows what he or she is talking about. Laborie has obviously made judgments without actually listening to the music first. I am most certainly not a die-hard pop music fan, but I do know what the music is about and can therefore put forth an informed opinion. The pop music performers are not demanding conformity. The Backstreet Boys have a far different view of how relationships should be than N'Sync.
Pop music tends to move toward idealism.
Laborie's next jab is at the lyrics. For starters, very few music lyrics can be considered literature and pop bands are certainly not trying to make that claim. Jessica Simpson is merely saying what some girls feel when they think they are falling in love. They don't know the emotion, only what it is supposed to be. As for the other artists, he is right about Christina Aguilera, but way off base with the others.