Why are there no good folk songs in recent years?

The folk song market is small. After 1980, it grew up under the influence of Hong Kong and Taiwan culture, and after 1900, it grew up under the influence of Japanese and Korean culture. For them, pop songs are the mainstream culture, and there are few opportunities to contact folk songs. Most of the people who can listen to folk songs in this generation are art candidates. The mainstream audience and artists of folk songs are gradually aging, and some good composers such as Qing Yin, Xu Peidong, Zhao Jiping and Qi Jianbo are all in their fifties and sixties. There are also problems in the development of folk songs. For example, Yan Weiwen's song "Want to Kiss" has worked with many different female singers, and it sounds the same to me as a layman.

To sum up, the market of folk songs is getting smaller and smaller.

On the other hand, the power of capital in popular culture is very powerful. Just look at how fast the stars come and you can pay the bill. It is really easy for a young composer with a little talent for empathy to choose the direction of pop songs, and he is sure to get money soon or become a singer directly. Anyway, popular singing doesn't need much skill.

The root cause of the decline of folk songs is the lack of environment and time to cultivate a correct attitude towards art in China. Why are the classical New Year concerts in the world basically held in the Golden Hall in Vienna, Europe every year? People have experienced hundreds of years of music history, opera, literature and music, and even ordinary people can know the basic knowledge of classical music. On the other hand, our current cultural development, capital and impetuousness can be described as treasures, with 800 million references. Good works are hidden in the snow, and there is still some saliva left, that's all.

The above is my answer to the lack of good folk songs in recent years, hoping to help you.