Are you only bitter because the "classy, sophisticated" music you like isn't as popular as the pop they produce? Well I may not like them either, but I'm not complaining because--it appears--I've come to an understanding you have not.

Entertainment is an image game, a competition of shock and spectacle--and whatever they have, they have earned. Which is why while I may dislike the music of X, I can also bear solid respect for him/her, for engaging the entertainment art this well, knowing the buttons to push, the routes to go. That's popular entertainment in essence; get over it.

Your favourite entertainers aren't interested in exciting the masses; they sacrifice mass popularity for class, and once you understand that you'll probably cease making butthurt remarks on the popularity of those who work for it. It helps that the music you listen to appeals to a select group that thinks itself elite. There isn't reason to hate on celebrities who are hyped for music you deem substandard, and particularly not openly in front of fans.