Classical music and popular music are two completely different fields, and there is almost no way to evaluate them interchangeably.
Classical music and popular music are two completely different fields, and there is almost no way to evaluate them interchangeably.
I am a believer that in popular music there is an element of the "X factor" which is something intangible but to do with charisma/stage presence/force of character and that is probably exceptionally rare to find in pre-pubescent individuals and then to commercially market them beyond just a novelty factor - the real problem is distribution if anything
In classical music there is a slightly more "objective" character to performance given the high technical requirement and the audience culturally is more willing to earnestly listen to a child prodigy.