creates the most generic sounding music

I agree .. I’ve skimmed some of her stuff, and I didn’t like it. I found some of her early country to be ok, but the pop music isn’t .

creates the most generic sounding music

Why has any pop artist ever been huge standouts in the industry? It's just the right mix of looks and marketing, because their music is almost always run of the mill. Madonna, Beyonce, Justin Beiber...there's nothing really that special about any of them, but they must be the right mix of....something,
to endure for decades.

She has good lyrics that people can relate to.

You've never met a girl, have you? Why was Wacko Jackson so popular?

She has a lot of generic fans.

Yes and people are starting to catch up to that if user reviews of her latest album are anything to go by.

couldn't tell you, I've never heard any of her tunes (hth)