That article applies more to 2008-2011 than it does to 2012 imo. We seem to actually be moving away from that formula atm. It's been quite a while since a generic dance-pop song got to #1.
"Every record sounds the same you got to step into my world"
She was so right with this statement. She even said it in an interview. At least 'Give Me All Your Luvin' was something fresh and different as much as people disliked it.
This is actually an excellent point. As disliked as MDNA is, as a whole the melodies are not something we've heard often.
I'm glad David Guetta is almost getting his ass exposed. He reuses beats and his new song with Usher and Luda is IDENTICAL to the drops in Shermanology.
Also with Rihanna's Right Now...it sounds similar to Felix Cartal's Montreal Dreams
Blame the formulaic producers, not the artist. They're the real trolls of this industry
As disliked as MDNA is, as a whole the melodies are not something we've heard often.