Now, the new #1 Hot 100 song are Blurred Lines by the trio of three male artist. And the next #1 probably is Get Lucky which also performed by male artists as well.
If Gaga, Britney, Bey, Rihanna, and Katy we're all releasing singles non-stop like in 2011 and were flopping all over the place then it would be a bad year for female artists.
But considering none of them have really released anything major, no.
What thisbird and Rivington Reject said. It's not a bad time, it's just dry. Sad that this is the only time that male acts get any shine, but conventional masculinity only allows male pop artists to go so far beyond "girl I wanna **** you" loverboy-isms.