>>7621These two singers obviously sound very distinct, yet their songs emotional content irritatingly clashes with its delivery. I think this is a problem caused by the stylistic ossification of contemporary pop music:
A pop song cannot engage fully with negative emotions, but must retain a certain aloofness.
Complementary to the emotional register of pop, the musical register does not allow for an interesting enough tension/release dynamic, to make the listener emotionally invested.
To mask the emotional shallowness of the music, some singers go for an overly dramatic delivery with pregnant pauses and irregular vocal rhythm in general.