Hypnotized

How do you select music? Are you a fan of the artist, like a song or two that you've heard on the radio? Or is it purely power of suggestion?

Now there are some songs and artist that I can not see what the point of their music is, and I am good friends with their fans. And for the past few weeks, I find myself listening to Nicki Minaj's new song "Your Love." But you must understand that when she started, I didn't get it, I was not a fan. However it seems that she is everywhere, so much so that young girls are starting to dress, and talk like her and she is on heavy rotation on the radio....as a feature for the most part. So there is no escaping her.

And it seems that the more I hear her songs, I start to like her a little bit more...snail distance (it's slow going). Now I like this "Your Love" song but it is a departure from her normal Barbie theme, maybe if she stays in this lane for a while the appeal will grow a little faster.

But I guess this idea of suggestion can be applied to everything...
So my question is, how much of are consumption is choice or the power of suggestion?