When I hear somebody saying “I hate pop music” it frustrates me because it shows they have an extremely narrow definition of what “pop” is.
Pop music used to be so much more sophisticated and diverse, especially in the 1960s and 1970s. “Pop” used to described groups as diverse and varied as The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Who, The Turtles, Phil Spector, and more obscure groups like Tommy James and The Shondells, Big Star, The Raspberries, The Left Banke, The Ohio Express, and The Lemon Pipers.
Pop music then was more adventurous and experimental, with more advanced chord progressions, intricate arrangements and unusual choices of instrumentation and effects. Even when it was super simple, like “Yummy Yummy Yummy” or “Thank You Girl” there was a polish and a subtlety that you rarely hear anymore.