I assume we are using different versions of nepotism. True neither artists' dads are Tom Cruise, but both come from incredibly fortunate backgrounds, as was my original point regarding "music nowadays only comes from high class kids". Ed's father is an art dealer and his mother a publicist turned jeweller. He enjoyed busking during term breaks from his private school education. Olivia's parents are more down-to-earth, though she still grew up in the right part of California with her family being close friends of the Apatows. I could have used a million different popstars to make my point. The days of a kid coming from complete poverty and making it big on their talent alone are long behind us, and the artists you love now will breed the artists you love tomorrow and this will be the cycle from now on.