That very much depends on how wide or narrow your definition of “mainstream music” is.
For example, Oscar Winning Tears could be considered “mainstream music” since it’s generally considered a hit and it was nominated for a UK Music Video Award, or not mainstream because it didn’t crack the Top 20 of any major market.
Nobody who knows anything about anything and is reasonably sane would, however, consider the vocal performance of Raye in the song “unremarkable”…
That very much depends on how wide or narrow your definition of “mainstream music” is.
For example, Oscar Winning Tears could be considered “mainstream music” since it’s generally considered a hit and it was nominated for a UK Music Video Award, or not mainstream because it didn’t crack the Top 20 of any major market.
Nobody who knows anything about anything and is reasonably sane would, however, consider the vocal performance of Raye in the song “unremarkable”…