I'm totally not into pop at all, but in the areas and genres of music that I'm interested in, there's been a ton of great tunes coming out. In regards to pop music, the musicians that stick out to me, personally, have always been Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, and more recently, some of Charlie Puth's stuff. Despite Ed Sheeran's new record being nowhere near as good as his last one, I think there are still some really good songs there, and Bruno Mars and Sam Smith crank out some really, really good music.
For the most part, I'm stuck in the 70's-80's, though, and music is totally subjective. For me, I'd recommend most people explore acoustic and folk punk, indie rock, and new wave stuff, because that's the kind of music I love.