Why do musicians sell out?
What is “selling out?” In its purest form, it’s compromising your values, principles, and art in exchange for money. But the whole concept is a very grey area. This video helps explain what’s happening when your favourite artist enters that murky territory.
This video tries to make it seem like “selling out” is a new thing. Fans have been complaining about artists selling out since before there was streaming – since before there were CDs – since before Edison played around with wax cylinders.
As someone who works in the music industry, I can say for certain that there are some factual inaccuracies here.
Take it with a grain of salt.