The article documents the relationship between music and advertising and the ever evolving standards artistic integrity and sellout status. It chronicles fan backlash towards artists who had sold songs to commercials over time. The article discusses the "Moby Quotient" and his breakthrough album Play, in which Moby boasted that he had sold every track to advertisers, film or television. Wyman warns artists that trade on "outsider status" to beware the long-term consequences of going commercial.
The article also includes this tongue-in-cheek equation "that could be used to determine just how much of a sellout is a particular artist."Does your favorite artist pass the test?
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