I remember some 20-30 years ago you would sometimes hear about an artist (usually musician, or a group thereof) being sellouts, or having sold out. This of course in a pejorative way, as this was the most heinous of crimes an artist could ever commit against their fan base.

However, I can’t recall having heard this term for at least a couple of decades. Has the term been replaced with something else? Is it more accepted? Or is it simply so hard to make it nowadays that the concept of “selling out” is basically just synonymous with making a living?

Are there any modern examples of this and I simply missed the online chatter about it?

  • @FanciestPants
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    401 month ago

    Does Snoop Dogg performing for the Trump crypto ball or whatever the shit that was count as selling out?

      • @vxx
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        21 month ago

        When He didnt Show up on Kendricks Pop out I got curios. When He showed up at the olympics I knew something was afoot.

        Now everything is clear.

    • @papalonian
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      11 month ago

      Oh God, I did not hear about that one. God dammit.