Can't Get Much Higher
Can't Get Much Higher
Let Me Be a Sellout
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Let Me Be a Sellout

For decades, the worst sin a band could commit was selling out. Now, it's not even possible.

Beyoncé announcing the lead single to her latest album Cowboy Carter in a Verizon commercial during the Super Bowl reminded me of how intertwined music and commerce have become and how selling out isn’t an idea anymore. This week we try to figure out what happened to selling out.

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