Music Sellouts!

Okay, new MR for Mulchie.  What is your MR of Music Sellouts?

By definition, a sellout has to have had either implied or explicit "cred" of some sort. For instance, Britney Spears never had musical integrity in the first place so the fact that she was a spokesperson for Pespi doesn't mean that she's a sellout, it means that she is doing her job.  So we are talking about either selling products, or selling out your musical integrity.  And you had to have some integrity to begin with.

Now, I will admit, I am not a music person.  I like music, but I am not as well versed as some out there, so I would love to see lots and lots of opinion on this one.

#1. Avril Lavigne. "I'm a Punk" she says. or rather her stylist says.  She's as punk as I am.  Her latest videos have obscene product placement, she's with Ford modelling, yet she tries to play herself off as a rocker.  Yeah-huh, sure you are.  She's Britney Spears, but her "people" just gave her a different look.  At least Brit admits what she is : pop through and through.

#2. Jewel. She used to be a folk godess. Then she made... a Dance CD?! Shook her ass for $$. booooo...

#3. Gwen Steffani.  No Doubt was a ska band, kinda alternative. She does great solo work, but is much more poppy.  Why does she get a mention?  for this lyric: "You like the way I work, You like the way that L.A.M.B. is written on my shirt." That's right. A plug for her own designs on her own music. Plus she is all over HP ads as well.

#4. I say Elvis: all those movies when he got big... graceland etc.  Turned from a bad boy/sex  symbol rock n roller (when rock n roll was the devils music) into.... fat Elvis where you can buy anything cheap and tacky with his name on it. I know some of that is his estate, but I am sure some of the selling out was due to the King himself.  Sean says Jon Bonjovi. Jon Bon (as I call him) is now a model for cologne, he used to be a "heavy metal" band.  This is where we deaprt. Although I had the biggest crush on Jon Bon, I am not sure how much he (and his band) was considered heavy metal or rock... Did they ever have cred AT THE TIME?  I don't know

(Dis)honorable mention? Nickleback for hte song "RockStar" which was released at the same time as a TV show called... Rock Star.  I mean c'mon. You just know the band was like Pleaseohpleaseohpleaseohplease just hoping that theri song was going to be featured on the show.

So what do you guys think? I would really really love to hear other ideas!