I hate this expression. It is commonly used in a negative fashion to refer to well marketed bands or artists that are making big fat stacks of money. I say more power to them. As I see it, any artist that is looking for a record contract is trying to get paid to play music. I respect that.
Some artists make music for themselves, that is not easily understood or appreciated by others. Fine. Some make music specifically for the enjoyment of others. Great. Neither one is inherently better than the other. Some people create music to release their inner demons. They have every right to do so. If they want to share these feelings with their friends, even better. If their friends think it is good enough that they would pay money to hear it, sounds fine to me. If a large corporation thinks the song would help sell boogers on a stick, and the person has no problem with it, then neither do I. It shouldn't bother the fans either.
Unless you grew up with an artist or band, they were probably already making money off of their music before you had ever heard of them. They might not have been raking in the dough, but were most likely signed. Just because a band has become popular does not mean they have lost their artistic integrity. Get over it.
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