Has image overtaken music?

That's a foregone conclusion for readers of this blog.  Perhaps 30 years late to the game, but CNN is running with it as the lead story on their site this morning.  

Key quote: 

"Sell-out" doesn't come up much anymore. Musicians are artists. But they don't need to be starving artists."

Coming on the heels of the news that songwriters and music publishers are now getting a cut of music video sales, it makes for an interesting read.  Check it out here.