noah | September 19, 2008 4:30 am

DRUDGE SIREN THIS JUST IN: Some of those brand name-drops in popular songs and their attached videos may be the result of–wait for it–paid endorsement deals! And among the offending artists may be those paragons of musical integrity known as the Pussycat Dolls! Is there anything left to believe in, you guys? Aside from the pretty undeniable truth that arguments about “selling out” are never going to fail to cause mock outrage from certain quarters, even when the “artists” who are being “compromised” were already far into the everything-must-go phase of their career? [Listening Post]