That's a fair point, I would note though that when Loeb hit #1 it was as part of a movie soundtrack that (with all due respect to Loeb) she probably would not h

That's a fair point, I would note though that when Loeb hit #1 it was as part of a movie soundtrack that (with all due respect to Loeb) she probably would not have been included on if she wasn't friends with Ethan Hawke. She then went out and got signed to release her debut album. This isn't entirely unique, but I do think it's a product of changing technology/culture which is interesting and novel in many ways.