Is the art of the album gone?

I'm just curious. Has pop popped? Is art not just for sale, but sold? Are there no longer stories but merely headlines?

Is this the same old question as tastes and genres change demand, or has society and technology definitively changed supply? Both?

These are simply launching pads, I hope, for talk about the idea.

I'm personally afraid so, but I am more interested in understanding how others see it before I set my thoughts in concrete. I hope this illicits response.