Ha, ha, so true. My attempts at fusing spoken word with popular music did not get much support from institutions. Spoken word audiobook industry stands apart from the Music industry. The best cross blend I know of would be, The Boy with the Cuckoo Clock Heart with Mathias Malzieu the lead singer of the French rock band Dionysos:

https://www.downpour.com/the-boy-with-the-cuckoo-clock-heart?sp=17019