The difference is that bands are private enterprises and have considerable control over their brand and how they market themselves. Mr. Obama is a public servant, serving in an elective position accountable to the American people. His problem is that he doesn’t think that we have any right to hold him accountable.
We already know that the press is not into investigating Democrats as it is.
What, was he perturbed about some photographer releasing a picture of him smoking a cigarette after he'd lied (and the press lied along with him) about him giving up tobacco during the 2008 election?
Obama doesn’t see himself as a public servant. How long after he leaves the White House do you think it is going to take him to have $100million in the bank? He will hit it before 2030.