Random music news for Saturday, August 10, 2019
August 10th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
It’s officially back to school season, innit? Distract yourself from how quickly summer is passing with this look at music
Browsing the "Payola" Tag
Payola is alive and well in the US radio business
August 7th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Back in the spring, I had dinner with a couple of old friends who work in the American music business.
Random music news for Saturday, May 26, 2018
May 26th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
NO MORE GDPR EMAILS! PLEASE! I don’t even subscribe to 75% of these newsletters! And now, for music news on
Payola is Still a Thing in the Music Business. It’s Just Moved Online
November 24th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Payola–the practice of paying someone to play your music on the radio–has been around since at least the 1950s. After
Pay-for-Play is Alive and Well in the US
August 9th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Payola, the practice of paying to have a song played on the radio, has long been illegal. While non-existent in
Payola No Longer Off the Table for Spotify
June 21st, 2017 | by Amber Healy
Payola is the practice—the illegal practice—of a record label paying a broadcaster to play a song or artist at a
Random Music News for Friday, January 20, 2017
January 20th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Off to Winnipeg to see the folks tonight. Oddly, the temperature will be above freezing for the entire time I’m
Playlists: Individually Curated or Label-Created?
June 13th, 2016 | by Amber Healy
What role should record labels play in the creation of curated playlists on streaming music services, and how much influence
Random Music News for Wednesday, June 1, 2016
June 1st, 2016 | by Alan Cross
June? Already? Here’s your music news. Here’s how things work in the US when it comes to the music business.
American Payola: Radio’s Darker Moments
February 21st, 2016 | by Larry Lootsteen
Courtesy of our friends at Noisey, this will help if you’re watching HBO’s Vinyl. If you pay attention to music history
The New Corruption: Payola vs Playola
August 21st, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Payola is the age-old practice of paying money–bribing–people to play songs on the radio. Instead of a song reaching a
Can Payola Save the Music Industry? Yes, You Read That Right.
June 3rd, 2015 | by Alan Cross
And you’re probably going “WTF? Hasn’t payola–the practice of paying for records to be played ahead of others–been illegal since
Something About This Clear Channel Program Doesn’t Sit Well with Me
July 17th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
Want to know how Australian singer Iggy Azalea came out of nowhere to score a massive hit with her song
What’s the Difference Between MTV’s New Album Premiere Strategy and Payola?
July 15th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
Maybe I’m missing something here, but this smells. Knowing that showing music videos isn’t enough for artists to make an
I Never Thought of This Until Now: Digital Payola?
June 11th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
Payola is the term given to the illegal practice of exchanging radio airplay for cash (or, uh, dodgy goods and
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