Granted, this opens up the service to the type of payola that haunts the radio industry. |
Now for the past 50 years, we have done everything we could to get music on the radio, including at one time payola. |
Labels sidestep payola laws by hiring independent promoters to lobby and compensate radio stations for playing certain records. |
The book does have a dark edge, exposing the shady business deals, tales of payola, and personal dramas. |
Is payola so widespread and successful in the radio industry that it must then also be the lubricant that greases our health machine? |
Let's enjoy this new format before the labels start offering payola to bloggers. |