Rolling Stone expose on continued radio payola

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Rolling Stone expose on continued radio payola Oct 5, 2020 14:42:26 GMT -5

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Pay-for-Play Was Banned From Radio — But Texts Reveal It May Still Be Thriving

Among the 2,500 text messages obtained by Rolling Stone, several suggest a link between airplay and record label payments

www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/pay-for-play-radio-texts-1067691/

Some pretty damning text messages on an Adult Contemporary radio promoter that suggest he's been taking money from labels to pay to promote songs on the various radio stations he has connections too.

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lyhom Diamond Member CAPSLOCK-PHOBE Joined: January 2014 Posts: 11,063 My Charts Pronouns: he/him	Rolling Stone expose on continued radio payola Oct 5, 2020 17:56:07 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by lyhom on Oct 5, 2020 17:56:07 GMT -5
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narp 3x Platinum Member Joined: November 2018 Posts: 3,688 Pronouns: he/him	Rolling Stone expose on continued radio payola Oct 5, 2020 18:09:42 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by narp on Oct 5, 2020 18:09:42 GMT -5 Is this why Chart Search for the radio charts hasn’t been updated yet? Because hooooooooooooly fuck I’ve been pissed at Billboard all day.
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