Ads Test Payola Case Settlement

[Rohan Kohli]

Instead of bribing radio stations with money and gifts for increased song plays, labels are now purchasing ads (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/25/business/media/25music.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin) which showcase their music and can be counted as radio spins.

[Gabe Gross]

thats like purchasing false statistics for your art. not a fan. curious to see how this plays out.

[eastcoast-fu]

I would care but, seriously, who listens to the radio anymore?

[TMartin442]

I would care but, seriously, who listens to the radio anymore?

this is why we dont listen to the radio

[Ambulance X]

this is why we dont listen to the radio

Exactly. I don't think I've turned on a radio in literally 5 years.

[FreddyKrueger]

thats very savy (sp)

talk radio is way better than Music radio

[Ambulance X]

thats very savy (sp)

talk radio is way better than Music radio

Yeah, I take it back actually. I do actually turn on the radio all the time. Just not for music. I listen to the Jim Rome show daily.

[Lifo Records]

This isn't new at all. It's been like this for years. Practically since the original Payola scandal

[DItaliaO]

The funny thing is most of the songs that you hear on these spots/ads are not even spinning on the station

[Julia Conny]

The radio is just jealous of the Internet because no one listens to him anymore.

[tragedyco]

funny... just talked about this in one of my classes. Honestly, whats the difference? Stupid majors.

[skipp]

I thought Arista Records was caught for this years ago

[Heartcore]

yeah, the radio mucho gay

[sdbrown]

I would care but, seriously, who listens to the radio anymore?
People who 1. don't have a CD player or 2. have a broken CD player and can't be bothered to fix it but still have to drive 3 hrs to school every once in a while

Not that I fit any of those :)

[disfiguredid]

People who 1. don't have a CD player or 2. have a broken CD player and can't be bothered to fix it but still have to drive 3 hrs to school every once in a while

Not that I fit any of those :)

ha, i'm with ya. i drive at least 45 minutes to school every morning, and then of course back home too. my cd player won't eject my cd, and although its a good cd, it's wearing on me...i should just get it fixed.

luckily, here in buffalo, we pick up some toronto stations, so, its a little bit better than American radio. the big alternative station out of toronto plays city and colour, alexisonfire, brand new, etc etc all the time...not bad at all.

[SydBarrett 420]

Anyone who still looks to the radio to get their music is a fuckin moron or a top 40 pop whore.

[biggwillys]

this is a practice that has been used for the past five years at least. not very new news.

[cubz84]

this has been going on for a long time. i dont see anything wrong with it.

[tiff_taff]

That' lame. But I don't listen to the radio anymore so it doesn' really bother me.