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Music Industry Seeks Payola Inquiry

Posted by michael on from the spin-the-bottle dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes "The big media story of the day seems to be that the RIAA, artists, and others in the industry are complaining that there are monopolies (such as Clear Channel) forming in the radio broadcast industry. The group is stating that the practice of "independent promotion" is really a new form of payola and that it is hitting the artists' bottom line directly." Another submitter writes in with another story on the subject and the industry's Joint Statement on Current Issues in Radio.

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  1. Monkeys, Monkeys I say! by bryan1945 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    With the wings, and the gnashing of teeth, oh flavin!

    (Burning karma like it's nobody's business!)

    --
    Vote monkeys into Congress. They are cheaper and more trustworthy.
  2. Heheheh... by Mattcelt · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Takes one to know one, doesn't it?

    [does happy dance]

  3. Re:is it just me by gvibes · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hey, at least it's better than the 78th daily article about the release of the 3.7.24.2 version of some windows manager 3 people use. But honestly, the *AA are really attempting to change the digital future, and it's sort of scary.

  4. Re:NOFX?? by fatwreckfan · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No, Blink-182 sucks live. Have you ever seen them on stage? Makes ya want to puke.