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Monday October 05

Sh*t or Shinola?

Music Bloggers Will Soon Be Subject To Payola Fines

Let's say you're a music blogger, as I am and countless numbers of you out there are. Let's say you receive some free tickets in exchange for checking out a particular artists' new album and writing a review of it....

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Wednesday January 21

Industry & Culture

How Can the Music Industry Save Its Ass?

We understand, painfully, that the music industry is first and foremost a business. Art typically comes dead last in the traditional label structure. BBC News recently published a report entitled "Music Industry Scrambles for Cash," which basically points out that...

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Friday October 24

Industry & Culture

Ain't No Payola in Freestyle, But There's Still A-Plenty in Commercial Radio!

Do you remember last year when the FCC and radio broadcasters agreed to abide by The Future of Music Coalition's "Rules of Engagement," which sought to end the dirty tactics associated with payola? Remember the way we all laughed and...

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