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

payola.JPGDo 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 grabbed our bellies at this ridiculous thing, since we all knew it was a crock of sh*t? Well, guess what? The agreement didn't work and payola is here to stay! According to a recent study, the indie labels that would've benefitted from this agreement are still being expected to hand over cash in order to get their stuff played on commercial radio. This means all the local and alternative artists that make way less money than their mainstream counterparts still have virtually no access to airplay. This is really sad and disgusting. [WIRED]

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