Radio Ridiculed for Payola and Those Pesky Google Paid Ads

Radio and Payola is back in the news thanks to a judgement from a recent lawsuit. Plus, a lawsuit over iHeart and Google Paid Ads gets resolved. ‘Payola Is Illegal’: Lawsuit Revives Pay-for-Play Accusations in Radio Industry https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/pay-for-play-lawsuit-radio-1287139/ FLASHBACK Want to Get on the Radio? Have $50,000? https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/radio-stations-hit-pay-for-play-867825/ FLASHBACK Pay-for-Play Was Banned From Radio —

Radio Reels From Payola Pay for Play and Pandemic Positioning

Rolling Stone follows up on Radio’s Payola Problem as they write Pay-for-Play Was Banned From Radio — But Texts Reveal It May Still Be Thriving. Pay-for-Play Was Banned From Radio — But Texts Reveal It May Still Be Thriving https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/pay-for-play-radio-texts-1067691/ The Splintering of The Radio Industry https://radioink.com/2020/10/08/the-splintering-of-the-radio-industry/ FCC Closing In On An All-Digital AM Decision.

FCC Fights Payola Problem at the Hands of Major Music Publishers

FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly has demanded that Sony, UMG and WMG answer new “pay to play” allegations. The Commissioner wrote about this the payola problem: