Payola

broadcasting any material without disclosing acceptance or agreement to accept (Smith, 54). Over the years, various payola scandals actually helped many artists recording careers; at the same time helped to end the careers of many disk jockeys. Unfortunately, in radio, the guilt of a few reflects on the mass. Throughout the years, even in spite of many Grand Jury investigations, payola has not been abolished. Playlists are extremely tight, and the need to get a record on the playlist is huge (Passman

Traditional payola - supplying cash, drugs and swag to disk jockeys in exchange for more airplay is something that fundamentally must be frowned upon. The practice of manufacturing a popular hit by paying for radio play, payola became a household word in the 1950s. Payola is a contraction between the words “pay” and “Victrola,” the old-school phonograph that was used to spin the very first records. The payola of a bygone era was corrupt, inflammatory, and influential. Payola infringed upon the American

He refused to play white covers and I believe this was an awesome stand he had because so many young people looked up to him and enjoyed listening to his radio programs. Some of his enemies were involved in the accusation that Freed recieved 'payola' during his career, which I believe was just an excuse to try to get him fired so the air-waves would be clean of his non-racist program.Payola was a term that referred to a DJ's acceptance of money for the favor of

Friendly Competition and Payola Schemes after the Act The Congress passed the Telecommunications act of 1996 to promote competition and media crossing; but it also resulted in many company mergers from across different media spectrums which altered the structure of radio and music industry connection because (1) there are less radio stations owned by many individuals instead big companies, (2) the companies that own Radio Stations and Music Industries that promote music and generate sales which

radio stations led to changes in music and the way it was marketed, promoted, and distributed (Hutchinson, 2015). While some of these changes were necessary and positive, others were damaging and downright illegal. As such, the payola scandals came into play. Payola was a term that referred to the illegal bribing of disc jockeys (DJs) and radio stations, conducted by record companies, to play certain records and songs (Fairchild, 2012). The practice, besides illegal, was deceitful. The stations

lied to about the potential for riches and fame. In addition, record labels have tried to take shortcuts to profitability through scams, fraud and even bribery. Two ethical issues continue to persist within the industry. The first ethical issue is Payola, the practice of a compensating a media outlet, such as a radio or TV station, for playing an artist’s work by the artist’s record label. The second issue is illegal sampling, the practice of taking pieces of an artist’s music, without proper permission

The Payola Effect Beginning in the 1950’s, music artist began coming out with very popular music. This music then started to spread and get heard all around the nation. The way this happened was through the radio stations. The stations would broadcast many different songs on a loop until the broadcaster would switch songs up. This led to the artist getting on the top 20 spots but at the time were not enough plays they actually wanted on air, which is where the payola effect was born. The term payola

allow these bands to be heard by a larger audience. Payola scandals that were going on. Some of these famous tastemakers include Alan Freed (host of radio shows), Dick Clark (host of American Bandstand), and Ed Sullivan (Ed Sullivan show). These three men would help in creating and maintaining different music genres including R&B, Pop, and the first wave of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Unfortunately some of these people would get caught up in Payola scandals. A Payola scandal occurred when certain record companies

The Arctic Monkeys’ happened to mature during a massive shift in the music industry. They handed out copied tapes at their first show, after which the tapes were slowly dispersed through fileshare systems, allowing the Arctic Monkeys to become one of the first bands to ‘go viral.’ This process is several steps removed from the current availability of their new album, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, which was simultaneously released on Spotify and shipped out after pre-order (Shepherd). As the Arctic

Music is universally known as an expression of emotion, rebellion against the man, a way of life, a random collection of sounds, an annoying thing kids listen to, or even a vacation from everything, but in reality music is free of all definition. The industry involved in buying, selling and recording of music has grown so old, treacherous, and ignorant that it can not figure out the steps it needs to evolve with the rapidly expanding music industry. Musicians and fans alike are screaming about the