The gig is (almost) up!
The biggest scam to ever hit commercial radio appears to be on the out and out, reports Salon.
But, that might not be a good thing for all, including indie labels who some thought would stand to benefit from such a collapse of the payola system. Nor does it mean that radio stations, that seem to prefer hedging their bets on a handful of predictable songs, will be expanding or diversifying playlists anytime soon.
Read up!
N/P—Pavement, "Here" (Peel Session)
Under pressure from New York's nosy attorney general, who has already posted an impressive track record weeding out corporate fraud in other major industries, the (payola) system is finally collapsing -- or at least contracting -- from its own weight. In recent months, chain after chain of radio stations has announced it's cutting official ties with the middlemen or indies, who are now struggling to come to grips with the radically changed landscape around them.
But, that might not be a good thing for all, including indie labels who some thought would stand to benefit from such a collapse of the payola system. Nor does it mean that radio stations, that seem to prefer hedging their bets on a handful of predictable songs, will be expanding or diversifying playlists anytime soon.
Read up!
N/P—Pavement, "Here" (Peel Session)