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Conversely, radio stations are often paid by major labels to repeatedly play/promote certain artists. If you've ever listened to a "popular" music station and
by indiejade 18y ago
Conversely, radio stations are often paid by major labels to repeatedly play/promote certain artists. If you've ever listened to a "popular" music station and wondered why certain songs seem to get played again and again -- sometimes as much as every hour -- that's why. There's actually some kind of psychology thing involved; the more times a person hears a song, the more likely that person is to end up liking it.
This whole thing reeks because it's basically the RIAA and major labels getting into a big huff because they are losing control over the outlets that they used to control.
- netcan 18y agoAn irony of this kind of business is that if someone isn't going to buy, it's still to the benefit of the vendor if she has it. The only issue is that it's almost impossible to distinguish between a give-away that cannibalises a sale & one that does not. Presumably, terrestrial radio is not seen as a potential replacement for CDs while internet/satellite is. It's all rubbish of course. In a way, 'stars' might be a lot worse off without piracy. Consumers might be drawn to free music given away by weird artists (Radiohead, NIN). Presumably a lot of those would be artists with 0 sales & nothing to cannibalise. Take, software as an analogy. How many users of pirated MS Office would otherwise use Open Office? In the south, these might have become the standard if not for piracy.
- madhatter3 18y agoWhat you are describing is called Payola and it's illegal.
- sabat 18y agoIt's certainly illegal, but it goes on all the time. Sometimes they get caught.