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Payola, Crapola
Thursday, Aug 4
This comes as no shock, but the fact that it is now public knowledge that record label Sony bought radio spins for the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Good Charlotte and others still sickens me. That shit is outlawed, and the artists and execs should face some serious consequences, like being de-listed from Billboard charts, have their 'gold' or 'platinum' status decertified, and humiliated publicly. The incestuous combination of media companies, record labels, and radio & video outlets is disgusting, and it is a disservice to the public. Fucking bastards:
Internal memos from Sony Music, revealed today in the New York state attorney general's investigation of payola at the company, will be mind blowing to those who are not so jaded to think records are played on the radio because they're good. We've all known for a long time that contemporary pop music stinks. We hear "hits" on the radio and wonder, "How can this be?"
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