“Payola, in the music industry, is the illegal practice of paying a commercial radio station to play a song without the station disclosing the payment. Under U.S. law, a radio station must disclose songs they were paid to play on the air as sponsored airtime. "
Things I don’t get. Radio stations can play what they want and can influence the charts with the songs they prefer to play for free rather than playing what we want to hear. Hot 100 or Top 40 it doesn’t matter. Maybe that what people who pay for commercials do. “Play this song we want to hear” and influence the world and we will advertise on your station. I’m sorry Alan Freed that they had to move your ashes from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame where it really belongs to some place nobody is going to take a trip and go see. And then bring in Beyonce’s leotards to show to the public. Why? I can’t believe Cleveland doesn’t even have a street or building named after him. At least put a statue of him in downtown Cleveland. What’s wrong with Cleveland?
Yakety Sax 7 months ago
A hit ain’t whats going to hit the fan tho. . . . . .
BigDaveGlass 7 months ago
Source Wikipedia
“Payola, in the music industry, is the illegal practice of paying a commercial radio station to play a song without the station disclosing the payment. Under U.S. law, a radio station must disclose songs they were paid to play on the air as sponsored airtime. "
constantine48 7 months ago
There must have been one of them at the time, somewhere!
Calvinist1966 7 months ago
Does a disc jockey in Id actually play discs? A medieval lute player speaking about a disc jockey is another of this strip’s wonderful anachronisms.
Troglodyte 7 months ago
Pray the payola poem pays off!
The Orange Mailman 7 months ago
This must be based on a real world reference.
sandpiper 7 months ago
50 years on and still right on the mark. Can the parallel be any closer to current events?
The Fly Hunter 7 months ago
Alan Freed.
petermerck 7 months ago
Dick Clark, I think.
Jeff P Premium Member 7 months ago
In the 50s….there was no law against Payola…my dad was called to Congress. Also, it’s disc….with a “C” jockey.
brklnbern 7 months ago
Sure it will be a hit as Disk Jockeys were the guys who decided which records would be played. In other words the fix is in.
mistercatworks 7 months ago
It was VERY important to take enough in “payola” to pay for a good lawyer.
I'm Sad 7 months ago
Things I don’t get. Radio stations can play what they want and can influence the charts with the songs they prefer to play for free rather than playing what we want to hear. Hot 100 or Top 40 it doesn’t matter. Maybe that what people who pay for commercials do. “Play this song we want to hear” and influence the world and we will advertise on your station. I’m sorry Alan Freed that they had to move your ashes from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame where it really belongs to some place nobody is going to take a trip and go see. And then bring in Beyonce’s leotards to show to the public. Why? I can’t believe Cleveland doesn’t even have a street or building named after him. At least put a statue of him in downtown Cleveland. What’s wrong with Cleveland?