Music industry

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The music industry is currently undergoing some major upheavals, but even before that it had Issues.

Radio

Radio promotion is an example of a Power Structure. Radio station owners are given incentive to choose the playlists, rather than allow DJs to pick music solely on merit, because this gives the station greater ability to negotiate with record labels for paybacks. (See, for example: Smash Hits; as recently as August, 2005, Clear Channel radio station "The River" was mentioning such perks in their campaign to attract new advertising representatives.)

Links

• A Rancid Amoeba: writings
• Janis Ian: writings on a lot of things, including the music industry