FCC investigating the music industry for payola scandals

[Booker T Garvey]

FCC Asks RIAA to Look Into Payola Allegations After Reports of 'Problematic Conduct'

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has been asked to investigate "possible violations of federal laws and regulations that expressly prohibit payola."

The request was detailed in a letter from Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioner Mike O'Rielly
who addressed his concerns to RIAA CEO and chairman Mitch Glazier. O'Rielly cited "recent reports" from the radio industry as having raised concerns regarding possible payola.


"To the extent that payola is currently occurring within the industry, I am writing to ask for your help in ensuring that the practice be discontinued," O'Rielly said.
"While some have asserted that current payola restrictions violate the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,
the Commission is obligated to comply with the governing statute until instructed otherwise by the courts or by Congress."

 

[EBK String]

Every hip hop station bout to get shut down

 

[BlackDiBiase]

it will prove inconclusive, too many in it. the whole livenation

beyonces team she charts for 2 weeks then vanishes

same with taylor swift and them, she had no hits on UKairplay until "shakemeoff" so how was she still getting pushed ?

ariana grande and them, those people making frisbee music going to feel the pressure.

 

[director_of_bands]

took them 20 years but ok

 

[Hannibal Fox]

Yeah ok as if the FCC hasn't been complicit talk about speaking out of both sides of your mouth

@KENNY DA COOKER

 

[African Peasant]

They are probably targetting someone.

 

[Tribal Outkast]

They ain’t trying to rock the boat.. We will see what happens...

 

[The Amerikkkan Idol]

Eliott Spencer was looking to that up in New York 10 years ago, but they told him to & magically found him with some prostitutes.