Comment Re:I don't know much about music business... (Score 1) 411
If a radio station informs its listeners that they were paid to play a particular song, what they're doing isn't covered by the payola laws.
This is sort of off topic, but this actually happened with the avant-garde group The Residents. Back in the 70s, they released an album containing 40 one-minute tracks called "the Commercial Album", and bought 40 one minute ad spots on San Fransico's most popular top 40 station.
This is pretty funny if you are at all fermiliar with their music.
This is sort of off topic, but this actually happened with the avant-garde group The Residents. Back in the 70s, they released an album containing 40 one-minute tracks called "the Commercial Album", and bought 40 one minute ad spots on San Fransico's most popular top 40 station.
This is pretty funny if you are at all fermiliar with their music.
