‘The Culling Has Begun’: Inside the iHeartMedia Layoffs
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The largest radio company in America cut a number of employees this week, dealing a blow to local radio across the country
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The Two Biggest Pop Radio Stations Barely Played Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe rapper's breakthrough single was the most successful song of 2019 by a huge margin. But in New York and Los Angeles, Top 40 radio didn't get the message
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A Number One Radio Hit Costs $200,000, According to One Label Head
Posted in: Music NewsCoach K, co-founder of the hip-hop label Quality Control, talked about the price of radio promotion at the recent Revolt Summit
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The Dixie Chicks Return to Country Radio, Prompting Angry Calls
Posted in: Music FeaturesMost country stations dropped the Dixie Chicks in 2003, but a few outlets are testing "Soon You'll Get Better," a Taylor Swift song that features the group
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‘Nobody Is Scrutinizing This’: How Labels Pay to Get Songs on the Radio
Posted in: Music FeaturesFollowing Rolling Stone's previous investigation, several radio-industry veterans reached out to report that over the past year, the number of indie promoters demanding pay-for-play is growing
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FCC Commissioner Asks RIAA to Investigate Payola Allegations
Posted in: Music NewsCommissioner Mike O’Rielly sends letter "to determine whether the law is being followed or whether any problematic conduct must be addressed"
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Want to Get on the Radio? Have $50,000?
Posted in: Music Biz Features15 years ago, New York’s attorney general investigated pay-for-play in the radio industry. Insiders say the practice lives on — in a more sophisticated form
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Madonna Announces Launch of SiriusXM Channel
Posted in: Music News'Madame X Radio' launches on July 1st
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Polow da Don Is Changing Country Radio One Drake Song at a Time
Posted in: Country MusicWYCZ takes a new approach to the format, where Blake Shelton and Florida Georgia Line live alongside Kacey Musgraves, Tyler Childers, Blanco Brown and even Drake
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Diversity in Radio Is Vanishing. The Trump Administration Could Make It Worse
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe FCC is considering additional deregulation in the radio industry, and some fear this will make the industry even more homogenous
