Radio War Saga Continues The battle lines have been drawn in the Radio and Records War  Recently, Allaccess.com reported that Bob Niel, the CEO Cox Communications, the third largest radio broadcaster in the U.S. said the following.  “A composer may make a million [in royalties] over the life of the song, and the perfomer gets their money through sales, [...]

Radio and Records War Update

Radio and Records War A few months ago, I told you that I thought a war was brewing between radio stations and record labels.   I promised to keep you updated.  The follwing is taken from www.insideradio.com .  ” Congress pushes to charge royalties. The House Judiciary Committee is moving forward on doing away with radio’s 80+ year exemption from [...]

The Ugly Truth About Radio Airplay This is a real…

The Ugly Truth About Radio Airplay This is a real post, from a real DJ. It was ripped from a popular radio insider website: “Our PD has recently told us that we must only play songs in the mixes that are in the station’s rotation. It seems that they are automatically assuming that if we [...]

The Ugly Truth About gifts and airplay I’m reall…

The Ugly Truth About gifts and airplay I‘m really pissed. As I was clicking around the web today I came upon a blog that suggested that an artist can get airplay by sending pizza or some other gift to a radio station – WTF? Providing a gift of any kind to a radio station is [...]

One Reason Why Radio Won’t Play Indie Music And …

One Reason Why Radio Won’t Play Indie Music And What You Can Do About Itby Jeronimo Black As I clicked on a popular music business forum, I was greeted with a question. The question was posted was “why won’t commercial radio play music by Indie Artists?” My reply to this person was as follows: “As [...]