sobre o payola...

«ABC News investigative reporter Brian Ross targeted the radio and record industry on last night's Primetime on ABC-TV in a story about "Payola: The Dirty Little Secret Of The Music Business."

Ross interviewed recording artists who indicated that payola was common practice and necessary to gain radio air play. Ross referred to the practice, which started in the 1950s as a “multi-million dollar secret” which continues today.

On camera New York Attorney General Elliott Spitzer stated that payola “goes to the highest corporate levels of record and radio companies.”

The story mentioned that seven major radio companies were being investigated and that most were cooperating with the Attorney General. Companies mentioned in the story were Infinity, ABC and Entercom. »