Radio versus Recording Industry
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Idolator ran this little nugget today about an ongoing battle between the RIAA (boo) and the NAB (er…yay). Basically, the RIAA are trying to squeeze the radio broadcasters for more royalties for playing their records. And yes, the common sense response is “But doesn’t that airplay help promote the records? Isn’t that why music videos were referred to as ‘promos’?”
Well, yes dear reader, it does. And a little study by the NAB (OK, might be a tiny bit biased) suggests that basically the two industries need each other. The recording industry needs radio to beam their songs into the heads of the populace, the broadcasters need music to entertain their listeners with. Capiche?
