Payola-Untersuchung endet mit Vergleichen
In den "Pay-for-Play"-Untersuchungen gegen die US-Majors scheint sich ein Vergleich anzubahnen. Der zentrale Vorwurf ist, die Labels hätten Radiosender mit Geld und Geschenken dazu gebracht, ihre Songs bevorzugt zu senden.
Hier gibt es weitere Infos (LA Times).
und hier einige Anmerkungen, die ich in einer Diskussion in einem anderen Blog geschrieben habe:
Payola has been rampant since the 19th (!!) century when music publishers bribed salesmen to favor their sheet music in sales talk. It has never ceased, and it never will.
It reached sad heights in the 80s when major labels were reported to spend up to 40% of their profits for payola.
Even the Mafia got involved at that point.
Interestingly enough, there already have been several attempts to block out the independent promoters. One boycott, initiated by CBS in 1980, collapsed after radio airplay for new CBS singles was virtually non-existent and their artists pressured the label into hiring the promoters back.
The next attempt, in 1986, came after a TV documentary linked indie promoters to the Mob. The majors were forced to cut ties with the indies, but what happened? The majors made their artists pay the promoters directly - saved them money and kept their hands clean.
Here are some links to get you started:
Dannen, Fredric (1991), Hit Men: Power Brokers & Fast Money Inside the Music Business, Vintage Books, New York
Knoedelseder, William (1993), Stiffed: A True Story of MCA, the Music Business, and the Mafia, HarperCollins, New York
(this is an incredible book, read it!!!)
Boehlert, Eric (2001), Pay for Play, in: Salon.com, 14 March 2001, http://dir.salon.com/ent/feature/2001/03/14/p ayola/index.html [8.7.2004]
Boehlert, Eric (2002a), Will Congress tackle pay-for-play?, in: Salon.com, 25 June 2002, http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2002/06/25/p fp_congress/print.html [8.7.2004]
Boehlert, Eric (2002b), Is Clear Channel selling hit singles?, in: Salon.com, 25 June 2002, http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2002/06/25/e agle_eye/print.html [8.7.2004]
Boliek, Brooks (2003), Clear Channel CEO deflects pay-for-play blame, in: The Hollywood Reporter, 31 January 2003
Leeds, Jeff (2004), Paid 'ads' for song plays revive payola memories, http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/fron t/2621567 [8.7.2004]
Hier gibt es weitere Infos (LA Times).
und hier einige Anmerkungen, die ich in einer Diskussion in einem anderen Blog geschrieben habe:
Payola has been rampant since the 19th (!!) century when music publishers bribed salesmen to favor their sheet music in sales talk. It has never ceased, and it never will.
It reached sad heights in the 80s when major labels were reported to spend up to 40% of their profits for payola.
Even the Mafia got involved at that point.
Interestingly enough, there already have been several attempts to block out the independent promoters. One boycott, initiated by CBS in 1980, collapsed after radio airplay for new CBS singles was virtually non-existent and their artists pressured the label into hiring the promoters back.
The next attempt, in 1986, came after a TV documentary linked indie promoters to the Mob. The majors were forced to cut ties with the indies, but what happened? The majors made their artists pay the promoters directly - saved them money and kept their hands clean.
Here are some links to get you started:
Dannen, Fredric (1991), Hit Men: Power Brokers & Fast Money Inside the Music Business, Vintage Books, New York
Knoedelseder, William (1993), Stiffed: A True Story of MCA, the Music Business, and the Mafia, HarperCollins, New York
(this is an incredible book, read it!!!)
Boehlert, Eric (2001), Pay for Play, in: Salon.com, 14 March 2001, http://dir.salon.com/ent/feature/2001/03/14/p ayola/index.html [8.7.2004]
Boehlert, Eric (2002a), Will Congress tackle pay-for-play?, in: Salon.com, 25 June 2002, http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2002/06/25/p fp_congress/print.html [8.7.2004]
Boehlert, Eric (2002b), Is Clear Channel selling hit singles?, in: Salon.com, 25 June 2002, http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2002/06/25/e agle_eye/print.html [8.7.2004]
Boliek, Brooks (2003), Clear Channel CEO deflects pay-for-play blame, in: The Hollywood Reporter, 31 January 2003
Leeds, Jeff (2004), Paid 'ads' for song plays revive payola memories, http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/fron t/2621567 [8.7.2004]
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