Jennifer Lopez and other groups busted for paying stations to play music

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50 cent needs to stop doing that..that just a lil bit song is gettin on my nerves

[Trauma-san]

They've been doing this for years, they were doing this in the 50's as well, one way or the other.  As a matter of fact, lots of radio play has been 'earned' through money or appearances or whatever.  When a station plays a ton of an artist, because the artist has agreed to come do an interview there or whatever, isn't that the same thing?

Brian Wilson in the 60's used to personally drive with an entourage to a station in L.A., and hand deliver his latest single to the d.j. in the middle of the night.  They'd play the hell out of it after that, since he came and visited.

To be honest, I don't even know why it's illegal, I guess it runs into some sort of FCC violation because it's public airwaves, and therefore ultimately public property.  If you broadcast something into public property, I guess they could make it illegal for you to dissemate material you've been paid to send out or something.  I dunno.  Seems like splitting hairs to me.

If the radio station wants to play whatever music they want, for whatever reason, I don't see the problem.  If you don't like what they're playing, change the channel.  I know I don't sit through no shitty J. Lo song or Good Charlotte song if it's on the radio, no matter how many times they wanna play it. 

Saying you want it to go back to the days when good music got played because it was good is a little naieve.  Good music that was published by the right company and distributed by the right distributer, and marketed by the right marketing, and sent to the right d.j.'s maybe got played.  It's a business, always has been, always will be. 

[Low Key]

You are correct Trauma, but DJs that are fans of the music they play are far better than DJs that are paid to play certain tracks. My dad always told me about DJs that actually ran out to their car to grab a record to play, not even playing a song just dead air, just because it was that good. I wish I could hear stations like that these days.

The thing is, the music the radio stations are playing isn't the music they like, it's the music they are paid to play. There is this DJ named Tone E. Fly here, and at first he was on the pop channel, then all of a sudden he either got fired or quit, apparently got gangsta, and now he's back on radio but he's on the rap station now. Those are the types of DJs that go home listen to a completely different genre. They don't even care what is good, all they care about is how much bigger their paycheck can get.

And as much as the radio is for the fans, it's also a promotional tool for the artist. If the artist does an interview at a certain station, it's only right to play their song a few more times not just to promote the record, but to let the listeners know who the artist is. But all in all, I'm glad there is finally proof the pay offs were happening. I knew it was illegal, I just knew it was a matter of time.

[Mr. O]

hopefully they can bring back the days where talent sets the plays, not money
and they might actually get DJs who stop acting like superstars and
start acting like the fan's they're supposed to be...

if you saw these people getting all this shit.. i'm sure you'd want in too!

We need talents..not hoaxs

[Trauma-san]

You are correct Trauma, but DJs that are fans of the music they play are far better than DJs that are paid to play certain tracks. My dad always told me about DJs that actually ran out to their car to grab a record to play, not even playing a song just dead air, just because it was that good. I wish I could hear stations like that these days.

The thing is, the music the radio stations are playing isn't the music they like, it's the music they are paid to play. There is this DJ named Tone E. Fly here, and at first he was on the pop channel, then all of a sudden he either got fired or quit, apparently got gangsta, and now he's back on radio but he's on the rap station now. Those are the types of DJs that go home listen to a completely different genre. They don't even care what is good, all they care about is how much bigger their paycheck can get.

And as much as the radio is for the fans, it's also a promotional tool for the artist. If the artist does an interview at a certain station, it's only right to play their song a few more times not just to promote the record, but to let the listeners know who the artist is. But all in all, I'm glad there is finally proof the pay offs were happening. I knew it was illegal, I just knew it was a matter of time.

All you just did, was tell me that you like DJ's who play good music, better than you like DJ's who get paid to play music.  I agree.  That doesn't make it illegal, though, and I don't think it should be illegal. 

[Wicked977]

From the few radio rips I've heard, I think that Julio G must be one of the best radio DJ's. I listened to that Kam radio rip from a few days ago on K-DAY with Julio G and like you said Seer, he acts like a fan, which is good to me.

Agree 100 % he plays shit that is dope he don't care about Who is it
thats why I listen to K-Day instead of Power 106 they only play 50,Reaggeton,just pop music
 sometimes they will do some dope stuff but K-Day >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Power 106 & 100.3 The Beat

[Low Key]

All you just did, was tell me that you like DJ's who play good music, better than you like DJ's who get paid to play music.  I agree.  That doesn't make it illegal, though, and I don't think it should be illegal. 

What I was saying was I don't mind if the DJ monopolizes the radio waves with records they like just as long as they don't see any monitary incentive from it. I think we are both trying to get at that point, but it doesn't matter, I'm right so go to hell.