Payola, in the music industry, is the name given to the illegal practice of paying a commercial radio station to play a song without the station disclosing...
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Payolas (stylized as Payola$) was a Canadian rock band that was most prominent in the 1980s. Evolving from a new wave sound toward mainstream pop rock...
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Alan Freed (redirect from Alan Freed and payola)
rock and roll". In the early 1960s, Freed's career was destroyed by the payola scandal that hit the broadcasting industry, as well as by allegations of...
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Look up payola in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Payola is a legal term for a payment or fund. Payola may also refer to: Payolas, a Canadian rock band...
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Bob Rock (section Payolas and Rock and Hyde)
Vacation (1987). Rock and singer-songwriter Paul Hyde formed the band Payola$ in 1978. Payola$ were best known for the single "Eyes of a Stranger", from their...
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Payola is the second studio album by the American rock band Desaparecidos, released on June 23, 2015, through Epitaph Records. While Read Music/Speak Spanish...
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No Stranger to Danger is the second album by Payolas, released in 1982. It contains the hit "Eyes of a Stranger". The album is only available on vinyl...
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Payola are a six-piece folk/rock/soul band from Auckland, New Zealand. The group's first release was the album Gone To Ground in 2005. Lead vocalist Solomon...
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a Hyde Place: The Best of Payola$ is a greatest hits album by the Payola$, released in 1987 after A&M had dropped the Payola$ from the label, and after...
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Payola, 2002 - 2012 is a 2013 compilation album by The Cribs, released on 12 March 2013. It features the previously unreleased "Leather Jacket Love Song"...
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