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Definitions for payola
peɪˈoʊ ləpay·ola
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Princeton's WordNet
payolanoun
a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record
Wiktionary
payolanoun
A bribe given in exchange for a favor, such as one given in exchange for the promotion of goods or services (originally one given to a disk jockey to play a record).
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Payola
Payola, in the music industry, is the illegal practice of paying a commercial radio station to play a song without the station disclosing the payment. Under US law, a radio station must disclose songs they were paid to play on the air as sponsored airtime. The number of times the songs are played can influence the perceived popularity of a song, and payola may be used to influence these meters. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) treats payola as a violation of the Sponsorship Identification Rules, which requires any broadcast of paid material to include a disclosure.The term payola is a combination of "pay" and "ola", which is a suffix of product names common in the early 20th century, such as Pianola, Victrola, Amberola, Crayola, Rock-Ola, Shinola, or brands such as the radio equipment manufacturer Motorola.
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payola
Payola is the practice of bribing someone, often in the music industry, to gain unfair advantages such as promoting or giving preferential treatment to a particular song or artist. This could involve a transaction between a record label and a radio station, with the record label paying the station to give their artists more airtime, thus influencing the music that the public hears. This practice is generally considered illegal and unethical.
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Payola
Payola, in the American music industry, is the illegal practice of payment or other inducement by record companies for the broadcast of recordings on music radio in which the song is presented as being part of the normal day's broadcast. Under U.S. law, 47 U.S.C. § 317, a radio station can play a specific song in exchange for money, but this must be disclosed on the air as being sponsored airtime, and that play of the song should not be counted as a "regular airplay". The term has come to refer to any secret payment made to cast a product in a favorable light. Some radio stations report spins of the newest and most popular songs to industry publications. The number of times the songs are played can influence the perceived popularity of a song. The term payola is likely a portmanteau, of the words “pay” and either Pianola, or “Victrola”, trade name of the widely-known early phonographs made by RCA Victor. Payola has come to mean the payment of a bribe in commerce and in law to say or do a certain thing against the rules of law, but more specifically a commercial bribe. The FCC defines "payola" as a violation of the sponsorship identification rule that in 2005-06 resulted in tens of millions of dollars in fines to cable corporations in New York.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of payola in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
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The numerical value of payola in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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