Pay To Play: Part II

The radio conglomerates are ramping up their attempts to mislead the radio-listening public about the push in Congress to extend royalty payments to include performers as well as songwriters. I got extremely angry the other day when I heard multiple "no performance tax" ads on multiple radio stations within a span of about 5 minutes. It seems as though both Cumulus and Clear Channel are in on the anti-royalty campaign, and it is almost laughable that they are trying to paint themselves as "David," while record companies are "Goliath." The truth, however, is that the radio conglomerates relate more to the "Goliath," especially when you consider that they have a huge megaphone at their disposal, free of charge.

But I remain optimistic, because the simple fact that the radio conglomerates are forced to use their airtime to air misleading commercials tells me one simple thing: they are losing.

Please view my May 4 post, "Pay To Play," for a more in-depth argument on the subject.