The Federal Communications Commission has warned radio station owners that it is cracking down on what it describes as “payola” practices.
In a letter sent Monday to iHeartMedia CEO Robert Pittman, FCC chairman Brendan Carr says the FCC is scrutinizing the company’s activity particularly around the live music events it hosts throughout the year. Specifically, the FCC is pressing iHeart on whether it improperly pressures artists to perform without payment at events such as the upcoming iHeartCountry Music Festival on May 3 in Austin, Texas.
“It would be particularly concerning to me if, on the heels of the FCC’s Enforcement Advisory,
iHeart is proceeding in a manner that
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