Just saw this in my feed.
I'd once read about large corporations taking control of cinemas, and how hard it was for indie/alternative films to be screened in the US. Now it's the radio...
This normalisation of taste and culture by the lowest common denominator is most troubling. Numb, uneducated societies are easy pray for populist politicians...
‘Nobody Is Scrutinizing This’: How Labels Pay to Get Songs on the Radio
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/pay-for-play-how-labels-pay-songs-radio-871457/