Payola (Noun)
Meaning
A bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record.
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- The music industry scandal revealed widespread payola practices among popular DJs and record labels.
- He was fired from the radio station after it was discovered he had accepted payola from several record companies.
- In the 1950s and 1960s, payola was a common practice that influenced the music that reached the airwaves.
- The government investigated the record label for allegedly engaging in payola to promote its latest single.
- Payola had become so rampant in the music industry that a law was passed to curb the unethical practice.