Comments on: Tired of students and grandmothers, the RIAA now going after radio

By: Kythe

Kythe — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Wow. These guys are absolutely out to destroy their own industry. That was pretty clear before but now it’s just obvious.

How they ever became successful in the first place is beyond me.

By: soulxtc

soulxtc — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

They seem to be trying to literally piss everyone off now.

By: xilef

xilef — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Seems to me that they’ve got it backwards. The artists have been getting free advertising for 50 years might be time for them to pony up to get airtime like the rest of us who would like to be heard on the radio. I mean if I wanted to say Bush sucks on air I’d have to buy time. If I made a movie and wanted to sell it I’d have to buy airtime or pay my actors to get interviewed. If the RIAA wants a change they may get it…or they may get what their greedy butts deserve extinction.

By: Signa

Signa — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

of course this means more commercials on the radio now to cover the increasing costs of air-time. im glad i stopped listening to the radio years ago. pathetic.

By: mountain_rage

mountain_rage — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

If radio stations really want to put up a protest they should switch to independent labels that don’t work under the RIAA as much as possible. Then once artists realize they are not getting any air time under the RIAA banner they will switch to be independent literally killing the RIAA.

By: shawners

shawners — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

It be nice if the RIAA did go after the stations. The stations would change a different tune and RIAA will lose millions of revenue do to no one hearing any cd singles on the radio. Albums would come out on Tuesday and it wont even be announced other then the artist website.

By: soulxtc

soulxtc — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

@shawners

Yap if anything it would stop radio stations from playing all that crappy pop music on rotation. If they have to finally “pay per play” then maybe theyd be a bit choosier in what they play….

By: Burd

Burd — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Exactly! Terrestrial (traditional) radio AND SATELLITE stations alike should play only independent artists or those established artists who no longer are slaves of the record companies. What a lot of nerve! Wanting to be paid by someone who is promoting their materials. If they REALLY want to lose profits this is the way to go: no more airplay. How the heck do they think we hear their product in the first place? I say: put them out of business permantly. Their “product” (physical C.D.’s) is a dinosaur and artists don’t need them anymore.

By: lhkyle

lhkyle — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Simple Radio should quit playing all RIAA endorsed music artists and let them figure out why CD sales even get even worse. This is so stupid. There are enough independent artists that would appreciate the air play. Without radio and video air play the RIAA would go belly up. I don’t buy anything I don’t hear or see first. Cd’s are too expensive to take chances.