Spitzer says 'payola is pervasive' in music industry. (26-JUL-05) Daily News (New York, New York) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)

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Spitzer says 'payola is pervasive' in music industry.

Publication: Daily News (New York, New York) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)

Publication Date: 26-JUL-05

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Byline: Adam Lisberg

Jul. 26--NEW YORK -- Sick of lousy songs on the radio?

Blame it on a corrupt record business that skews the Top 40 by giving free trips and other goodies to radio programmers -- and cold cash to radio stations to play their artists, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer charged Monday.

Big-name artists like Jennifer Lopez, Celine Dion and Good Charlotte got airtime on the radio because their labels gave away computers and trips to Las Vegas, according to telltale industry e-mails Spitzer uncovered -- and revealed yesterday.

"Payola is pervasive. It reaches to the very top...

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