SXSW Panel: Should Artists Be Paid for Radio Airplay?

The “Should Artists Be Paid for Radio Airplay” panel at the SXSW festival debated whether the United States should adopt the rest of the world’s practice of paying artists and labels when their songs play on the radio. The promotional value of music on the radio, as in free advertising, was deemed irrelevant, because 60 percent of music on the airwaves is at least two years old. Continue reading...