O'Rielly Wants RIAA Info on Payola
The Recording Industry Association of America should work to fight payola, said FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly in a letter Wednesday to RIAA CEO Mitch Glazier. “Your Association is uniquely situated to survey the practices of your industry and respond to…
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press reports regarding alleged practices in order to help determine whether allegations of non-disclosure are actually occurring.” O’Rielly said he would also like to review any evidence of “soliciting artist appearances and performances with implied or express threats against non-participation.” O’Rielly’s “primary goal” is to “get to the bottom of existing industry practices to determine whether the law is being followed or whether any problematic conduct must be addressed,” he said. O’Rielly wants a reply by the end of September, the letter said.