Bono pleased with Clear Channel decision
By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 4/11/2003 4:00:00 AM
Rep. Mary Bono (R-Calif.), widow of former representative and pop singer Sonny Bono, Thursday applauded Clear Channel Communications Inc.'s decision to discontinue using independent promoters.
Critics had charged that the practice of allowing promoters to pay for access to research amounted to a "pay-for-play" system whereby the promoters got their songs into Clear Channel playlists.
Clear Channel denied the link but said it wanted to avoid even the appearance of impropriety.
Bono called the move an "important step" and said she hoped the rest of the industry would follow suit. "The use of middlemen to promote airplay of specific songs can result in deceptive practices," she said, "ultimately discriminating against musicians not affiliated with any promoter."
Clear Channel is the second major radio group to publicly renounce payments from promoters. Cox Radio stopped accepting the payments in October.
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