Celine on Primetime - Payola Scandal

[Ronny83]

Show: Primetime

Episode: 2006/02/16 - Payola Scandal

Network: (ABC) ABC Television

Date: Thursday - February 16, 2006

Time: 10:30/9:30c PM

Duration: 0:30

 

about: Primetime: 2006/02/16 - Payola Scandal

Have Some Record Labels Been Paying To Play What Have Become Some Of The Music Industry's Biggest Hits? And: Why Hollywood is Holding Its Breath on Anthony Pellicano.

Jennifer Lopez, Celine Dion and John Mayer are some of the biggest names in music. But have record labels behind them paid to get their songs -- and the songs of many of today's biggest stars -- played on the radio? "Payola" -- paying to have records played on radio -- seems as old as the recording industry itself. But New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer says the practice, though changed, has remained an important part of the music industry. Spitzer's two-year investigation has already produced settlements with two of the largest record companies, Sony BMG and Warner Brothers, in which the companies have agreed to pay substantial fines and to change certain promotion practices. Now Spitzer tells Chief Investigative Correspondent Brian Ross that his investigation has turned to the radio stations that he says have been willingly accepting payola in return for increased airtime for certain songs. Key to the investigation are internal record company emails that Spitzer says reveal payment and deals for airtime for songs such as J-Lo's "Get Right" and Celine Dion's "Goodbyes." And Ross gets reaction to the scandal from the music industry's biggest stars.

 

And: Private Eye Anthony Pellicano made a name for himself digging up Hollywood's biggest secrets, but now he's the one being investigated and facing over 100 federal charges. Chris Cuomo reports on the alleged massive wire-tapping scheme that centered on Pellicano that might reveal Hollywood's darkest secrets and implicate some of the leading lawyers in show business and their celebrity clients.

Source: http://www.vh1.com/artists/rock_on_tv/show...ays=&startdoc=1

[Krys]

[tativale]

It's ridiculous in my opinion!

[celine the power of my dream]

Can anyone tell me what GITSW did on the radiocharts(ACchart?) because what I can remember is that whole payola thing didn't help Céline that much because GITSW didn't do that well did it?

 

And when that is true they shouldn't mention Céline that much. Anyway Sony should not have done this they are stupid but we already knew that.

[Celine-Express]

Pffffffffffffffffff

[Céline's Blues]

Ridiculous to bring up Céline's name in it, an artist that had nothing but flop after flop in the American waves. LMAO @ Goodbye!

[Moleque20]

It is ridiculous, indeed

[Bellamy]

As if there's any radio station had played "Goodbyes"?

[eliud82]

It's ridiculous in my opinion!

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Yeah, it is ridiculous!!!!!!!!!!!! Common, it's very hard now a days for singer/bands that are not HIP/HOP R&B oriented to get on the radio.

 

This is stupid, and just a way to discredit people like Celine and others and if you noticed, there's no mention of Rap acts, so is radio discramination against those you arent "Black Enough"

[kdw123]

I watched it and it was ridiculous. I nor anyone I know have ever heard GTSW played on a US Radio station. Was it ever played?

 

Anyway I think that this whole thing is just dumb.

[Lawna]

to me the Payolla thing isn't that BIG of a deal...all the major labels use Payolla and they having being doing it for decades now...it's not new. So why make a BIG thing about it ya know? It's great that artists can get more air time with Payolla, but the success only comes with consumers and if they decide they like the music enough to buy it.

[Mozinha]

Oh my...

[Célinefull]

I watched it and it was ridiculous.    I nor anyone I know have ever heard GTSW played on a US Radio station.    Was it ever played?   

 

Anyway I think that this whole thing is just dumb.

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lol..was it ever played? That is the question!

[Bellamy]

American press just won't miss any chance to diss Celine. STUPID!!!

[Célinefull]

American press just won't miss any chance to diss Celine. STUPID!!!

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BSTRDS! They are always on Céline about everything!

[anghil5]

It's ridiculous in my opinion!

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I agree! I saw it and I was like NO Way!

[Kay]

I was just about to be annoyed that I missed it until I read what it was about - who gives a crap?? God! Haven't they milked this thing for too long already?? Who cares!!

 

Must be very slow news lately if they have to keep bringing these things up!!