Thread 127639302

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Anonymous 9/5/2025, 5:05:32 AM No.127639302 [Report] >>127639314 >>127639320 >>127639370 >>127640637

>1950s-60s: payola
>1970s-80s: radio pluggers
>1990s-00s: soundscan fraud
>2010s-20s: spotify bots
So has all popular music just been completely astroturfed forever?

Anonymous 9/5/2025, 5:06:11 AM No.127639308 [Report] >>127639317

Nothing is real - John Lennon

Anonymous 9/5/2025, 5:06:49 AM No.127639314 [Report] >>127639556

>>127639302 (OP)
how do you think Pat Boone got 70 Billboard hits? because he was that good or anyone actually wanted him on their radio?

Anonymous 9/5/2025, 5:07:22 AM No.127639317 [Report]

>>127639308
That's what makes you beautiful - Harry Styles

Anonymous 9/5/2025, 5:07:36 AM No.127639320 [Report]

>>127639302 (OP)
All genres that were popular were pushed by glowies to influence the youth

Anonymous 9/5/2025, 5:08:09 AM No.127639324 [Report]

payola is inescapable. you can't outlaw capitalism. they will always find a loophole

Anonymous 9/5/2025, 5:13:41 AM No.127639370 [Report]

>>127639302 (OP)
haha OP I love froggo XD

Anonymous 9/5/2025, 5:33:22 AM No.127639556 [Report]

>>127639314
Dot Records were especially the Payola gods back then.

Anonymous 9/5/2025, 6:00:18 AM No.127639848 [Report] >>127639859

70s DJs were paid in cocaine and hookers

Anonymous 9/5/2025, 6:01:13 AM No.127639859 [Report] >>127639871 >>127640440

>>127639848
What are DJs paid in now?

Anonymous 9/5/2025, 6:03:14 AM No.127639871 [Report]

>>127639859
Hrt

Anonymous 9/5/2025, 6:45:51 AM No.127640440 [Report]

>>127639859
Ketamine

Anonymous 9/5/2025, 7:06:33 AM No.127640637 [Report]

>>127639302 (OP)
>1990s-00s: soundscan fraud
the 90s bar code era was pretty accurate. nobdy can make people go out and buy something.