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It hasn't changed since the 50's

Look up PAYOLA SCANDAL and just substitute the word "Amazon's music streaming process" for the words "disc jockey." It's the same ol' song... they'll tell people what to listen to and charge the artists and "record labels" for that, then automtically charge your VISA $1.29 for the crappy tune. Funny, but that's about the same as a 45 cost in the 1960's IIRC.

Payola crucified Alan Freed and made a big stink in Congress and nothing-- NOTHING-- has changed except the shape of the knobs and making ripping the 'Merkun public off fully automatic.

To quote the keen observer of the American scene Hunter S. Thompson: "The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a dark side..."

As regards the value of the manure spread by Billboard "Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people who can't read." Frank Zappa





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