👀 How Radio Shuts Out Independent Artists

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us 👀 How Radio Shuts Out Independent Artists I don't know what you were doing at 10, but I was rapidly turning the dial on my grandmother's radio and wondering how songs get on the radio. As an adult, I finally have the answer and it's depressing. In writing and researching this piece, I was surprised by the breadth of the music industry's systemic bias against independent artists. Henry Adaso Rap/Hip-Hop Expert How Radio Shuts Out Independent Artists This industry practice, which has been around since the 1800s, is why you only hear major record label songs on the radio. I spoke with veteran radio insiders who explained exactly how and why it works. READ NOW Share Top 25 Free Music Streaming Services As radio becomes increasingly obsolete, music streaming platforms continue to surge. Here, I break down the 25 Best Free Streaming Services online today. Can't afford Tidal? Consider these free alternatives. READ NOW Share Instagram Launches Music Vertical with Questlove Instagram has announced the launch of a new music content vertical. Questlove kicks off the initiative with a personal essay in which he recalls surprising his mom by making her think she was watering DJ Jazzy Jeff's plants. READ NOW Share What Rappers Are Saying About Freddie Gray Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old Baltimore native, died on April 19 after suffering a spinal injury while in police custody a week earlier. Wit the officers now facing indictment, rappers have been weighing in on the events. READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • Alexander Bruszt Wins Days of Our Lives' Search for a Star Contest • April 29 in Music History • 12 'Dancing With the Stars' Professionals for Season 13 • 2015 Daytime Emmy Awards on Pop Most-Watched Live Event in 8 Years • Eileen Davidson Signs with The Young and the Restless, Leaves Days • Review: The Age of Adaline, a Romance filed with Blake Lively's Immortal Longings • The 100 Best Musicals of All Time • "Scary Way to Break Up" Chain Letter Haunts the Internet Advertisement About Entertainment   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Rap/Hip-Hop newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved