Noun
a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record
Source: WordNetAfter the initial investigation, radio DJs were stripped of the authority to make programming decisions, and payola became a misdemeanor offense. Source: Internet
Dick Clark 's early career was nearly derailed by a payola scandal, but he avoided trouble by selling his stake in a record company and cooperating with authorities. Source: Internet
EMI remains under investigation. citation citation Concern about contemporary forms of payola prompted an investigation during which the FCC established firmly that the "loophole" was still a violation of the law. Source: Internet
On a Washington, D.C. radio station in 1999, the disc jockeys announced that they were debuting the Lou Bega song " Mambo Number 5 ", by saying that they had accepted a large amount of payola to play the song. Source: Internet
Dela Rosa cried during a Senate hearing after suspected drug lord Kerwin Espinosa's testimony of giving payola to several top police officials in Eastern Visayas. Source: Internet
If we try to bribe, if we dangle the carrots of payola in front of our leaders, then we tempt the problem. Source: Internet