FCC Launches Probe Into iHeartMedia’s Alleged Payola Practices

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched an investigation into iHeartMedia over whether the radio giant may be offering airplay as leverage to book artists — a practice that may violate “payola” laws — to play at its events. In a letter to iHeartMedia CEO Robert Pittman, FCC chairman Brendan…

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