payola

• Substantivo que designa o pagamento de propina ou dinheiro ilegal a um DJ, radialista ou outro profissional da mídia para promover uma gravação ou produto específico; por extensão, qualquer suborno disfarçado para obter divulgação ou vantagem indevida.

A noun referring to a bribe or illicit payment given to a disc jockey or other media figure to promote a particular record or product.

1. Bribery in the music industryC1informalamerican

   A secret payment or bribe given to a disc jockey or radio station to ensure a particular song or record gets played on air.

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   • The scandal revealed that many DJs accepted payola to promote certain artists.
   • He was accused of using payola to get his song on the radio.
   • The government investigated the widespread practice of payola in the music industry.

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