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1. 251 Little Boy Blue Apr 22nd, 2007 at 1:24 am

   RE: Gwen Stefani & Maroon 5 may be early Grammy frontrunners

   See here : http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2007/04/gwen_maroon_5_a.html

   I am not really sure what to say of Maroon 5 … they became big hits because stations received PAYOLAS to play them repeatedly.

   See here :

   http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2007/03/05/payola-fcc-deal.html

   EXCERPT :
   
   U.S. radio listeners could be hearing a lot more indie music in the near future, after the Federal Communications Commission reportedly brokered a deal with four major corporations in the so-called payola scandal.

   Payola, or “pay-for-play,” refers to radio station employees who receive money, gifts or other remuneration for playing certain songs or artists. Documents revealed that stations received payments for playing songs by top recording artists such as Jennifer Lopez, John Mayer, Jessica Simpson, Maroon 5 and Franz Ferdinand.

   Clear Channel Communications Inc., CBS Radio Inc., Entercom Communications Corp. and Citadel Broadcasting Corp. have agreed to pay the broadcast regulator a total of $12.5 million US and provide 8,400 half-hour segments of free airtime earmarked specifically for independent record labels and local artists, according to the Associated Press.

2. 252 Little Boy Blue Apr 22nd, 2007 at 1:33 am

   BTW for those of you Grammy Award buffs out there, consider this page :

   http://music.aol.com/feature/grammy/trivia_misses

   SCROLL DOWN AND LOOK AT THE SLIDE — GRAMMY AWARDS HITS AND MISSES.

   There You will an astounding array of artists they have failed to honor and an equally astounding number they have honored who immediately fizzled.

3. 253 RollTide Apr 22nd, 2007 at 7:40 am

   I love Maroon 5. Wonder why they pay people to play them? They are pretty popular around here at least?

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