Payola Admission: Gifts and Bribes Made to Radio Stations and Staff by Sony BMG Music

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer today announced an agreement to halt pervasive "pay-for-play" in the music industry. Under the agreement, SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT has agreed to stop making payments and providing expensive gifts to radio stations and their employees in return for "airplay" for the company's songs. Full Details.
Background: What is Radio Payola?
The DJ Payola Killed: Alan Freed: The Radio DJ Who Named It Rock 'n Roll
Payola in Radio History: May 19, 1960
Book Smarts:
Payola in the Music Industry by Kerry Segrave
Payola! by Gerry Cagle