From Corey Deitz,
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It’s not easy getting exposure for your music - and it's especially hard in the world of terrestrial radio. In the past, music companies and promoters have been caught paying radio stations for "spins" or song plays - something known as Payola. Of course, payola is illegal - on terrestrial radio.

But, paying for exposure is not illegal in the world of online radio and that’s exactly what you can do on the American Idol Underground radio networks.

If you’re in a band or an artist looking for exposure, this might be what you've been looking for.

American Idol Underground is working in conjunction with 19 Entertainment, Ltd., the company which produces the television show, American Idol.

Bascially, it’s an online community where new and emerging artists can get their music played on a variety of Internet radio stations. Actually, there are 52 different stations broken down into 13 styles of music including: Pop, Rock, R&B, Rap, Country, Jazz, Folk, Electronica, World, Classical, Faith-based, Spoken Word, and Comedy.

If you think it’s time you or your band should be heard, then you can pay to have it happen - and the F.C.C. can’t do a thing about it!

Here’s the idea behind American Idol Underground:

You or your band set-up a free account which allows you to list biographical information and photographs. Then, for a fee, you can submit songs to the American Idol Underground web site.

Your song is guaranteed a minimum of 200 plays on the American Idol Underground’s online radio network. In addition to that, you also receive artist profile pages, unlimited on-demand plays of your music by fans and site visitiors, and the ability to sell your your music online.

Fans looking for new music join for free to listen and rate your music. People who register to listen and rate also have chances at winning prizes. The more a user listens and rates, the better their chances of winning.

The higher a song is rated, the more play it gets on the radio network. Plus: the best songs from each genre win money, equipment, artist promotion packages, and more.

Whether you want to get your music heard or just want to listen and rate, you can click to register directly at American Idol Underground and good luck!