payola

Music Akademiks Claps Back At Allegations He Accepts Payments To Push Artists Trap Dickey’s recent interview on The Breakfast Club sparks a conversation on paid posts on Akademiks’ Instagram page. By Aron A. May 22, 2026
Music Joe Budden Denies TDE Paid Him To Support Kendrick Lamar Against Drake Although Joe Budden has had beef with Drake in the past, he said neither TDE, Kendrick Lamar, nor any other artist has paid him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Music Drake's Lawyer Claims UMG Secretly Paid A "Popular Podcast" To Promote Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" While Drake continues to fight UMG in court over "Not Like Us," Kanye West is trying to provoke him and a whole lot of other artists. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025
Music Drake Fans Say I Told You So After FCC Begins Payola Investigation Into iHeartCountry Festival The FCC is taking a look at iHeartMedia’s upcoming iHeartCountry Festival and the move has Drake fans taking note. By Cole Blake February 26, 2025
Music Ebro Claims "Nothing Has Ever Come" From Drake's Payola Allegations He believes it's a losing battle. By Elias Andrews December 04, 2024
Music Funk Flex Blamed For Former Hot 97 Exec's Termination In New Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Allegedly, Stanley Pillman III was told he was "too white" for the job. By Caroline Fisher March 27, 2024
Numbers Nicki Minaj Talks "DWHAP?" Billboard Hot 100 Debut: "No More Payola" Nicki Minaj and Lil Baby's "Do We Have A Problem?" debuts at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, prompting celebration and criticism from the "Queen" rapper. By Joshua Robinson February 15, 2022
Music Cardi B Denies Payola Rumors After “Up” Tops The Billboard Hot 100 Cardi B is not letting skeptics throw mud on the success of her latest Billboard chart-topper. By Joshua Robinson March 24, 2021
Music Iggy Azalea Once Again Accuses Streaming Services Of Payola: "Worse Than Radio" A new report details an allegation that streaming numbers are being heavily "manipulated" behind-the-scenes. By Erika Marie March 11, 2021
Music Halsey, Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes Named In Alleged Payola Scandal: Report A recent exposé claims that record labels were engaged in illegal pay-for-play dealings. By Erika Marie October 05, 2020
Music Lizzo Shuts Down Payola Allegations: "The People Are Making These Calls, Not The Label" The singer claims that her fans are making her recent chart success possible. By Lynn S. November 27, 2019
Music Aubrey O'Day Breaks Down Today's Radio Payola Practices But that's illegal! By Noah C November 09, 2019
Music Is Payola Still Happening? FCC Requests That The RIAA Investigates Is payola still alive and well? By Andrew Portnoy September 07, 2019
Music Cardi B's Team Vehemently Denies Nicki Minaj's Claims That She Paid For Radio Play Cardi B's team has something to say. By Chantilly Post September 10, 2018
Music Nicki Minaj Comes For Cardi B: "She Built Her Career Off Sympathy & Payola" Nicki Minaj isn't holding back this week. By Alex Zidel September 10, 2018