Coupla things: 1) They (Dixie Chicks) shot themselves in the foot with their audience 2) Country music stations cater to a primarily, conservative, republican audience, that adores the current POTUS.
Put 1+2 together and it's no airplay. They need to cater to a new audience. And yes the music business blows big chunks. It's a machine designed to use and discard artists as quickly as possible. It wouldn't surprise be if they get dumped quickly Scott Stewart ColdFusion Developer/Administrator GlobalNet Services, Inc. www.gnsi.com 301-770-9610 x358 (Voice) 301-770-9611 (Fax) The information contained in this message may be privileged, confidential, and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or any employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. -----Original Message----- From: Skorp Croze [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 1:25 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Dixie Chicks and airplay Has anyone else been following this story? The radio stations have decided that they don't want to play the Dixie Chicks. Their new singles have gotten very little airplay, and even when they are played, there is often a disclaimer or comment by the dj talking in negative terms about the Dixie Chicks. One chain of stations got 200 calls complaining about the album, so they pulled the songs indefinitely. (They also recieved hundreds of calls in support, but apparently those don't count) On top of that, the mainstream media has decided to play up the contention. Take for example the article on CNN http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/22/music.dixiechicks.reut/index.htm l Of course, since its release, it has been a top download on iTunes. Just another case of where big money radio stations won;t play the music the people really want to hear. Does anyone else HATE the music industry, and hate the radio industry even more? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:207239 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
