| 词组 | payola |
| 释义 | payola Theme: BRIBERY n. any bribe or payoff. (Originally a bribe paid to a disk jockey by record producers to get extra attention for their records.)The announcer was fired for taking payola.There was a big scandal of payola in the 1950s. payola noun 1 an illegal payment to a radio station or individual to encourage the playing of a particular song. The word leapt into the American vocabulary in late 1959 as pay-off scandal after pay-off scandal toppled the first generation of rock 'n' roll disc jockeys. Later broadened to include other forms of bribery US, 1938. 2 reward money for anonymous police informants UK, 2002. 3 oil US, 1984 payolaA payment made to have something promoted or receive special treatment, especially a musical album or single being featured on a radio station, without being disclosed as a sponsorship. His career was looking brighter and brighter until a payola scandal completely ruined him in the late '80s. The station is being investigated for receiving payolas from various record labels over the past 15 years. payola(peˈolə) n. a bribe. (Originally a bribe paid to a disk jockey by record producers to get extra attention for their records.) The announcer was fired for taking payola. |
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