American Songwriter

4 Country Songs from the 1980s That Became Classics Despite Zero Radio Play

Not all country songs grace the charts, win awards, get extensive radio play, and sell on a commercially astounding level. However, when a song is great, it will be heard, and when a great country ...
USA Today

David Byrne: Why radio should pay singers like Beyoncé and Willie Nelson

When I tell friends I went to Washington, D.C., to lobby on behalf of the American Music Fairness Act – which will enable musicians to get paid for radio play – they uniformly respond with a look of ...
Houston Public Media

Houston theater offers a new take on ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ — as a radio play

Houston Matters visits a rehearsal for Stages Houston’s production of “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play.” There are just certain traditions every holiday season. Things you do, places you go, ...
American Songwriter

4 Country Songs from the 1970s That Became Classics Despite Zero Radio Play

A song that gets extensive radio play is almost guaranteed to be a hit. However, not every song that becomes a hit–even those that go to No. 1–will be remembered in the decades to come. In fact, ...