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airplay

[ air-pley ]

noun

  1. the act or an instance of broadcasting recorded material over radio or television.


airplay

/ ˈɛəˌ±è±ô±ðɪ /

noun

  1. (of recorded music) radio exposure
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of airplay1

First recorded in 1965–70; air 1 + play
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In court papers, he claimed his track had received "extensive airplay" during the 1993 holiday season - a year before Carey's song was recorded and released.

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Show me the AirPlay; show me the Apple Pay.

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Two years later, R&B impresario Clive Davis handed him a label to run, and soon Bad Boy Records dominated radio airplay.

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The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Latin Airplay earlier this year and has garnered over 5 million YouTube views.

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Chvrches' debut single, The Mother We Share, was written and recorded in 48 hours, using the only three synths they owned - but it became a word of mouth hit, earning them airplay on BBC Radio 1 and support slots with Passion Pit and Depeche Mode.

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