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payola

[ pey-oh-luh ]

noun

Informal.
  1. a secret or private payment in return for the promotion of a product, service, etc., through the abuse of one's position, influence, or facilities.


payola

/ ɪˈəʊə /

noun

  1. a bribe given to secure special treatment, esp to a disc jockey to promote a commercial product
  2. the practice of paying or receiving such bribes
“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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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of payola1

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; pay 1 + -ola
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of payola1

C20: from pay 1+ -ola, as in Pianola
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“It’s what we would have historically called payola,” said NIL professor and lawyer Robert Boland, a former college athlete.

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In papers filed in New York, Drake’s company, Frozen Moments LLC, accused the companies of engaging in an illegal ”scheme” involving bots, payola and other methods to promote Lamar’s song.

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There remain battles to be fought, whisper campaigns to be hatched, payola scandals to be investigated.

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It's not just the payola, but what it represents: an imperious court stacked with far-right justices who have become petty tyrants.

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Unfortunately, the show mostly skims over the fact that in addition to hobnobbing with Levy — they both eventually went down for payola — Freed overindulged in booze and women.

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