In late 2019, the FCC launched an official probe of the music industry to investigate alleged practices of rampant “payola,” the act of a music platform (streaming or radio outlets mainly) accepting pay or bribes from record labels to boost an artist’s chart or certification stats (as we reported here).

Under the leadership of FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly, the official examination targeted the Recording Industry Association of America,

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