Checkout this article on “5 Secrets the Music Industry doesn’t want you to know for aspiring artists”

Q-Tip said it back in 1991, “Industry Rule # 4080/ record company people are shady!” – A Tribe Called Quest, Check The Rhime (Throwback Video below)

Starting in the early days of the music business with Blues and Rock & Roll, payola was once the most popular underhand practice. Record companies and managers would bribe radio DJ’s to give their artists radio play.  Although illegal, this practice has never stopped and continues to be used in 2011, albeit in more subtle forms.  With the rise in new technology and the dominance of the internet threatening the music industry’s outdated business model, new “questionable” tactics have been developed to help labels stay afloat.  Here are 5 secrets the music industry doesn’t want you to know!  Check the full list after the jump.

spotted: SHHPR

Read More