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Submitted: April 19, 2007 - 8:02am
Last updated: February 21, 2008 - 6:47am
Last updated: February 21, 2008 - 6:47am
SHUT OUT AT RADIO, EMERGING ARTISTS TURN TO TV
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR:Chuck Crisafulli]
Increasingly, new work by up-and-coming recording artists can be heard throughout all kinds of TV programming: as part of the soundtrack to network dramas and cable comedies; as an ear-grabbing element of promos for upcoming shows; and as a sly underscore to all manner of advertising. As mainstream radio has become more strictly formatted and risk-averse, placement on television has become a key and coveted way for a largely undiscovered band or songwriter to break out.
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