Radio and Records: Can’t We All Just Get Along?

The Internet, wireless technology, evolving consumer trends and other factors have merged into a perfect storm putting significant stress on the relationship between record labels and their artists, and the radio industry that plays their music. The symbiosis that kept these two mega industries functioning effectively together for decades is now gone as each is confronted with a future dependent on traversing the digital divide. At a time where it seems they should take stock of their collective challenges and plot a path in partnership, they have chosen instead to turn against each other.