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Can radio stations legally play songs that aren't released as singles?
Today I heard Metallica's "Blackened" on the radio, but "Blackened" was not released as a single. It got me thinking...how is it determined what a radio station can play?
I recall an interview with Jani Lane from Warrant talking about what singles would be released from the 'Dog Eat Dog' album, and he said something like "I wish I could just give radio stations a copy (of the album) and say 'Play whatever you want.'"
Which seems to suggest that stations can't do that, but this isn't the first time I've heard a non-single on the radio. Are these stations just in violation of some kind or is it more complicated?
4 Answers
- LadyMertonLv 72 years ago
That has happened since the early 70's- it was first known as Free Form rock and later AOR
or Album Orientated Rock radio format
Source(s): grew up in the 70's - Anonymous2 years ago
i think so
- Mr. SmartypantsLv 72 years ago
When I was a 'young adult' we had FM stations that would play whole albums, or whole sides. Radio stations can play ANY record. If the artist couldn't give the station a copy of his album, it was because the record company had their own plans for distribution and so they told him he couldn't.
