"payola" in Chinese (Simplified)
播音贿赂回扣（音乐行业）
Definition
播音贿赂指非法向广播电台或主持人送钱或送礼，以让特定歌曲更多地播放。通常指音乐行业的腐败行为。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
几乎只用于音乐和广播行业。属于非正式术语，常见于新闻报道、纪录片或音乐业务伦理讨论。很少在其他场合用到。
Examples
Payola is illegal in the music industry.
在音乐行业，**播音贿赂**是非法的。
Some DJs lost their jobs after a payola scandal.
有些DJ在**播音贿赂**丑闻后丢了工作。
They investigated the radio station for payola.
他们因**播音贿赂**调查了那家电台。
Many hits from the 1950s were pushed with payola behind the scenes.
许多50年代的热门歌曲背后都有**播音贿赂**操作。
Rumors of payola still haunt some radio stations today.
即使在今天，一些电台仍有**播音贿赂**的传闻。
Getting a song on the air used to be about connections—and sometimes a little payola.
歌曲能上榜以前常靠人脉——有时候还有点**播音贿赂**。