Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton investigating major music streaming platforms (opens in new tab)

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is launching an investigation into the most popular music streaming platforms, Amazon, Apple, Pandora, Spotify, and YouTube. The Attorney General’s office wants to know if the platforms artificially promote certain songs, artists, or content based on bribes. The exact term is called payola, which is the practice of receiving compensation in exchange for preferential promotion...