: the playing of a musical recording on the air by a radio station
a song getting a lot of airplay
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For listeners aged 35 to 54, however, YouTube and radio airplay are far more important.
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Elias Leight, Billboard, 16 May 2025
The pair fused Lee’s love of classical with Moody’s taste for metal and hard rock and eventually released two EPs that earned some airplay in Little Rock.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025
Almost three decades after Disco Demolition Night, and three decades of resistance to the genre, beginning in 2009, electronic dance pop made a major resurgence in the United States in terms of sales, artist recognition, radio airplay, and chart impact.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 11 May 2025
The track climbed to No. 3 on the Hot 100 and also appeared inside the top three on a number of Billboard’s genre-specific tallies, including some focused on general consumption and others that look specifically at radio airplay.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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Elias Leight, Billboard, 16 May 2025
The pair fused Lee’s love of classical with Moody’s taste for metal and hard rock and eventually released two EPs that earned some airplay in Little Rock.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025
Almost three decades after Disco Demolition Night, and three decades of resistance to the genre, beginning in 2009, electronic dance pop made a major resurgence in the United States in terms of sales, artist recognition, radio airplay, and chart impact.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 11 May 2025
The track climbed to No. 3 on the Hot 100 and also appeared inside the top three on a number of Billboard’s genre-specific tallies, including some focused on general consumption and others that look specifically at radio airplay.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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“Airplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airplay. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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