: the playing of a musical recording on the air by a radio station
a song getting a lot of airplay
Examples of airplay in a Sentence
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In an era when women still struggle to get airplay on terrestrial country radio, that has been no small feat.
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Melinda Newman, Billboard, 9 May 2024
It was released April 26 and debuts on the Hot 100 at No. 2 with 38 million streams and 302,000 radio airplay audience impressions, according to data by Luminate.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 6 May 2024
From restoring priceless, one-of-a-kind early recordings, to editing live events in real time that can be broadcast on a slight delay, to mastering high-resolution classical recordings for distribution and radio airplay, Sequoia can do it all.
—PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
Nominees are based on key fan interactions as reflected on the Billboard charts – including streaming, album sales, song sales and radio airplay.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2024
What that looks like in numbers, Dr. Watson explained, is that over the past 22 years, songs by Black women represent less than 1% of airplay on country music radio.
—Essence, 26 Apr. 2024
While TikTok is not part of the chart, the popularity of the song on the platform has helped increase activity of the track on those platforms that contribute to the ranking (such as traditional streaming services like Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube, as well as radio airplay).
—Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2024
The clip was later obtained by TMZ, which led to the suspension of his record label contract, removal from radio airplay, and disqualification from the 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2024
After the clip was obtained by TMZ, the fallout included the suspension of Morgan's record label contract, removal of his songs from radio airplay and disqualification from the 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards.
—Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
Melinda Newman, Billboard, 9 May 2024
It was released April 26 and debuts on the Hot 100 at No. 2 with 38 million streams and 302,000 radio airplay audience impressions, according to data by Luminate.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 6 May 2024
From restoring priceless, one-of-a-kind early recordings, to editing live events in real time that can be broadcast on a slight delay, to mastering high-resolution classical recordings for distribution and radio airplay, Sequoia can do it all.
—PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
Nominees are based on key fan interactions as reflected on the Billboard charts – including streaming, album sales, song sales and radio airplay.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2024
What that looks like in numbers, Dr. Watson explained, is that over the past 22 years, songs by Black women represent less than 1% of airplay on country music radio.
—Essence, 26 Apr. 2024
While TikTok is not part of the chart, the popularity of the song on the platform has helped increase activity of the track on those platforms that contribute to the ranking (such as traditional streaming services like Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube, as well as radio airplay).
—Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2024
The clip was later obtained by TMZ, which led to the suspension of his record label contract, removal from radio airplay, and disqualification from the 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2024
After the clip was obtained by TMZ, the fallout included the suspension of Morgan's record label contract, removal of his songs from radio airplay and disqualification from the 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards.
—Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Airplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airplay. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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