airplay
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of airplay
Example Sentences
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He returned to RCA with “Emergence,” a mellow record designed to follow King’s “Tapestry” onto the radio, but that airplay never materialized: Sedaka was still seen as a relic of the early ’60s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
With more than 10 million combined sales and dominant airplay, “Hey Ya!” was one of the most ubiquitous songs of the decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 1, 2026
Chris Rea's most famous hit was Driving Home For Christmas - written in 1978, released as a single in 1988 and still receiving substantial radio airplay every December since then.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025
Two years later, R&B impresario Clive Davis handed him a label to run, and soon Bad Boy Records dominated radio airplay.
From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2025
It's good enough for divvying up the royalties paid by musical rights societies for radio airplay and live performance.
From Ebooks: Neither E, Nor Books by Cory Doctorow
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