Per the article, FM radio pays royalties to the songwriter but not the performers.

Its reverse. Record industry pays to have their songs played on the air there's even term for it, payola.

Huh, so that's where the term comes from. Interesting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payola

At my latest gig (new media), my employment agreement actually has a whole section on payola. #TheMoreYouKnow

Forbidding or encouraging? :-P

Definitely forbidding :-D