and bully them into performing at its music venues.

The complaint independent promoters have with Clear Channel's concert
division is that it can pay performers far more than the smaller
companies can. The solution, if performers believe in the little guys,
is to take less money. Would that be your choice? The only downside to
concertgoers is higher ticket prices.

PBS did a scathing documentary on Clear Channel a couple of years ago.
No performer was bullied. They were just paid more. They took the
money. No sane Clear Channel programmer would boycott a popular song
that was selling well and played by the competition (of which there
are many) just because they didn't appear at a Clear Channel venue.

Rich