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Who is a music industry plant? And does it matter?
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11:02Now PlayingMusicians from the Rolling Stones to upandcoming pop star Bella Kay have one thing in commonInfluencers are being paid to promote their songs () .
On today's show: Who is an industry plant and why does it matter?
Fact checking by Tyler Jones.
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