: the playing of a musical recording on the air by a radio station
a song getting a lot of airplay
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In addition to its radio airplay, the song earned 888,000 official U.S. streams.
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Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 21 Apr. 2025
The track, which pairs the Blackpink member with Bruno Mars, has remained a favorite among American listeners, racking up thousands of digital sales, a huge number of streams, and steady airplay each frame.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The band has built this world largely outside the architecture of the music industry, with minimal radio airplay, mainstream press, or strategic marketing.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
There are thousands and thousands and thousands of metal bands the world over, though few get enough music press attention and none of them get much — actually, any — airplay.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 21 Apr. 2025
The track, which pairs the Blackpink member with Bruno Mars, has remained a favorite among American listeners, racking up thousands of digital sales, a huge number of streams, and steady airplay each frame.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The band has built this world largely outside the architecture of the music industry, with minimal radio airplay, mainstream press, or strategic marketing.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
There are thousands and thousands and thousands of metal bands the world over, though few get enough music press attention and none of them get much — actually, any — airplay.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Airplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airplay. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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