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Universal Music Group has joined the other two major record label conglomerates in refuting reports that pay-to-play is rampant in radio. UMG says it has had promotional guidelines in place since 2006 that incorporate federal anti-payola laws and has “devoted significant resources” to implementing and enforcing that policy. “We believe that those statutes help ensure that our music is judged on its own merits,” Senior VP Saheli Datta said in a letter to the Federal Communications Commission. The letter, made public Wednesday, is part of an investigation by FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly into allegations of potential violations of pay-to-play rules. His review began last fall after a story was published in Rolling Stone last August, which quoted some broadcasters alleging record promoters were using cash apps and directing money to corporate accounts in exchange for spins. Big Three Record Labels Don’t See Any Signs Of A Payola Problem In Radio. http://www.insideradio.com/free/big-three-record-labels-don-t-