The Recording Academy President Neil Portnow stated in an op ed a couple of weeks ago that artists are no longer showing appreciation for radio play has gotten some artists to respond on the pop and country side. Country artist Blake Shelton recently took an ad out thanking local broadcasters for making his new single the #1 most added song to country radio. The ad is another example of performing artists recognizing the mutually beneficial relationship of broadcast radio, the record industry, and trade magazines.