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==Criticism== In the early 1980s, Black Music Association, a [[trade association]], and other industry observers criticized AOR radio for lacking black artists in their programming. AOR programmers responded that the lack of diversity was the result of increased specialization of radio formats driven by ratings and audience demographics.<ref>Thompson, Bill. "As Formats Change, Cries of Bias Arise" ''Philadelphia Inquirer'' February 15, 1982: D1</ref><ref>Heron, Kim and Graff, Gary. "Racism in the World of Rock/On Some Stations, Blacks Hardly Ever Make the Airwaves" ''Detroit Free Press'' January 9, 1983: 1C</ref> In 1983, the success of [[Michael Jackson]]'s album ''[[Thriller (album)|Thriller]]'' led to the album's track "[[Beat It]]," which featured [[Eddie Van Halen]], being added to the playlists of many AOR stations. At the same time, other black artists also made inroads into AOR radio: [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] ("[[Little Red Corvette]]"), and [[Eddy Grant]] ("[[Electric Avenue (song)|Electric Avenue]]") debuted on ''Billboard'''s [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|Top Tracks]] chart during the same week in April 1983. Through the remainder of the 1980s, [[Jon Butcher]], [[Tracy Chapman]], [[Living Colour]], and [[Lenny Kravitz]] also received AOR airplay.
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