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The Radio1 Playlist, Complaint
i sent an email complaining about the radio one playlist. i had to send the email, because i have to listen to radio one allday at work, and quite frankly its bloody crap for music at the moment! plus they play the same thing over and over again. i feel they are ignoring real 'pop' fans. theres too much alternative and random grime stuff, which frankly doesnt have a hope of making the top 40.
this is the reply i got. Hi Thanks very much for your email. Radio 1 has a very democratic playlist process and the team who meet to discuss the music we play are carefully chosen to reflect a wide range of tastes and areas of expertise. With only 50 current records on our weekly daytime playlist we simply cannot play everything. We have to have an opinion on music and in fact the audience strongly values Radio 1's role as a powerful new music filter. With thousands of tracks to choose from we must select a range of the best new music relevant to our young target audience. No individual will agree with every decision we make, we accept that, as the perceived 'quality' and 'relevance' of music is subjective. I am sorry if we are not supporting your favourite artist or record, but it is simply impossible to please everyone! i feel they may have missed the point slightly! considering occasionally they have this habit of playlisting a song AFTER its made the top 10 because they realised it was popular. |
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I found it quite hilarious they refused to playlist Gabriella Cilmi or Leona Lewis (I think she got C-List eventually), but yet insist on STILL playing Florizzy. No doubt they'll playlist Paulo Nutni and 3oh!3's re-releases later this year, and totally neglect all the new stuff by new artists.
EDIT - They've already got Paulo on the A-List and 3oh!3 on the B-list! |
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HI!
Just looking at the playlist right now and it is a load of crud! Their are eleven songs i like on it (Chipmunk/Esmee, Florence, GAGA/Beyonce, Kate Nash, Scouting For Girls, Diana Vickers, 3OH!3, Marina, Timbaland, Taio/Kesha, N Dubz). With the radio 1 playlist they tend to miss off a lot of good artists, the artists who are missed off have absolutly no chance of getting top ten without radio 1's support. Amy MacDonald one of my favourite artists is a good album seller however she could also be a good single seller if radio 1 actually played her, i mean her last single only reached 47!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! C'Mon Radio 1 sort out your playlist, add different artists not just the same ones over and over again. Oh and why is palo nutini back on the playlist with "CandY"!? |
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STOP TRYING TO SHOVE GRIME MUSIC DOWN OUR THROATS!
and yes they playlist the wrong songs i mean poor Sabrina Washington
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I found it quite hilarious they refused to playlist Gabriella Cilmi or Leona Lewis (I think she got C-List eventually), but yet insist on STILL playing Florizzy. No doubt they'll playlist Paulo Nutni and 3oh!3's re-releases later this year, and totally neglect all the new stuff by new artists.
EDIT - They've already got Paulo on the A-List and 3oh!3 on the B-list! |
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When's mid-term over?
Get a hobby. |
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I'm getting more and more annoyed with their selections recently. Trouble is, whatever you say to them, they'll always just reply with "We can't please everyone" as their excuse.
Some of their recent omissions are stupid. It's not just about the songs they refuse to playlist, but also some of the songs they choose in favour of them. I don't blame them for playlisting people like Cheryl Cole or JLS, because of their popularity, but why do they give them so much airplay, when almost every commercial radio station in the country has them on loop every hour? And then why do they refuse to playlist people like Amy Macdonald, Gabriella Cilmi, and Goldfrapp in favour of sh!te like that Professor Green song? All in all they do have a good variety of stuff, but some of their decisions are mind-boggling. It's not just about the playlist either, they have some obscure songs that, for whatever reason, they are totally obsessed with, and I hear them just as much as anything on the playlist, and even if you like them, Radio 1 will make you sick to death of hearing them. Fellow Radio 1 listeners will know what songs I'm talking about. I think a lot of the time they choose what they want to hear, rather than what their listeners want to hear. They forget what their purpose is. I listen to Radio 1 almost every day, but I do find myself pressing mute or switching over at least twice an hour because of some of the songs they play. |
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Amy MacDonald and Goldfrapp were both A listed on Radio 2, too.
It would be utterly pointless to playlist them both on R1 and R2, the idea of having the different stations is to have different content to attract different audiences. Clearly they think their type of music is more suited to the R2 audience than R1. Opposite applies to JLS and Cheryl, they're not on the R2 playlist at all whereas A listed on R1 |
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Amy MacDonald and Goldfrapp were both A listed on Radio 2, too.
It would be utterly pointless to playlist them both on R1 and R2, the idea of having the different stations is to have different content to attract different audiences. Clearly they think their type of music is more suited to the R2 audience than R1. Opposite applies to JLS and Cheryl, they're not on the R2 playlist at all whereas A listed on R1 also they are missing out other pure pop artists,a couple of examples, Agnes new song has not been playlisted, neither has Cascada's. the sort of pop music which teens and 20-somthings are listening to. they are losing touch |
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I for one was horrified that Shane MacGowan and Friend's cover of I Put A Spell On You didn't get on either radio 1 or radio 2's playlist
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radio ones DJs and staff are practically the same age as radio 2's listeners now, this is a reason why its going horribly wrong!
also they are missing out other pure pop artists,a couple of examples, Agnes new song has not been playlisted, neither has Cascada's. the sort of pop music which teens and 20-somthings are listening to. they are losing touch |
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WE DON'T WANT ALTERNATIVE!
If we're listening to the leading main radio station for modern music, we want POPULAR, GOOD, MODERN, CONTEMPOARY MUSIC! Play us the biggest artists of today, the people everybody is talking about. I have stopped listening to radio 1 because often the amount of weird, alternative cr*p I hear is down right rediculous. Why don't they change the name to "radio niche". |
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WE DON'T WANT ALTERNATIVE!
If we're listening to the leading main radio station for modern music, we want POPULAR, GOOD, MODERN, CONTEMPOARY MUSIC! Play us the biggest artists of today, the people everybody is talking about. I have stopped listening to radio 1 because often the amount of weird, alternative cr*p I hear is down right rediculous. Why don't they change the name to "radio niche". Radio 1 is going to get a whole lot more ALTERNATIVE! with 6 music getting the axe. |
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WE DON'T WANT ALTERNATIVE!
If we're listening to the leading main radio station for modern music, we want POPULAR, GOOD, MODERN, CONTEMPOARY MUSIC! Play us the biggest artists of today, the people everybody is talking about. I have stopped listening to radio 1 because often the amount of weird, alternative cr*p I hear is down right rediculous. Why don't they change the name to "radio niche". |
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agreed it just has to be about popular music wether people like it or not so if Cheryl is popular play it, if Cascada is popular play it, if La Roux is popular play it not Joshua Radin, Tinie Tempah, Proffesor Green ect who Radio 1 are trying to make popular
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Basically a bunch of middle aged people sit around and try to guess which 50 tracks, from the thousands available, will be most relevant and popular with the kids. With the alternative stuff they are damned if they do and damned if they don't, like the BBC in general. If they simple pick the most popular songs then they're like any other commercial station so they have to try and be a bit cool and alternative to justify their existence. It's all very sad. Quote:
Tinie Tempah is popular and the other two havent released yet , La Roux would never have been popular if Radio1 hadnt tried to make her popular...
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I listen to a lot of Radio1 and I have to say a lot of the time I think the music is spot on. I suppose because I listen to it so much I am influenced by the music they play, as in it gets in my head whether I want it to or not.
I just wish they would stop playing that bloody Florence/Dizzee song, I hate Florence, and the Brits was nearly 2 months ago.... grrr |
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I listen to Radio 1 regularly, and to be fair to them, I don't have a problem with their playlist. Of course there's songs that I won't like, but I do find myself liking the majority of their stuff. I like their emphasis on new music, and I would have always thought that R1 was aimed towards indie/alternative audiences.
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Radio 1 seem to think they can control the charts, and seemingly they can.
This faux grime thing is just something they've jumped onto. Previously is seemed to have been female singers. |
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Radio 1 seem to think they can control the charts, and seemingly they can.
This faux grime thing is just something they've jumped onto. Previously is seemed to have been female singers. |
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Basically a bunch of middle aged people sit around and try to guess which 50 tracks, from the thousands available, will be most relevant and popular with the kids.
With the alternative stuff they are damned if they do and damned if they don't, like the BBC in general. If they simple pick the most popular songs then they're like any other commercial station so they have to try and be a bit cool and alternative to justify their existence. It's all very sad. So that's who's fault it is ![]() |
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Id rather listen to radio one over the rubbish commerical staions we have on at work. Having to here lady gaga, jls and other top 40 rubbish over and over drives me mad! The good thing about radio one is that they play different music for all tastes.
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Radio 1 seem to think they can control the charts, and seemingly they can.
This faux grime thing is just something they've jumped onto. Previously is seemed to have been female singers. I happen to like a lot of the Female singers they play. |
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Id rather listen to radio one over the rubbish commerical staions we have on at work. Having to here lady gaga, jls and other top 40 rubbish over and over drives me mad! The good thing about radio one is that they play different music for all tastes.
but the point is radio one has gone downhill and they have begun ignoring popular artists and some great pop artists who need there support, in favour of basically utter tripe |
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i agree with this to an extent, i wont listen to commercial radio because they tend to have very limited playlists and it always seems abit cheap.
but the point is radio one has gone downhill and they have begun ignoring popular artists and some great pop artists who need there support, in favour of basically utter tripe I actually think Radio 1's day time airplay strikes a nice balance between serving the masses (who will listen to whatever is popular and pay attention to nothing but the charts) and those who want to delve a little deeper. You complain about commercial radio having "limited playlists". But really it is the ideal place for anyone who only wants to listen to what is really popular and in the charts. |
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and yes they playlist the wrong songs i mean poor Sabrina Washington
