Just wondering, how do Radio 1 decide to playlist an artist/song? Do the DJs just go on YouTube, find who they like and decide it's worthy of adding? I.E. for relatively unknown artists. Or do they get sent copies of material from record labels and decide which is good enough and which isn't?
Radio 1 Playlists
Not really the first one but kind of a combination of two and if the act are also Sound Of or Introducing.
Basically every week they have a playlist meeting and they play a bunch of records and decide which one to playlist and which not to. If the band has had support before on Radio 1 and they get positive feedback from listeners they are more likely to be playlisted again
Individual djs can fight for certain songs to get playlisted also songs will rise up the playlist if they get more popular.
Also they consider if the song will fit better on another station although 2 , 1extra and 6 overlap sometimes.
Basically every week they have a playlist meeting and they play a bunch of records and decide which one to playlist and which not to. If the band has had support before on Radio 1 and they get positive feedback from listeners they are more likely to be playlisted again
Individual djs can fight for certain songs to get playlisted also songs will rise up the playlist if they get more popular.
Also they consider if the song will fit better on another station although 2 , 1extra and 6 overlap sometimes.
There's an article here giving an insight into what happens at a playlist meeting:
http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...ttle-of-brands
http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...ttle-of-brands
However they do it they make funny choices. They champion bands like Haim, who hardly set the charts alight, then ignore artists who are popular with millennials like Drake.
Don't get their choices at all!
Don't get their choices at all!
Originally Posted by boddism:
“However they do it they make funny choices. They champion bands like Haim, who hardly set the charts alight, then ignore artists who are popular with millennials like Drake.
Don't get their choices at all!”
“However they do it they make funny choices. They champion bands like Haim, who hardly set the charts alight, then ignore artists who are popular with millennials like Drake.
Don't get their choices at all!”
Drake is on the current playlist and was the second most played artist in the past 30 days, Haim only got 4 plays over the same period. (source: http://comparemyradio.com/stations/BBC_Radio_1 )
Originally Posted by Inkblot:
“Drake is on the current playlist and was the second most played artist in the past 30 days, Haim only got 4 plays over the same period. (source: http://comparemyradio.com/stations/BBC_Radio_1 )”
“Drake is on the current playlist and was the second most played artist in the past 30 days, Haim only got 4 plays over the same period. (source: http://comparemyradio.com/stations/BBC_Radio_1 )”
That just recently, I'm talking about the last year or 2. Both have been on the scene, but the girls were hyped to hell, with little results chart wise (they had a No1 album but that was brief) They're not exactly household names or have been embraced in the way Drake has.
Making yourself availble to them helps with Radio 1, Haim woudl have interviews, go into the studio to live sets and were fun to listen to, Drake didnt do this. Zane Lowe who championed Haim also played Drake a lot at the time,probably the 2nd most in the UK but there was no real interest in him in the Uk expect in hiphop circles, it is only the last year were he suddenly exploded but he had to make him self way more commercial, then Radio 1 moved him to daytime.
Originally Posted by Thorney:
“Making yourself availble to them helps with Radio 1, Haim woudl have interviews, go into the studio to live sets and were fun to listen to, Drake didnt do this. Zane Lowe who championed Haim also played Drake a lot at the time,probably the 2nd most in the UK but there was no real interest in him in the Uk expect in hiphop circles, it is only the last year were he suddenly exploded but he had to make him self way more commercial, then Radio 1 moved him to daytime.”
“Making yourself availble to them helps with Radio 1, Haim woudl have interviews, go into the studio to live sets and were fun to listen to, Drake didnt do this. Zane Lowe who championed Haim also played Drake a lot at the time,probably the 2nd most in the UK but there was no real interest in him in the Uk expect in hiphop circles, it is only the last year were he suddenly exploded but he had to make him self way more commercial, then Radio 1 moved him to daytime.”
Thanks for the info. I heard that Fearne Cotton had a lot to do with Lana Del Rey breaking through as well. Does the radio really have such a huge influence on which songs chart still?
Originally Posted by Edward Skylover:
“Thanks for the replies.
It annoys me how they ignore Madonna.”
“Thanks for the replies.
It annoys me how they ignore Madonna.”
Ha ha you do realise the target group is something like 15 to 24. Do they want to champion someone old enough to be their grandma?
Originally Posted by shackfan:
“Ha ha you do realise the target group is something like 15 to 24. Do they want to champion someone old enough to be their grandma?”
“Ha ha you do realise the target group is something like 15 to 24. Do they want to champion someone old enough to be their grandma?”
She's old enough to be my grandma but I still like her.
Radio 1 has been quite open about their playlisting policy being ageist. They dress it up as the likes of Madonna and Robbie Williams not being popular with their key demographic. I also read that they won't playlist acts who are on Global Talent due to the Capital Radio affiliation.
Drake is absoutely terrible.
Mainstream music nowadays has taken a dramatic turn for the worse.
Maybe I am just getting too old.
Mainstream music nowadays has taken a dramatic turn for the worse.
Maybe I am just getting too old.
Originally Posted by retrodj:
“Drake is absoutely terrible.
Mainstream music nowadays has taken a dramatic turn for the worse.
Maybe I am just getting too old.”
“Drake is absoutely terrible.
Mainstream music nowadays has taken a dramatic turn for the worse.
Maybe I am just getting too old.”
I'm no fan but there has been 100s of worse number ones over the last fifty years.
One Dance isn't that bad really, it's only in the context of being #1 for 10 weeks makes it looks completely odd.
Usually the massive long running #1 songs have got something about them. Umbrella was a fantastic pop track and co-incided with the wettest summer since records began.
Bryan Adams had that song from the Robin Hood film that every girl over the age of 15 wanted. Wet Wet Wet similarly had a long run because of the success of Four Weddings And A Funeral - but also England crashed out in the group stage of the World Cup 1994 so there was a distinct lack of football related songs that could've dominated the charts that summer.
You're The One That I Want, Bohemian Rhapsody, Uptown Funk!, etc...
All songs that struck a massive chord with the music buying public and you could understand why these songs were enjoying such a successful run at #1 - even if you didn't really like the song yourself.
One Dance, on the other hand, does seem like one of the most successful default #1 songs. It's certainly nowhere near as popular as Uptown Funk! with the people I know (both family and friends) and as others have posted, we've just got a generation of lazy people who will just stick on a chart playlist and listen to the songs from track 1 downwards...and One Dance is #1 so is getting played by default. I'm sure most Spotify users wouldn't miss hearing One Dance if it was suddenly removed from the chart playlist.
We have a generation of people who are too lazy to actively search for music. Until this changes, the UK charts are going to reflect the attitudes of the public far more than what songs are popular. The more non movers there are in a top 40, the lazier the public become when it comes to chart hits. I fully expect a chart with at least 30 non movers inside the top 40 before the year is out.
Anyways, Radio 1 should have a cap on how long a single can remain on their playlists. Say it's set at 10 weeks, that means after 10 weeks on the A, B or C playlist, that song is automatically removed from all playlists. Otherwise One Dance will remain on the Radio 1 A list until the end of the year!!!
Usually the massive long running #1 songs have got something about them. Umbrella was a fantastic pop track and co-incided with the wettest summer since records began.
Bryan Adams had that song from the Robin Hood film that every girl over the age of 15 wanted. Wet Wet Wet similarly had a long run because of the success of Four Weddings And A Funeral - but also England crashed out in the group stage of the World Cup 1994 so there was a distinct lack of football related songs that could've dominated the charts that summer.
You're The One That I Want, Bohemian Rhapsody, Uptown Funk!, etc...
All songs that struck a massive chord with the music buying public and you could understand why these songs were enjoying such a successful run at #1 - even if you didn't really like the song yourself.
One Dance, on the other hand, does seem like one of the most successful default #1 songs. It's certainly nowhere near as popular as Uptown Funk! with the people I know (both family and friends) and as others have posted, we've just got a generation of lazy people who will just stick on a chart playlist and listen to the songs from track 1 downwards...and One Dance is #1 so is getting played by default. I'm sure most Spotify users wouldn't miss hearing One Dance if it was suddenly removed from the chart playlist.
We have a generation of people who are too lazy to actively search for music. Until this changes, the UK charts are going to reflect the attitudes of the public far more than what songs are popular. The more non movers there are in a top 40, the lazier the public become when it comes to chart hits. I fully expect a chart with at least 30 non movers inside the top 40 before the year is out.
Anyways, Radio 1 should have a cap on how long a single can remain on their playlists. Say it's set at 10 weeks, that means after 10 weeks on the A, B or C playlist, that song is automatically removed from all playlists. Otherwise One Dance will remain on the Radio 1 A list until the end of the year!!!
Originally Posted by Hitstastic:
“We have a generation of people who are too lazy to actively search for music.”
“We have a generation of people who are too lazy to actively search for music.”
I don't think this is true. I would say now more than ever people search for new music. There is such a diverse range of music out there, I think people used to buy records which were trendy much more in the past.
I would class One Dance as far superior to most of those songs you listed. But that might just be down to my taste. Things like Bryan Adams sound depressing, and although One Dance has a slightly emotional tone it is also upbeat.
