Yves 1,891 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Get out of the goove! Now Radio 1 bans Madonna, 56, for being 'irrelevant and old' for its teenage listeners Radio 1 has banned Madonna for being 'irrelevant and old' for its listeners The 56-year-old singer has been dropped from the station's playlist The singer's latest single has been available since December 20 last yearIt has only been played on the station ONCE since its releaseShe has dominated the airwaves during 30 years as a chart-topper and is the most successful female recording artist of all-time, but now Radio 1 has decided that Madonna is an immaterial girl and just too old for its teenage listeners. Despite her determined efforts to look – and sound – youthful, the 56-year-old has been dropped from the station’s playlist that determines which songs are played by DJs during the day. Madonna’s latest song is Living For Love and has been available for airplay since December 20 last year. Yet it has been played on Radio 1 just once – on January 9 when DJ Annie Mac played it on her evening show. But that was after 7pm, when songs not on the playlist can be broadcast. The track is the first single from the mother of four’s new album, Rebel Heart. The station last night said the single had been omitted from playlists on the basis of ‘audience relevance’ and ‘musical merit’. A Radio 1 insider said: ‘At the end of the day it’s all about relevance. It’s natural that as an artist gets older their audience goes elsewhere and Radio 1 has to reflect that. ‘The station has a duty to meet the needs of younger listeners. I don’t think the audience is losing sleep that it is not playing Madonna in the same way that it used to.’ The snub represents a remarkable fall from grace for the star who notched up 13 UK No 1s (more than any other female artist) between 1982 and 2008. She finds herself alongside Sir Cliff Richard, Take That, Kate Bush and Robbie Williams on a long list of artists who struggle to get new material played on the station. Madonna’s single is being played on Radio 2, which caters for an audience aged over 35. By contrast, Sir Paul McCartney’s new single will be played by Radio 1 even though the former Beatle is 72. This is because the track is a collaboration with rapper Kanye West, 37, and pop mega-star Rihanna, 26. A Radio 1 spokesman said: ‘Tracks are chosen on musical merit, and while around 40 per cent of the country’s 15 to 29-year-olds tune into Radio 1 each week, an artist’s age is never a factor.’ Radio 1's new policies were introduced in 2010 and since then they have never played anyone aged over 40 years old.The last Madonna song that was A-listed on Radio1 was Celebration in 2009. Link Your thoughts on this move? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainingOnMe 7,184 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 This can't be true Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 96,072 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 NO WAY Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladey Gagz 2,512 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Wtf bye :wtf: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop 14,968 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Nooooooooooooooo :lmao: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SissyFromSpace 20,883 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Yall wont be laughing once this happens to Gaga Barbie elitist - Weaboo - Sissy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoxo cupcakke 4,781 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 The decay is taking its final form. Let's all hold a vigil for those 25 years of godliness and the current 7 of mediocrity and decay Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 87,320 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Sounds like something The Onion would write tbh If you see me posting like crazy, I'm either bored or procrastinating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEWRJEWR 5,663 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 KARMA Fear, she's the mother of violence Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PicklePower 1,649 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 It’s natural that as an artist gets older their audience goes elsewhere The ground? MEGHAN TRAINOR | Katy Perry | Taylor Swift | Lady Gaga | Rihanna | Ariana Grande | Beyoncé | Nicki Minaj | Sam Smith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernier 3,786 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Before anyone screams "ageism" on the part of the radio station. It's simply a demand and supply kind of thing. That channel caters to the young demographic and they're just not requesting to listen to her music/her music isn't popular with them, so they banned it. If anything blame the people. And it's only only Madonna fyi, they banned Fergie and some other artistes.If Madonna releases another Hung Up that's a universal smash, i'm sure they'll unban her swiftly Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegiRey 443 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 thats terrible Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yves 1,891 Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 The ground? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xKorix 156 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Of course some little monsters would cheer at Madonna's apparent failure to stop aging at 30. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed 7,716 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Ageist... But part of me wants to think that if the music was better people would still be requesting the music. Pop is very youth oriented, and Madonna doesn't have her finger on the pulse of youth culture in 2015 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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