Can anyone tell me why James Morrison automatically gets A listed on radio one AND two, along with numerous commercial radio stations, when Will Young has to fight for radio play beyond radio 2? I would say Jealousy is much more radio one material than James's new and somewhat dull song is. For the record I also think James song rips off 'Why' by Annie Lennox.

 

Broken Strings (feat. Nelly Furtado)

Broken Strings (feat. Nelly Furtado)

 

Yeah, good point.

 

Not all artists on radio one have had big hits though.

 

Maybe they're just being stubborn and refusing to accept defeat over it, sort of like they did with 'Hips Don't Lie'. This is almost the modern day version of that in terms of being such a surprise smash actually...

 

Or maybe they don't care how successful it's been and are ignoring it for other reasons? Once again Radio 1 is NOT a chart music station and they are under absolutely no obligation to playlist everything that sells well. They mostly do anyway but they don't have to because that's not what the station's about. If you want that listen to Capital.

 

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'Stereo Hearts' would be decent if they had literally almost any other vocalist on the song (couldn't Travie have got Bruno Mars on it again?). Adam Levine's voice just grinds on me. :(

I have a feeling with Papi the record label are doing that thing where they postpone the release date, or cancel it altogether, but don't actually tell anyone until the last second. :drama: Like they did with Bass Down Low about 5 times.

 

But why would they do that when it's a decent, radio-friendly song and she's having such a good era? Surely they should want to keep promoting the album?

Maroon 5 is already number one on the airplay chart. It's fairly reasonable for Radio 1 to see that and realise it doesn't need any MORE exposure!

 

Excellent to see Lana Del Ray on the upfront list :wub:

AMAZING for James Morrison, Jay-Z & Kanye West, Gym Class Heroes & Adam Levine and Marina & The Diamonds ! :cheer:

Who cares about Radio 1 these days. 20-25 years ago they were top radio in the UK. Radio 2 has taken over more audience.

Edited September 8, 201114 yr by MTV79

Who cares about Radio 1 these days. 20-25 years ago they were top radio in the UK. Radio 2 has taken over more audience.

 

I agree. It used to really annoy me that they totally blanked Will Young as an artist, especially given his briiliant covers performed in the Live Lounge but now he gets to do this on radio 2. :D For Jealousy to go top 5 on airplay, & looking as if it could go top #3 by Sunday without any support from radio 1 or Capital is no mean feat. It shows if the music is good enough it's possible to be successful in the singles chart without them. :D

Moves Like Jagger is not playlisted purely because it's by Maroon 5 and featuring Christina Aguilera. Same reason Jealousy wasn't playlisted because it's by Will Young. These artists are 'past it' and 'uncool'. It makes me laugh because in literally ever mention of the chart on Radio 1 the DJs are trying to pretend MLJ doesn't exist by making literally no comment whatsoever when the song is mentioned. Even Reggie talks about it as little as possible when doing the chart (although he has all the time in the world to blab on about his bestest friends like Example and Wretch 32). Only Scott Mills when filling in spent any time discussing even why MLJ has been so popular.

 

Anyway, MLJ doesn't need Radio 1, that much is clear.

Who cares about Radio 1 these days. 20-25 years ago they were top radio in the UK. Radio 2 has taken over more audience.

 

^Just to clarify that point.

 

Well Radio 2 may have more listeners (not many more, mind) there is no doubt that the more active music buyers of singles anyway are listening to Radio 1 so that is why the playlist is very important in supporting a new or unknown act. Commercial radio is a lot more safe and will therefore tend to only support established acts or really big songs so it is essential that R1 does have such a diverse and different playlist. The listeners to Radio 2 are slightly older and more likely album buyers so whilst their playlist is very important, it doesn't have much, if any, effect on the singles chart.

 

If you want to hear "Moves Like Jagger" just listen to ANY commercial radio station: http://comparemyradio.com/artists/Maroon_5...ristina_Aguiler

Radio 1 is shit. End of.

They have the worst DJs of all the radio stations I've ever listened to.

They could playlist ducks farting and I still wouldn't tune in because of the 30 minutes of waffle you get between each song.

I really don't see what the issue is. The point of Radio 1 and Radio 2 is to appeal to different people, if their playlists were similar there would be no point in different stations, there will only usually be between 5 and 10 songs on both playlists, and they're usually either new acts that radio 1 Broke through but appeal to the Radio 2 audience (singer/songwriter types like Adele or James Morrison) and older acts that are still huge (Madonna, U2) who have been around long enough to attract the 40+ age group because they grew up with them but are still relevant in the singles chart and amongst the youth. It's quite clear that Maroon 5 had a huge drop off in popularity amongst the radio 1 audience as they stopped selling and were moved to Radio 2 as it were. The same with Will Young, although even with his previous album he still had modest success with his singles it's clear his fanbase aren't the type of people that Radio 1 are trying to attract, most of his fans I see moaning on the internet that he's not playlisted on Radio 1 say they hate the station and that Radio 2 is much better. This means one of two things: A) they're highly bitter or B) They're proving themselves wrong, if his fanbase are Radio 2 listeners then why would he not be playlisted there instead of Radio 1?!

 

Radio 1 could make much more of an effort to at least acknowledge songs not on their playlist, but they don't HAVE to play a song just because it's selling. That is not the point of the station and it never has been, neither will it ever be. That's what commercial radio (in particular Capital) is there for. Moves Like Jagger is number one on the airplay chart, that means it's played more than any other song at the moment despite its one play a week from Radio 1. In what world does that show that Radio 1 should playlist it when it's already the most exposed song on UK radio? I certainly don't think it's this world.

"PREACH". Radio 1 gets so much unfair shit. They don't have to playlist anything and if they were just a carbon copy of Capital the British music industry would be in a much worse state.

 

Although, pissed that they've removed Jar of Hearts!

I kind of agree. Maroon 5 don't really need Radio 1 in this case. Radio 1 should just playlist a song that actually needs the support.

 

Also, if Radio 1 did suddenly stop supporting upcoming unsigned artists or whatever, it wouldn't be as tragic as people think. Other radio stations would simply do it instead. You'll get a lot of extra listeners from that, so radio stations would be as eager to do it as possible. Now it's difficult for them to compete with Radio 1 in that respect, so they don't bother, and use a different "niche" than Radio 1 to attract an audience.

Yeah Will Young and M5 are better off without R1.

Edited September 8, 201114 yr by Rob Summers

I don't agree with that at all. How can you be better off with less radio play?

I don't agree with that at all. How can you be better off with less radio play?

 

Well they clearly haven't suffered from it. Maroon 5 are top of the airplay charts without Radio1 and that indicates they don't need them. And both songs went top 5 and haven't dropped like stones.

They could be doing even better if they had Radio 1 support. To suggest they are in a better position because Radio 1 isn't playing them is wrong and suggests a bitter poster, to be honest.

Can anyone tell me why James Morrison automatically gets A listed on radio one AND two, along with numerous commercial radio stations, when Will Young has to fight for radio play beyond radio 2? I would say Jealousy is much more radio one material than James's new and somewhat dull song is. For the record I also think James song rips off 'Why' by Annie Lennox.

 

Cos James Morrison appeals more to Radio 1's target audience. Saying that, Jealously is a fantastic track. I love it.

 

Moves Like Jagger is the same. I am absolutely amazed at why it's got so popular (can anyone tell me???) despite the fact I love it. I can understand its popularity in the States, but Maroon 5 bombed with their last era here (although in truth, it was a very poor album). They're no spring chickens anymore.

They could be doing even better if they had Radio 1 support. To suggest they are in a better position because Radio 1 isn't playing them is wrong and suggests a bitter poster, to be honest.

 

Not really, because no one has said Maroon 5 are doing better because Radio 1 don't play. We're saying they're doing extremely great without them (well. that's what I've been saying anyway).

 

The word 'bitter' is thrown around way too much on here these days. Why would anyone be 'bitter' just because Radio don't play a song that's doing extremely well without the support?