why would they do that? :wacko: Track of the Day was a far better idea, and now they're reverting back to Tune of the Week?

Very shocked at this change! TOTD > TOTW for me, Tune of the week is a very dated idea now in my opinion, and it doesn't give as many tracks the exposure that Track of the Day did.

I guess with one criricism of TOTD for me it never felt personal for the DJ'S - so if thats their reasoning behind TOTW I am all for it

yeah but do the DJs on daytime actually get to choose their Tune of the Week? If anything I'd prefer it being obvious they have no say in it rather than them giving the false impression that they handpicked the song.

Yeah I'd be very surprised if each DJ handpicked the song, at most they'd be given a selection to choose from. It's silly that they've reverted to TOTW if that is indeed what they've done.

Big weekly boosts to whoever get's Grimmy's tune of the week then. His show provides the biggest boosts, followed by Clara's. I've always noticed Greg's show doesn't provide big chart boosts despite it being the drive time show.

 

Do we know which are the TOTW songs this week?

As you say it will prob help songs hold up throughout the week rather than a 1-day boost!

As far as I know, Scott's track is Unstable by Zak Abel. He was going on about it earlier.

Yay for tune(s) of the week *.* I don't see what the problem is, I quite like it lol (I remember discovering some great tunes from those in the past, like the underrated classic U Got The Power :heart:)

Adele Roberts - Louis Berry - She Wants Me

Nick Grimshaw - ? not sure

Clara Amfo - Will Heard - I Better Love You

Scott Mills - Zak Abel - Unstable

Greg James TBC

Edited February 20, 20178 yr by HarryEzra

My main issue with it is that only 5 songs a week will get a boost instead of 7 songs.

Poor artists who get Adele's show.

Surely the weekend presenters will get a tune of the week as well? It's going to make playlist additions even more difficult to predict as well now.

 

I'm pretty bad at predicting anyway but I'm going to do this anyway and predict that....

There will be a twist to the TOTW and that the TOTW's will be song added to the playlist. I'm doubtful though, as it wasn't always the case with TOTD's.

 

Greg has got The Amazons - Black Magic

To Confirm...

 

Tune Of The Week's 20th-24th February:

 

Adele Roberts: Louis Berry - She Wants Me

 

Nick Grimshaw: DJ Khaled - Shining (feat. Beyonce & Jay Z)

 

Clara Amfo: Will Heard - I Better Love You

 

Scott Mills: Zak Abel - Unstable

 

Greg James: The Amazons - Black Magic

Edited February 20, 20178 yr by TMD_24

R1 Best New Pop 20/2/17:

Emeli Sandé - Highs & Lows

FOURS - Fade To Love

Luke Christopher - Lot To Learn

AJR - Weak

Alessia Cara - How Far I'll Go

Digital Farm Animals - Digital Love (feat. Hailee Steinfeld)

Galantis - Rich Boy

Maroon 5 - Cold (feat. Future)

James TW - Ex

Alok & Bruno Martini - Hear Me Now (feat. Zeeba)

Sigrid - Don't Kill My Vibe

Kygo - It Ain't Me (feat. Selena Gomez)

 

Bold = New Entry

Italic = Songs that featured in the Sunday roundup but not in the main Monday show.

http://www.musicweek.com/media/read/radio-...-new-era/067382

 

BBC Radio 1/1Xtra head of music Chris Price has told Music Week about how a raft of changes to the networks’ music team and policy will help the BBC take on increased competition, including from streaming services.

 

Radio 1 has suffered a number of high-profile defections to digital services such as Apple Music and Spotify in recent years, including Price’s predecessor as head of music, George Ergatoudis, now Spotify UK head of content programming. But those departures mean Price – who took over as head of music role last March – has had the opportunity to reshape the music team.

 

Price – who appears in Music Week’s Big Interview slot this week – said he has made the team structure “fit for purpose” by beefing up the headcount and bringing in Matt Fincham and Ryan Newman as editors, Sarah Beaumont as producer and Mel Lewis and Jade Style as assistant producers. One further AP will also be appointed, with the new team and structure allowing Price himself to spend more time on strategy and industry relations.

 

“The Radio 1 and 1Xtra team has never been more important than it is right now - both to audiences and the music industry,” Price said. “By devolving a bit of creative and editorial and management to those guys it allows us to work smarter as a team. It allows me to have bigger, more meaningful conversations with music industry partners and be a better competitor in this global marketplace in which we find ourselves.”

 

Price has also announced other changes; trimming the all-powerful Radio 1 playlist committee from 12 to 10 people as well as the return of the DJ-picked Tune Of The Week to shows, in favour of Track Of the Day. According to Price, this will allow presenters to “select one song or artist that they're super passionate about and play their song every single day of the week”.

 

These changes follow a raft of new initiatives since Price replaced Ergatoudis. Other changes have included moving the Radio 1 playlist to Fridays, scrapping the In New Music We Trust playlist and the recent, well-received launch of the Brit List, designed to boost new UK talent, as Radio 1 takes on increased competition, particularly from streaming services.

 

In this week’s issue, Price also talks about Spotify, the state of the charts – and why he’d like to take on streaming services at their own game, with a BBC music discovery service. You can read the full interview only in this week’s edition of Music Week.

 

I honestly completely fail to see how scrapping TOTD in favour of TOTW is remotely a good thing, even when he tries to explain it in that article.

I really don't see why they can't manage both? Like what's to stop all of the DJs playing those songs every day anyway, why does it have to bring an end to TOTD? :lol:

Price – who appears in Music Week’s Big Interview slot this week – said he has made the team structure “fit for purpose” by beefing up the headcount and bringing in Matt Fincham and Ryan Newman as editors, Sarah Beaumont as producer and Mel Lewis and Jade Style as assistant producers. One further AP will also be appointed, with the new team and structure allowing Price himself to spend more time on strategy and industry relations.

 

Well, Clannad have more chance of getting on the playlist now.