November 9, 20241 yr Author We haven't had an official CiN single for 3 years. The last one was Niall Horan and Anne-Marie's version of Everywhere in 2021 and it charted in the Top 30. There has only been a couple of releases that didn't chart. I can very much see Girls Aloud doing very well from it and rightly so given it's a tribute to Sarah.
November 15, 20241 yr Author BBC Radio 2 Playlist | 16th November 2024 A List Ella Henderson - Filthy Rich [A-A-A-A-A-A] * Elton John & Brandi Carlile - Never Too Late [Record of the Week] JADE - Fantasy [A-A-A] Lady Blackbird - Like A Woman [A-A-A] Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody [A-A-A-A] ↑ Pet Shop Boys - All the young dudes [b-A] ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - APT. [b-B-A-A] * Sam Fender - People Watching Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Freedom Of The Night [A-A-A-A-A] Whitney Houston - Love Is (2024 Mix) [A-A] B List Girls Aloud - I'll Stand By You (Sarah's Version) [b-B] * James Bay - Hope ↑ Janet Devlin - Red Flag [C-C-C-B] Lady Gaga - Disease [b-B-B] Lenny Kravitz - Honey [b-B-B] * Maggie Rogers - In The Living Room Manic Street Preachers - Hiding In Plain Sight [b-B-B-B] Mary J. Blige - You Ain't The Only One [b-B] The Script - Home Is Where The Hurt Is [b-B-B] * Travis - Raze The Bar C List Cheat Codes x Train - Bloom [C-C-C] * Clairo - Add Up My Love Jelly Roll - Winning Streak [C-C-C] Joan Armatrading - I'm Not Moving [C-C] * Rachel Chinouriri with Cat Burns - Even Album of the Week Gwen Stefani - Bouquet OUT Chesney Hawkes - Get A Hold Of Yourself [b-B-A-A] The Cure - A Fragile Thing [b-A-A-A-A] Duran Duran - EVIL WOMAN [b-A-A-A] Brooke Combe - The Last Time [C-B-B] Paul Heaton feat. Rianne Downey - H Into Hurt [b-B-B-B] Snow Patrol - Everything's Here And Nothing's Lost [b-B-B] Jake Isaac - EVER YOURS [C-C-C-C]
November 19, 20241 yr Not sure if this is the right place for it, but Zoe Ball has announced she is standing down on Radio 2 Breakfast next month with Scott Mills set to take over in January. Really pleased for Scott after missing out on Radio 1 breakfast and I think he could be on R2 breakfast for years. Trevor Nelson to take afternoons 2-4pm and DJ Spoony on lates 10pm-12midnight. Edited November 19, 20241 yr by gavindeejay
November 19, 20241 yr Author Oh wow, I was not expecting that at all. Zoe has done really well but I can understand the decision coming at the right time for her. Scott finally getting his own breakfast show though :wub: (PS also pleased they didn't default to Spoony in the afternoon slot as Trevor is a much better fit for daytime. I really enjoyed listening to him on 1Xtra at uni).
November 19, 20241 yr Glad Trev has a daytime show now, he deserves it. And Scott to finally get the main slot!
November 22, 20241 yr Author BBC Radio 2 Playlist | 23rd November 2024 A List Elton John & Brandi Carlile - Never Too Late [A-A] JADE - Fantasy [A-A-A-A] Lady Blackbird - Like A Woman [A-A-A-A] ↑ Lady Gaga - Disease [b-B-B-A] Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody [A-A-A-A-A] Pet Shop Boys - All the young dudes [b-A-A] * Robbie Williams - Forbidden Road [Record of the Week] ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - APT. [b-B-A-A-A] Sam Fender - People Watching [A-A] Whitney Houston - Love Is (2024 Mix) [A-A-A] B List Girls Aloud - I'll Stand By You (Sarah's Version) [b-B-B] James Bay - Hope [b-B] Lenny Kravitz - Honey [b-B-B-B] Maggie Rogers - In The Living Room [b-B] Mary J. Blige - You Ain't The Only One [b-B-B] * Mimi Webb - One Eye Open * Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You * RAYE - Oscar Winning Tears. * Tears For Fears - Say Goodbye To Mum And Dad Travis - Raze The Bar [b-B] C List Clairo - Add Up My Love [C-C] Jelly Roll - Winning Streak [C-C-C-C] Joan Armatrading - I'm Not Moving [C-C-C] * Poppy Ajudha - Lean On Me Rachel Chinouriri with Cat Burns - Even [C-C] Album of the Week Michael Ball & Alfie Boe - Together At Home OUT Ella Henderson - Filthy Rich [A-A-A-A-A-A] Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Freedom Of The Night [A-A-A-A-A] Janet Devlin - Red Flag [C-C-C-B] Manic Street Preachers - Hiding In Plain Sight [b-B-B-B] The Script - Home Is Where The Hurt Is [b-B-B] Cheat Codes x Train - Bloom [C-C-C]
November 22, 20241 yr Interesting that R2 are still supporting Mimi Webb when R1 seem to have dumped her.
November 29, 20241 yr Author BBC Radio 2 Playlist | 30th November 2024 A List * Coldplay - ALL MY LOVE [Record of the Week] Elton John & Brandi Carlile - Never Too Late [A-A-A] JADE - Fantasy [A-A-A-A-A] Lady Gaga - Disease [b-B-B-A-A] ↑ Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You [b-A] Pet Shop Boys - All the young dudes [b-A-A-A] Robbie Williams - Forbidden Road [A-A] ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - APT. [b-B-A-A-A-A] Sam Fender - People Watching [A-A-A] Whitney Houston - Love Is (2024 Mix) [A-A-A-A] B List * Cynthia Erivo feat. Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity Girls Aloud - I'll Stand By You (Sarah's Version) [b-B-B-B] James Bay - Hope [b-B-B] Lenny Kravitz - Honey [b-B-B-B-B] Maggie Rogers - In The Living Room [b-B-B] Mary J. Blige - You Ain't The Only One [b-B-B-B] Mimi Webb - One Eye Open [b-B] RAYE - Oscar Winning Tears. [b-B] Tears For Fears - Say Goodbye To Mum And Dad [b-B] Travis - Raze The Bar [b-B-B] C List Clairo - Add Up My Love [C-C-C] * Inhaler - Your House Joan Armatrading - I'm Not Moving [C-C-C-C] Poppy Ajudha - Lean On Me [C-C] Rachel Chinouriri with Cat Burns - Even [C-C-C] Album of the Week Michael Kiwanuka - Small Changes OUT Lady Blackbird - Like A Woman [A-A-A-A] Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody [A-A-A-A-A] Jelly Roll - Winning Streak [C-C-C-C] Edited November 29, 20241 yr by lewis🎄green
November 29, 20241 yr Author Not an overly exciting week but suprised at no Christmas songs as they've already started playing them. Interested to hear how Defying Gravity has been edited for radio :o
November 29, 20241 yr Oh wow ‘Defying Gravity’ on the playlist :cheeseblock: did not see that one coming, Scott Mills played ‘Popular’ on his show last Friday but not heard ‘Defying Gravity’ on there yet, intrigued for their radio edit too! A 5 minute version was played on Radio 1’s first look chart but a shorter version was used for the official chart today (with Jack Saunders talking over it :kink:)
November 29, 20241 yr Yeh surprised there’s no Xmas additions considering they started playing them on Monday. It’ll mean they only get 3 weeks on there for the most part!
December 6, 20241 yr Author BBC Radio 2 Playlist | 7th December 2024 A List Coldplay - ALL MY LOVE [A-A] ↑ Cynthia Erivo feat. Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity [b-A] Elton John & Brandi Carlile - Never Too Late [A-A-A-A] * Gwen Stefani - Bouquet Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You [b-A-A] Pet Shop Boys - All the young dudes [b-A-A-A-A] Robbie Williams - Forbidden Road [A-A-A] ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - APT. [b-B-A-A-A-A-A] Sam Fender - People Watching [A-A-A-A] Whitney Houston - Love Is (2024 Mix) [A-A-A-A-A] B List * Chesney Hawkes - Live Forever ↑ Inhaler - Your House [C-B] James Bay - Hope [b-B-B-B] Maggie Rogers - In The Living Room [b-B-B-B] Mary J. Blige - You Ain't The Only One [b-B-B-B-B] Mimi Webb - One Eye Open [b-B-B] * Rag'n'Bone Man - Put A Little Hurt On Me RAYE - Oscar Winning Tears. [b-B-B] Tears For Fears - Say Goodbye To Mum And Dad [b-B-B] Travis - Raze The Bar [b-B-B-B] C List * Auli'i Cravalho - Beyond Clairo - Add Up My Love [C-C-C-C] Poppy Ajudha - Lean On Me [C-C-C] Rachel Chinouriri with Cat Burns - Even [C-C-C-C] * Reverend and the Makers - Late Night Phone Call Record of the Week Michael Bublé & Carley Pearce - Maybe This Christmas Album of the Week Various Artists - Wicked: The Soundtrack OUT JADE - Fantasy [A-A-A-A-A] Lady Gaga - Disease [b-B-B-A-A] Girls Aloud - I'll Stand By You (Sarah's Version) [b-B-B-B] Lenny Kravitz - Honey [b-B-B-B-B] Joan Armatrading - I'm Not Moving [C-C-C-C] Edited December 7, 20241 yr by lewis🎄green
December 6, 20241 yr Author Looks like new Christmas songs aren't going on the playlist this year, which is a first for as long as I remember (unless we want to count Reverend and the Makers as it has a Christmas #1 campaign behind it but the lyrics are not festive whatsoever) Record of the Week also returns to being a song that isn't on the playlist, it hasn't done that for many years, but it does mean one Christmas song is on some sort of rotation. Perhaps for the next 3 weeks the ROTW will be a Christmas song not playlisted. Big week for soundtracks with Defying Gravity up to the A List, the Wicked soundtrack as Album of the Week and Beyond (from Moana 2) hitting the C List *.* Edited December 6, 20241 yr by lewis🎄green
December 6, 20241 yr Strange they usually love playlisting new Xmas songs. Heard the Buble Xmas one last week so they are obviously giving plays to some Christmas songs but not playlisting any, their classic cannon must be so large now there’s no point 🤣
December 7, 20241 yr Couldn't they still playlist a Christmas song next week? Also, do they generally freeze the playlist around the same time as R1 do?
December 8, 20241 yr Author They could playlist a Christmas song but typically they've always done it on the first playlist in December and then because of those tracks they refresh on 26th December to remove them all. If they do freeze it it'll be next week. It does tend to be less of a freeze than Radio 1's is (because of the Boxing Day update) but they may freeze on the 20th this year and run it through to the 3rd.
December 8, 20241 yr Still expect to hear multiple spins of ‘A Perfect Year’ by Dina Carroll from the 27th- 31st ❤️
December 10, 20241 yr Author I'm going to see this thread out until the end of the month but would really appreciate if someone else would like to take over and create the new thread in 2025 along with then posting the weekly updates. It feels like the right natural time to come away from it and whilst I do talk about it and get involved in what's going on with the station I don't actually listen to it that much in the grand scheme of things. I wanted to put this out there now rather than just stopping posting with no explanation and people wonder where the new thread is next year.
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