Being the most successful female recording artist of all time may have its perks, but this week has seen Madonna learn that immortality isn’t one of them.

For, according to reports published today, she has seen her brand new single ‘Living For Love‘ booted fromBBC Radio 1‘s playlist…because she’s too old.

The number is pulled from the singer’s latest studio album ‘Rebel Heart‘ and was performed live at the 57th annual Grammy awards, recently named as one of the night’s highest pulling performances on a ratings front.
Alas, reports now claim that BBC Radio 1 aren’t interested in giving the jam airplay because Madonna is too old for its teen audience.

The Daily Mail reports:

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HAPPYPERSON said:

Being the most successful female recording artist of all time may have its perks, but this week has seen Madonna learn that immortality isn’t one of them.

For, according to reports published today, she has seen her brand new single ‘Living For Love‘ booted fromBBC Radio 1‘s playlist…because she’s too old.

The number is pulled from the singer’s latest studio album ‘Rebel Heart‘ and was performed live at the 57th annual Grammy awards, recently named as one of the night’s highest pulling performances on a ratings front.
Alas, reports now claim that BBC Radio 1 aren’t interested in giving the jam airplay because Madonna is too old for its teen audience.

The Daily Mail reports:

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 between 1985 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.’

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Backs up what I have been saying on this board for years. Radio stations decide what artist will get played on their stations based on the demographic they are trying to reach.

Maddonna could have put out the best recording of her carreer but she is in her late 50s and this was bound to happen. It is no reflection on the artist or the music.

I would love to see people like Maddonna and Prince spend more time writting, producing or doing somethings behind the scences.

HAPPYPERSON said:

Being the most successful female recording artist of all time may have its perks, but this week has seen Madonna learn that immortality isn’t one of them.

For, according to reports published today, she has seen her brand new single ‘Living For Love‘ booted fromBBC Radio 1‘s playlist…because she’s too old.

The number is pulled from the singer’s latest studio album ‘Rebel Heart‘ and was performed live at the 57th annual Grammy awards, recently named as one of the night’s highest pulling performances on a ratings front.
Alas, reports now claim that BBC Radio 1 aren’t interested in giving the jam airplay because Madonna is too old for its teen audience.

The Daily Mail reports:

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 between 1985 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.’

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Backs up what I have been saying on this board for years. Radio stations decide what artist will get played on their stations based on the demographic they are trying to reach.

Maddonna could have put out the best recording of her carreer but she is in her late 50s and this was bound to happen. It is no reflection on the artist or the music.

I would love to see people like Maddonna and Prince spend more time writting, producing or doing somethings behind the scences.

Well, my teenage daughter liked it...so let's not legitimize the "because she's too old for teen listeners" nonsense...there is politics involved.

The song is supposedly taking off at pop radio in the United States:

http://www.inquisitr.com/1857865/madonna-makes-music-chart-history-as-new-song-explodes-at-pop-radio/

I don't think the song is too great.

Why should everything she releases get automatic radio airplay just because it's Madonna?

'Give me all your lovin' was such a poor, juvenile track that deserved zero airplay - which is what it got.

mancabdriver said:

I don't think the song is too great.

Why should everything she releases get automatic radio airplay just because it's Madonna?

'Give me all your lovin' was such a poor, juvenile track that deserved zero airplay - which is what it got.

That's not really the issue that is being addressed.

Didn't say; "BBC ignores mediocre Madonna track", it says; "BBC blacklists Madonna because she's too old".

Pay attention young' un!!!

mancabdriver said:

I don't think the song is too great.

Why should everything she releases get automatic radio airplay just because it's Madonna?

'Give me all your lovin' was such a poor, juvenile track that deserved zero airplay - which is what it got.

Im not really a Madonna fan but Living for Love is lightyears better than Give me all your Loving.

It happens to everyone. Everyone. But female artists are hit harder. It will happen to today's female stars as well.

TWO WORDS: Logan's Run

TonyVanDam said:

TWO WORDS: Logan's Run

Now, that's old.

purplethunder3121 said:

TonyVanDam said:

TWO WORDS: Logan's Run

Now, that's old.

Not to worry, BBC Radio 1 has blacklisted TVD too . . .

namepeace said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Now, that's old.

Not to worry, BBC Radio 1 has blacklisted TVD too . . .

GUYS GUYS GUYS

RELAX.

This story was already fake when the poster posted it on here.

http://mashable.com/2015/...imination/

LOS ANGELES — In response to Madonna's tweet about BBC Radio 1 allegedly banning her new "Living for Love" single because of her age (56), a spokesperson at the radio station on Thursday told Mashable that they "do not ever ban artists."

"The tracks are chosen on musical merit and their relevance to our young audience on a case-by-case basis, and whilst around 40 percent of the country's 15- to 29-year-olds tune into Radio 1 each week, an artist's age is never a factor," the spokesperson elaborated.

SEE ALSO: Like a Snapchat virgin, M...n Snapchat

BBC Radio 1 also referenced Paul McCartney, who is on the station's rotation at the age of 72 as a guest artist on Rihanna's "FourFiveSeconds" and Kanye West's "Only One."

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Curiously, there was a similar thread on Nicole Scherzinger a couple months ago:

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prince.org/msg/8/409192

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Was that also a hoax?

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xperience319 said:

GUYS GUYS GUYS

RELAX.

This story was already fake when the poster posted it on here.

http://mashable.com/2015/...imination/

LOS ANGELES — In response to Madonna's tweet about BBC Radio 1 allegedly banning her new "Living for Love" single because of her age (56), a spokesperson at the radio station on Thursday told Mashable that they "do not ever ban artists."

"The tracks are chosen on musical merit and their relevance to our young audience on a case-by-case basis, and whilst around 40 percent of the country's 15- to 29-year-olds tune into Radio 1 each week, an artist's age is never a factor," the spokesperson elaborated.

SEE ALSO: Like a Snapchat virgin, M...n Snapchat

BBC Radio 1 also referenced Paul McCartney, who is on the station's rotation at the age of 72 as a guest artist on Rihanna's "FourFiveSeconds" and Kanye West's "Only One."

That's nice, but the key phrase is "relevance to our young audience." That rings true to Madge's core complaint - that age is a factor in her ability to get her music played. But female artists that came before Madonna probably had the same frustrations in the 80's and 90's. And the artists before them.

too bad itsa hoax...

xperience319 said:

GUYS GUYS GUYS

RELAX.

This story was already fake when the poster posted it on here.

http://mashable.com/2015/...imination/

LOS ANGELES — In response to Madonna's tweet about BBC Radio 1 allegedly banning her new "Living for Love" single because of her age (56), a spokesperson at the radio station on Thursday told Mashable that they "do not ever ban artists."

"The tracks are chosen on musical merit and their relevance to our young audience on a case-by-case basis, and whilst around 40 percent of the country's 15- to 29-year-olds tune into Radio 1 each week, an artist's age is never a factor," the spokesperson elaborated.

SEE ALSO: Like a Snapchat virgin, M...n Snapchat

BBC Radio 1 also referenced Paul McCartney, who is on the station's rotation at the age of 72 as a guest artist on Rihanna's "FourFiveSeconds" and Kanye West's "Only One."

LOL as if they would say: "Yes, we took Madonna off the air because she is too old.". Get real.

As for musical merit, I doubt that the song is too bad to get played on the radio. I actually quite liked it when I heard it on the Grammy's.

[Edited 2/21/15 12:20pm]

namepeace said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Now, that's old.

Not to worry, BBC Radio 1 has blacklisted TVD too . . .

I'm only 40-years-old. I take being blacklisted from BBC Radio 1 as a compliment. F*** them!

purplethunder3121 said:

TonyVanDam said:

TWO WORDS: Logan's Run

Now, that's old.

Now seriously, Madonna should feel bless that she wasn't a victim of agism within the industry at age 40.

[Edited 2/22/15 4:49am]

namepeace said:

xperience319 said:

GUYS GUYS GUYS

RELAX.

This story was already fake when the poster posted it on here.

http://mashable.com/2015/...imination/

That's nice, but the key phrase is "relevance to our young audience." That rings true to Madge's core complaint - that age is a factor in her ability to get her music played. But female artists that came before Madonna probably had the same frustrations in the 80's and 90's. And the artists before them.

It's still agism.

And women still face worse ageism than men; that hasn't changed.

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SoulAlive said:

Beautifulstarr123 said:

I had a strong feeling she was going to tour again, and if anyone knows about Madonna, it's you

She's got a 360° deal with Live Nation. Obviously she's gonna tour again. And that certainly won't be her last.

PatrickS77 said:

Beautifulstarr123 said:

I had a strong feeling she was going to tour again, and if anyone knows about Madonna, it's you

She's got a 360° deal with Live Nation. Obviously she's gonna tour again. And that certainly won't be her last.

I think, if I remember right, she signed a three album deal and that included touring.

lezama said:

mancabdriver said:

I don't think the song is too great.

Why should everything she releases get automatic radio airplay just because it's Madonna?

'Give me all your lovin' was such a poor, juvenile track that deserved zero airplay - which is what it got.

Im not really a Madonna fan but Living for Love is lightyears better than Give me all your Loving.

"I'm not really a ________ fan, but their new album/ song is amazing"

The amount of times I've read that phrase.... I assume most of the time it is a stan downplaying how big of a fan they really are.