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The Radio 1 Madonna controversy was a series of events that occurred as a result of BBC Radio 1's decision not to playlist Madonna's single "Living for Love" in February 2015. Despite receiving moderate airplay from commercial radio in the UK, the single was not added to the station's playlist, leading to accusations of ageism. The controversy stemmed from an article that appeared in the ''Daily Mail'', which quoted an unnamed Radio 1 insider describing Madonna as "old" and "irrelevant". In response, fans of the singer posted thousands of requests for the song on the BBC's social media accounts, and several artists criticised Radio 1's music policy, prompting the station to release a statement defending their decision not to play the track. The controversy received significant media coverage in the UK and internationally, sparking a wider discussion about ageism in the music industry. "Living for Love" was subsequently added to BBC Radio 2's C-list, before being promoted to the B-list. The station caters to audiences who are aged 35 and higher. The single peaked at number 60 on the UK Airplay Chart for the week ending 28 February 2015, and number 26 on the UK Singles Chart. ==Background== Madonna has received considerable airplay on Radio 1 since the beginning of her career and made her first appearance on the station on 22 December 1986, when she was interviewed by Simon Bates during the promotion of the movie ''Shanghai Surprise''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Simon Bates - BBC Radio 1 England - 22 December 1986 - BBC Genome )〕 The singer gave subsequent interviews to Jakki Brambles, Simon Bates, Simon Mayo, Sara Cox, Jo Whiley, and Chris Moyles in 1990, 1991, 1994, 2000, 2001, and 2006 respectively. The station also broadcast the Blond Ambition World Tour in 1990 and The Girlie Show World Tour in 1993.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Madonna in Concert - BBC Radio 1 England - 21 July 1990 - BBC Genome )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Madonna - by Public Demand - BBC Radio 1 England - 27 December 1993 - BBC Genome )〕 On 10 May 2008, Madonna headlined Radio 1's Big Weekend at Mote Park, in Maidstone to promote the release of her album ''Hard Candy''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Radio 1's Big Weekend 2008 - Line-up )〕 The first single from the album, "4 Minutes", was added to the station's A-list.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BBC Radio 1 - Playlist )〕 In 2012, Madonna released her twelfth studio album, ''MDNA''. The lead single, "Give Me All Your Luvin'", and subsequent releases from the album, were not added to the Radio 1 playlist, despite the former featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A.—two artists who receive regular rotation on the station. Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills defended the station's decision not to play Madonna in 2012 saying: "I don't think we play Madonna any more. There is a lot of research, and if you ask a 17-year-old about her, they go 'don't care'... it's a sign of the times, things change, it's a generational thing. I like Madonna, does a 17-year-old? () probably not at the top of their list. And that's horrible, but that is the way it is... and also youth audiences are so fickle in what they like and what they don't like, and they're quite opinionated, you just have got to keep on top of that." Speaking at a Radio Academy event in 2014, the channel's Head of Music George Ergatoudis stated that the channel's audience had "moved on" from Madonna, and that the majority of her fans were "over 30". He added that the BBC Trust had stipulated that Radio 1 appeal to a younger demographic when determining their daytime playlists. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Radio 1 Madonna controversy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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