Farin Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 James Blunt Banned From Radio Station 05/29/2006 3:00 PM, Yahoo! Music Ben Gilbert - LAUNCH U.K. & Ireland A U.K. radio station has banned James Blunt from its playlist. The singer defended his music at an awards ceremony last week by telling his critics to switch over if they didn't like his songs. Now a radio station has gone one better by banishing him from the airwaves. Essex FM is responding to listeners who say they are sick of hearing Blunt's hits "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover" everywhere they go. "We don't have anything against James Blunt and we're pleased he has been so successful, but we really need a break," said program controller Chris Cotton. "While his songs have been very popular, there is a tremendous amount of industry pressure to play certain artists frequently. Often this can be out of step with the audience's tastes, which results in songs being overplayed. "We're happy to stand up to this pressure and follow the strong message listeners have given us. We encourage other radio stations to take the same step." Love him or hate him, Blunt has been a phenomenal success since he burst onto the music scene last year. "You're Beautiful" topped the charts in 25 countries and at the Ivor Novello songwriting awards last week it was named Most Performed Work and International Hit Of The Year. In March, Blunt became the first U.K. artist to top the U.S. Billboard chart in nine years. His album Back To Bedlam has sold more than 7million copies worldwide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 One down, hundreds of thousands to go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Gee ... I was going to nominate that song in this week's top ten ... but now I'm feeling tremendous industry pressure to not like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTallOne Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Now if only they could ban that voice permenantly (I mean 1 song, fine. A whole album? No way). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 lots of people like him ron, but i find his voice incredibly annoying! one more listen of "you are beautiful" and my ears will pop out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Ehhh ... I nominated him anyway ... because I rebel against "insider" opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 I have never sat through 'you're beautiful'. But I think a couple of his songs are quite good. "Goodbye, my Lover" for one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 3 wise men is alright too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 I posted this yesterday, but it must have gotten permanently eaten: I don't think "banning" any song off the radio is the answer...I think limiting the song to one or two plays a day would be better. I personally would like to hear more variety on the radio. I am now ready to smash my radio if I hear Nickelback's "Photograph" one more time. If there's a song you like to hear over and over again...well, that's when you buy the CD or legally download it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 I never sit through anything on regular rotation. Because I know it'll come again and again... and ultimately I end up never hearing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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