The BBC has had something of a change of heart when it comes to playlisting Kylie Minogue’s latest hit single. Kylie is currently riding a wave of her success thanks to her song Padam Padam, which ...

She is one of the world's biggest stars and hailed as the Queen of pop - but Madonna is not on BBC Radio 1's playlist which rates "musical merit" and "relevance" to its young listeners. For more than ...

If Madonna fancies getting herself back on the Radio 1 playlist, the station's boss has got something of a solution: She just needs to make a 'more relevant' pop song. SIMPLES. Yep, after all the ...

Madonna is not in Twitter's good books after describing her album leak as 'artistic rape and terrorism' (Getty Images) Radio 1 has spoken out after reports it had banned Madonna from its playlist due ...

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A List Radio 1’s playlist is split into four tiers: A List, B List, C List and In New Music We Trust. The A List is for certified chart hits and new songs from longtime station favourites. That’s why ...

A specialist DJ takeover, free music concerts and the countdown of the BBC Sound of 2011 will be just some of the exciting content coming this January on BBC Radio 1 when the station takes listeners ...

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