I banned Taylor Swift today
 

...OK not ALL Taylor Swift... although I'd like to... but I did ban her new song "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together." Nashville goes a little more pop every single day and this one is so bubble gum teeny sweet blinding sugar high bullshitfest that I couldn't see adding it to my stations playlist and keeping any semblance of respect from actual country fans. So naturally I did what any decent Program Director would do... tested it in front of a live listening audience.

The results were staggaring. 98% "don't ever play it again," 2% "I like it." The nays win. I posted on the stations facebook today that we appreciate your opinion more than anything and we're listening... Taylors new song will "never ever" be played on this station again. Our facebook has blown up today with responses... positive to about the same percentage and we've gained 52 new "friends" simply for NOT playing a song LOL.

The best thing is that our in market competitor posted that "FTR we are playing Taylors new song because we believe in letting our listeners decide for themselves" and half the posts on their page are in support of us or just generally trashing Taylor and the song. Thanks for the added attention and support cross-town dumbasses. LMAO

I realize not many of you probably care about this but it's made my day. It's the first time in 22 years in radio that I've banned a song. I should do it more often.

*shit thread*
**DJF sucks**
***and not a shit was given***

tl:dr Taylor Swift blows... and not in the good way

Who is Taylor Swift?

I respect you more if you're actually serious.

Way to kill a target market.

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That kind of stuff is why I don't listen to country anymore. A fiddle buried in the mix of a pop song doesn't make it country, people.

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heh, i think we have had this discussion before...

If Swift had "happened" back in the 80s' she would be a pop star. Country Music has become a safehaven for pop performers who would not get played anymore because pop music has become so fragemented accross different genres.

She's the tall, skinny homely one who sounds like she can't sing without a studio. She did an awards show a couple years back and I couldn't believe she even made it past Randy Jackson.

I'm not targeting home-schooled 12 year olds. Win.

Don't think I'll bother to find out what she sings, thanks for saving me the trouble.

There's not even a buried fiddle in this. It's pure pop and pure bubble gum. And debuting at #11 on the country charts next week.

She may not sing for shit, but she sure is easy on the eyes

I bet it would be popular if you banned Justin Beiber. He seems to generate a lot of hate.

Did you ban Randy Travis last week?

Even as a 35-year-old man, I'm not ashamed to admit I'm a fan of hers. I heard the new song though and didn't necessarily like it. I can certainly see what you're saying about the pop thing.

In general though, I'm a fan. She's talented, genuine, humble, etc. She's a good role model for my daughters. She's self-made and not some record label creation, and I appreciate that she writes her own music.

All those qualities are pretty rare these days, so she gets a pass in my book.

We'd all be easy on the eyes with an hour in the chair being tended to by pro MUA and hair people.

NO worries there, he might lose 1 or 2 listeners....he hasnt had a hit in what, 20 years?

No... but we play so little Randy (in gold rotation only) that it doesn't matter. We also didn't ban Hank Jr for hating Obama or the Chixie Dicks for hating Bush. We banned this one because it was in the stations best interest not to play it. 98% say so.

Good, I wish more stations did that shit.. The country stations in KC are not country anymore.. Hell, 94.1 is suppose to be older country but they never play it. Then when they do it is all same shit all the time..

Same with the old rock stations and classic..

I ****ing hate pop country.. Give me the 70s to early 90s for country artists.. same with metal and rock.. I also have a soft spot for 80s pop music when it is its own station..

FTR I like a handful or her songs just fine. Today wasn't about Taylor herself as much as making a point and a stand to satisfy our listenership. I love how it's working.

No worries. I only heard it once and was surprised...it's quite a bit different than her past stuff.

I don't care for her. But like her or not. Girl found her target market and is top producing concert last year and so.far this year.


Girl has it going on.

She jumped the shark so to speak. If she wants to give up country for pop then more power to her... I don't care. Just stop pretending everyone is too stupid to know the difference.

As.long as you play Jason Kenny Luke or those rascal boys I.am good.

Oh yea for sure. I respect her. Shes talented and writes all her stuff.

Its not her fault Nashville has become more Pop than Country.

She's on the verge of setting a new record for downloads for any female artist with this song. We're still not playing it.

We do and I'm not proud of any of it.

LMAO

Latest fb post on the competitiors page... "well if this is the shit you're going to play I'm listening to W*** from now on."

No shit....

As the population grows, records will keep getting broken... Mainly because all the reeruns keep having ignorant ass children that smile and use their food stamp money on the first flashy thing they see..

Same with music..

Its a little too poppish of a song IMO for country radio.

You're just sore because she dumped Taylor Lautner for good. Who would have guessed you were Team Jacob. :shrug:

LMAO nicely played.

I hope Taylor puts out a song I'm not embarrassed to play and our listeners like next. I'm not holding my breath.

In response to this banning, Taylor Swift was quoted as saying "I can't really comment on this, I'm too busy having a new mansion made out of bricks of cash."

Excellent work sir. Ban all Taylor Swift. That bag hasn't put out a single respectable song yet.

But, like ESPN, ****ing assbags eat it up. **** society that loves this bullshit.

Cause it's in my head

Sorry bro.

I wouldn't expect or even hope for her to care about one little midwestern radio station not playing one of her songs. But if she wants to talk about it she's welcome to come in to the studio.

edit... actually it's 2 stations. I program 2 in Illinois.

I think you should focus group all of your songs on ChiefsPlanet. We'll tell you what to ban and what to put into heavy rotation.

She is a good role model, but talented she is not. Other than marketing herself.

At this time we aren't banning her as an artist... just this song. Her early stuff like "Teardrops On My Guitar," "Our Song," and "Tim McGraw" are bona-fide hits that appeal to the country audience.

The Planet has the worst ****ing taste of music.

I would buy that if she didn't write her own stuff. But she does, and earned $35 million last year (tops in the US) on the back of those songs she wrote.

No shit. They like rap, hip hop and grunge. ****.

CP's consensus Greatest Country Music Song: Rush's Tom Sawyer!

I read "I banged Taylor Swift today" and thought, "Lucky bastard! I'd come here and brag about it, too!"

Good for you as she is NOT country!!!! She has a few songs that could fall for country but as a whole she is 100 percent pop!

I really like Carrie Underwood but her new song isn't country either... But admit I do like that song.

Yeah. I program modern country radio even though I'm not a fan of most modern country music. That little point doesn't matter though because I program to the audience and not myself. If I were programming any kind of station based on what I like that station would fail miserably. But if you're a CP member you're not allowed to ever like anything that's ever been on the radio. It's quite funny.

Your right other than marketing herself writing all of her own songs, songs for others an choreographing all of her shows she has no talent.

She can't sing and don't even argue with me and say she can!!!!

She is very good at marketing herself and writing but again she CAN'T sing!!!

There are about 5 current artists that really do country music these days. If Taylor being a pop artist was the criteria we'd drop 90% of our playlist.

If you like country music then listen to Chris Young, Easton Corbin, Greg Bates, David Nail and some "oldies" like George Strait and Alan Jackson.

No idea why he gets hate from guys i really dont. He's living a life that every male would LOVE to life. Young, rich, and have a pick from any chick he wants. I dont know about anyone else, but that was a dream of mine. Still is, except for the young part. haha

Dr. that is who I like in modern country... Even though Alan Jackson/George Strait are traditional ("oldies")country as a whole.

Chris young is.good.

I would do her... as long as she promised to sing "Tim McGraw" the whole time.

Still a huge Jason aldean and Luke Bryan fan.

I once got a survey call about radio stations, within days the radio station in question was my favorite radio station ever! It was great while it lasted, but sadly they learned that I really shouldn't be trusted with my musical opinion.

I'm not sure what you're saying here. If you like Taylor that's fine. My station plays all her songs except her new one.

Every decade of country music has had its tradtional artists, more pop sounding, and outlaw country. Country music has been changing from day one and it cracks me up when you here how country has changed to more pop sound when it has always been like that.

I like one song between the two of them. "Laughed Until We Cried" by Jason Aldean. OK "The Truth" is pretty good too. If you like any country you should post your songs in the country music repository thread. Everything is welcome there.

Country blows.

Heh yeah. Like in sports there's a saying in radio that the quickest way to death is to listen to the fans. This case is different. There is a real love/hate relationship with Taylor among country fans. Some stations have already banned her altogether. We aren't playing one song. It won't kill us. So far it's now gained us 79 new fb friends today and still going.

Very true. Charlie Daniels and Hank Jr. were very rock based in their time.

No I hate Taylor Swift!!!! I like real country.

She is talented, she can write her own songs (supposedly).

She does write her own songs and her own guitar parts and plays guitar. She has talent. I'm not denying that. Too bad she alienates a high percentage of fans in the genre she claims as her own.

No seriously... Country blows.

Haha me too.

That woulda been more interesting.

Supposedly her work ethic is second to none as well. She is just milking this tiny bop thing as long as she can something Hannah Montana should have considered before turning herself into a sad sack Miley Cyrus with political opinions and butched hair going for the Cindi Lauper look.

She is hot. /thread

Wait, is Hannah Montana the slutty one, or is that Miley Cyrus?

Just because you so desperately want someone to pay attention to you.

I am sure they both more than likely put out. What a change though and I am not even talking about the $$$$ Miley/Hannah Montanna

But seriously, Country blows.

Which one?

Blown Away

There ya go. Attention paid.

Underpants is easy to like. I think she is going to be around for a long time.

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