How pop is provoking the censors again

Rihanna was outraged when her new single S&M had its lyrics censored on Radio 1. Is the mood for banning songs back?There was once an easy solution to an explicit hit single: ban it. But that was before Radio 1 decided it needed to empathise with its audience, not just entertain it. Ever since the Smashie and Nicey era ended programmers and labels have contorted themselves trying to make radio edits that meet standards of decency without losing whatever cred they might have. The struggle throws ...

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