Lindsay Ell got dropped from a scheduled radio appearance

[travelrocks24]

She was supposed to be on a station in Sacramento today, but was dropped because Bobby Bones has his show aired in that city on a competing radio station.

www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/06/16/country-singer-lindsay-ell-is-dating-a-powerful-dj-she-got-dropped-by-a-rival-station-and-spoke-out/

[Kat5Kind]

It's such bullshit. It shouldn't matter who the hell she dates.

[LBTrocks]

i just heard about this. Ridiculous!!

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The only good thing about this is that it did give Lindsay Ell some press and awareness, but I feel so bad for her. I do understand why the radio station did it too a point, but they could've had a better way of handling it, that's for sure.

[travelrocks24]

Jun 17, 2017 7:37:24 GMT -5 raylatch98 said:

The only good thing about this is that it did give Lindsay Ell some press and awareness, but I feel so bad for her. I do understand why the radio station did it too a point, but they could've had a better way of handling it, that's for sure.

It isn't like she has been with Bobby for a month and no one knew about it.  This has been public knowledge for a long time, and there is plenty of competition in Sacramento.  Other stations got publicity over this and took advantage, and maybe listenership will drop over time over this incident.

This is two articles about Nashville that have come from a Washington DC newspaper this week. 

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Jun 17, 2017 14:38:46 GMT -5 travelrocks24 said:

Jun 17, 2017 7:37:24 GMT -5 raylatch98 said:

The only good thing about this is that it did give Lindsay Ell some press and awareness, but I feel so bad for her. I do understand why the radio station did it too a point, but they could've had a better way of handling it, that's for sure.

It isn't like she has been with Bobby for a month and no one knew about it.  This has been public knowledge for a long time, and there is plenty of competition in Sacramento.  Other stations got publicity over this and took advantage, and maybe listenership will drop over time over this incident.

This is two articles about Nashville that have come from a Washington DC newspaper this week. 

I'm well aware of that they've been together for a long time. It doesn't make what the station did right at all.

Of course the other stations took publicity over it. It makes those stations look good if they include Lindsay Ell while other stations don't.

I am well aware that what happened to Lindsay Ell was wrong.

[gingersnap]

Maybe there is more to the story than people are hearing, who really cancelled her appearance, was it the station or could the cancellation have came from Lindsay's people. If we are being realistic whether she is dating Bobby Bones or not, her career is going nowhere, radio won't play her new song. Like someone said this does get her some publicity. Will be interesting to see what happens after this, if anything.

[.indulgecountry]

Jun 17, 2017 15:35:16 GMT -5 gingersnap said:

Maybe there is more to the story than people are hearing, who really cancelled her appearance, was it the station or could the cancellation have came from Lindsay's people. If we are being realistic whether she is dating Bobby Bones or not, her career is going nowhere, radio won't play her new song. Like someone said this does get her some publicity. Will be interesting to see what happens after this, if anything.

This literally wouldn't even be a story if Lindsay Ell herself or her people had cancelled the appearance so why do you even have to ask?

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Jun 17, 2017 15:35:16 GMT -5 gingersnap said:

Maybe there is more to the story than people are hearing, who really cancelled her appearance, was it the station or could the cancellation have came from Lindsay's people. If we are being realistic whether she is dating Bobby Bones or not, her career is going nowhere, radio won't play her new song. Like someone said this does get her some publicity. Will be interesting to see what happens after this, if anything.

Like .indulgecountry said if Lindsay Ell cancelled it herself than this wouldn't be a story. It is true that her career is going nowhere fast, but radio stations can't deny playing an artist for their personal life. They can deny playing a song due to testing, sales, or quite frankly when the song is starting out that radio station doesn't give af about that song and will hold off on adding that single until they really don't have an option (aka way too high on the chart too ignore)

I feel like you are trying to delve further into this when there is nothing really there to further delve into.

[sabre14]

This was the story from Chuck Aly in Country Aircheck tonight on the Lindsay Ell/Bobby Bones controversy, where her radio appearance at a CBS station was canceled after the station's PD found out Ell was in a romantic relationship with iHeartMedia's Bobby Bones.

...and wow, the last couple parts calling out Washington Post's Emily Yahr on being "drawn to controversy" and "seeking readers and ratings." Basically in a nut-shell, Country Aircheck and Chuck Aly don't think a topic of conversation should be that Ell is being held back because she's a solo female artist.

[someguy]

The situation sucks for her, but radio stations can refuse to play artists for so many reasons other than their music. We've seen political views, label affiliations, age, gender and so many other things be the reason for someone not being played, it was only a matter of time before love life was a reason too (though I'm sure Chely Wright and Ty Herndon would argue that it's already been a reason for artists not getting played).

The fact that she was booked and cancelled is really unfortunate though.

[Deleted]

I feel like at times country radio just won't own up to messing up and instead tries to pin the blame on someone else or at least make themselves look good. Sometimes they need to admit when they screwed up

At least that Country Aircheck article isn't as bad as when they responded to Tomato Gate a couple of years ago.

[Deleted]

I'm not a fan of Country Aircheck's editorial content at all. Like seriously, they're awful. They act like there are no issues at all within the country music/radio industry, and that everything should be just fine, and everyone should just be buddies. I hate how fake the industry is…radio should play artists' music based on the song, not because of politics, label shenanigans, or anything else. And the writers at Country Aircheck should realize that doing some investigative journalism for once would be a good thing.

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Jun 19, 2017 23:19:35 GMT -5 jhomes87 said:

I'm not a fan of Country Aircheck's editorial content at all. Like seriously, they're awful. They act like there are no issues at all within the country music/radio industry, and that everything should be just fine, and everyone should just be buddies. I hate how fake the industry is…radio should play artists' music based on the song, not because of politics, label shenanigans, or anything else. And the writers at Country Aircheck should realize that doing some investigative journalism for once would be a good thing.

If it makes themselves look bad then they'll be upset and throw a temper tantrum.

[seak05]

This aircheck article was an embarrassment

[travelrocks24]

LOL at calling out The Washington Post. Please, someone was going to write about it outside Nashville, it was just a matter of who would put in the effort.

Another article came out last night:
www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/06/19/lindsay-ell-breaks-silence-about-a-radio-station-canceling-her-show-because-of-her-boyfriend/?utm_term=.1821561e5e3f

[rsmatto]

Jun 20, 2017 4:55:16 GMT -5 travelrocks24 said:

LOL at calling out The Washington Post. Please, someone was going to write about it ou tside Nashville, it was just a matter of who would put in the effort.

Another article came out last night:
www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/06/19/lindsay-ell-breaks-silence-about-a-radio-station-canceling-her-show-because-of-her-boyfriend/?utm_term=.1821561e5e3f

I wrote about it That day. I wasn't gonna let this story go by. And I HATE sensationalism.