"These kinds of issues come up from time to time,"/
nibz said
07:08 09/02 2007
They want Sean Kingston's mega hit "Beautiful Girl" to be cut from radio play lists! Yes, Joan Murphy, chairman of the New Mexico Suicide Prevention Coalition, while addressing reporters, protested that, "Record companies that promote artists whose message is that suicide is an acceptable solution to problems, don't help reduce the incidence of suicide anywhere. Radio stations have a responsibility to be sensitive to this issue."
A member of staff at the state Department of Health said local radio stations were e-mailed letters reminding them of the dangers of glorifying suicide in song. "I haven't received any response," Murphy said Monday, a week after the letters were sent out.
"Beautiful Girls" reached the No. 2 spot on the national Top 40 play list. It has dropped in popularity but is still in the top 10, said Justin Riley, program director at KKOB-FM (93.3).
The station had the song in heavy rotation, playing it about 30 times a week, he said. It is now being played far less - a reflection of ever-changing listener taste. Riley said he received no e-mail from any person or organization complaining about the content of the song.
"These kinds of issues come up from time to time," he said. "Somebody could find something wrong with nearly every song that gets played. We are a mass appeal radio station and have a lot of factors to consider."
"We apologize to any person who gets offended by any song, but at the end of the day if a song is popular it's likely going to get played. A song doesn't become No. 2 in the country without people calling to request it."
The Suicide Prevention Coalition works with the Department of Health. "Our mission is suicide prevention," Murphy said, adding, "We provide education, support and advocacy to reduce the suicide rate in New Mexico." Murphy said suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in the country and the leading cause among people age 10 to 24.
New Mexico consistently ranks among the top five states per capital in suicides, with a rate 1.5 to 2 times higher than the national average. Suicide is the ninth leading cause of death for New Mexicans. Darleene Edwards, vice chairperson and treasurer of the coalition, said New Mexico is also "the lowest state in the country for the amount we spend on mental health care."
Her message to everyone involved in the media - the recording and movie industries, radio and television stations and newspapers is to "use the issue of suicide in a responsible manner and not glorify it and make people think it's the best option for people when they're in pain or when their life isn't going as they like.
"Suicide should be portrayed as the tragedy it is," she said.
Crazypickney said
11:29 09/02 2007
These things work two way! One, those suicide prevention people may really like the song but just because somebody a mumble, them haffi act like they dont support the song. and two, its not everyday a suicide prevention agency get something to do, sothey're glad for the opportunity to milk this one
Casino said
17:15 09/02 2007
wrong message inna music everyy bombo p*u**y raasclaat day, man rap bout drugs, ppl sing say dem nah go rehab, eminem wah kill him wife an mother, yow a jus tru di yute a yaardie, an worst him black , dem fi suck dem mada, with a caprisun straw. it hurt mi star. an dem still caan stop di yute, bcuz radio play only promote a song so it can buss, an it buss already so it pass airplay stage, but u soon hear say dem try stop him from perform it.
Casino said
17:16 09/02 2007
if a did beenie do da tune deh dat wouldnt reach him tho, cuz he's d king, yah
sexyshevas said
17:00 09/04 2007
a tru inno casino ah nuh lie likkle fassy dem man wen ur jamaican tings bad fi yu
Crackaz2006 said
18:27 09/04 2007
Casino beenie is not king oh plz mi linx BOUNTY A DE KING CROSS...lol anyways they cant do these thingz to de yute its just a song..and he is a yaardie so him naw go kill him self no way...if ppl wanna tek the song a diff way is fi dem bizniz...aaww bwoy wen u black is a hell of a ting
A member of staff at the state Department of Health said local radio stations were e-mailed letters reminding them of the dangers of glorifying suicide in song. "I haven't received any response," Murphy said Monday, a week after the letters were sent out.
"Beautiful Girls" reached the No. 2 spot on the national Top 40 play list. It has dropped in popularity but is still in the top 10, said Justin Riley, program director at KKOB-FM (93.3).
The station had the song in heavy rotation, playing it about 30 times a week, he said. It is now being played far less - a reflection of ever-changing listener taste. Riley said he received no e-mail from any person or organization complaining about the content of the song.
"These kinds of issues come up from time to time," he said. "Somebody could find something wrong with nearly every song that gets played. We are a mass appeal radio station and have a lot of factors to consider."
"We apologize to any person who gets offended by any song, but at the end of the day if a song is popular it's likely going to get played. A song doesn't become No. 2 in the country without people calling to request it."
The Suicide Prevention Coalition works with the Department of Health. "Our mission is suicide prevention," Murphy said, adding, "We provide education, support and advocacy to reduce the suicide rate in New Mexico." Murphy said suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in the country and the leading cause among people age 10 to 24.
New Mexico consistently ranks among the top five states per capital in suicides, with a rate 1.5 to 2 times higher than the national average. Suicide is the ninth leading cause of death for New Mexicans. Darleene Edwards, vice chairperson and treasurer of the coalition, said New Mexico is also "the lowest state in the country for the amount we spend on mental health care."
Her message to everyone involved in the media - the recording and movie industries, radio and television stations and newspapers is to "use the issue of suicide in a responsible manner and not glorify it and make people think it's the best option for people when they're in pain or when their life isn't going as they like.
"Suicide should be portrayed as the tragedy it is," she said.