Rihanna has slammed BBC Radio 1 for broadcasting a clean version of her latest single – even though it was released by her own label. "Are you fucking kidding me???" the R&B singer tweeted, after hearing about the S&M radio edit. "I'm on it!"
Fans expressed disbelief on Sunday, when a new version of S&M was included in the UK top 40 singles countdown. Broadcast as Come On, this iteration of Rihanna's racy track S&M had all references to "sex," "chains" and "whips" edited out. Though it was sitting pretty at No 20, Rihanna was shocked to hear of the edit and vowed to find out who was responsible. "U okay with this Come On situation?" asked one fan. "Absolutely NOT!!!" she replied.
Unfortunately for the 22-year-old singer, radio edit was not the work of prudish BBC DJs – it was released by her own label, Island Def Jam, in response to daytime radio requests. "It is common practice to play radio edits of certain tracks in the daytime," a BBC spokesperson told Newsbeat. "During daytime hours, as younger audiences are listening, we are playing [Rihanna's] radio edit, which is called Come On. However, we will continue to play the original track in specialist shows with an appropriate introduction."
Rihanna's latest album, Loud, has gone three-times platinum in the UK.
