Sunday, April 19, 2020

Radio - Lesson 4

Lesson 4
Regulator: Ofcom
Audience Collector: RAJAR (radio joint audience research)
RAJAR is the official body in charge of measuring radio audiences in the UK. It is jointly owned by the BBC and the Radiocentre on behalf of the commercial sector.


Sam Smith's Live Lounge
Timeline (songs):
Song 1: Sam Smith - Lay Me Down
Song 2: Sam Smith - I'm Not The Only One
Song 3: Sam Smith - Leave Your Lover
Song 4: Alicia Keys - Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart (performed by Sam Smith)
Song 5: Sam Smith - Like I Can
Song 6: Sam Smith - Latch
Song 7: George Michael - Father Figure (performed by Sam Smith)
Song 8: Sam Smith - Stay With Me
Song 9: Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes

The episode is constructed of a band accompanying Sam Smith singing mainly his own songs to the audience, with two featured cover songs of Sam Smith's choice. This is done to entertain the audience and leave them wondering what songs he chooses, as well as not only expecting Sam's songs and hearing other songs from another singer.

The episode's live audience seemed to be adults or young adults, but target audience is mainly frequent live lounge watchers, of course Sam Smith's fans or people who like slow paced music.

The live lounge targets different audiences through these cover songs. Audiences may be intrigued to see what the artists choices were. Live lounge also targets different audiences through its setup, such as artists being accompanied by a band instead of a DJ may attract people who prefer these types of performances. Live lounge also have performances from a wide range of artists in different genres, at different levels of fame as well as different ethnicities, race, nationality, etc.





2 comments:

  1. Nice work here Sam.

    Are there any interviews during the episode? Are these conducted formally/informally and why?

    How does The Live Lounge target different audiences?
    Expand on this one - Good initial response. You could expand on the fact that the celebrities they invite on are different ethnicities, sexualities, genders and have different levels of fame. Radio 1 is really original because it supports upcoming artists as well as big stars. This bit is really important.

    Miss C

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  2. There isn't an interview this episode, but when there are, they tend to make it more casual and informal. This portrays the artists personality to the audience instead of just their talents, giving off more of a relaxed and 'chill' environment.

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