Bosses at the BBC have defended a radio-friendly version of Rihanna’s controversial track S&M – because the special edit of the song was provided by her record company. The Bajan beauty reacted with fury after learning her latest single – which features risque lyrics about sex, whips and chains – was introduced to Radio 1 listeners on Sunday as Come On.
But BBC chiefs have spoken out about the toned-down track, revealing Rihanna’s music bosses provided a risk-free radio edit of the song so younger listeners could hear it on the airwaves. A BBC spokeswoman tells, “We couldn’t play the edit we had so we asked the record label and they provided us with a radio edit.”
