BBC radio presenter Cerys Matthews has denied she suggested banning the music of public school educated artists and bands from her 6 Music show because they are overly privileged. The former Catatonia singer was accused of stoking “class warfare” by Conservative MPs after she was quoted by Mail Online as saying she would consider the “leg-ups” publicly educated people have had while putting together her programme and “act on it”. The Welsh singer wrote: “For the record: I don’t ‘ban’ anyone’s music. Plus ca change.”For the record: I don’t ‘ban’ anyone’s music. — Cerys Matthews (@cerysmatthews) September 15, 2018The quotes appear to come from a Music Week interview with Matthews in which she was asked about the campaign for gender balance on festival lineups.

Source: Irish Examiner September 15, 2018 16:18 UTC