The BBC has said it did not edit the Irish-language lyrics from the debut radio broadcast of CMAT’s new single, Euro-Country.
The song was released on Tuesday (22 July) and had its first broadcast on BBC Radio 1.
The first 45 seconds of the song feature lyrics in Irish, but these did not feature on the broadcast.
In a video on her Instagram Stories on Tuesday, the Irish singer, whose full name is Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, said: “It was not my decision to have the Irish language edited out of the first ever play of Euro-Country on radio.
“I don’t know if it was a mistake or what happened, but that was not my decision.”
She continued: “However, they have just gotten in contact and said that they are going to play the Irish language intro – the full version of Euro-Country… to make up for it.
“I don’t know who edited it out – that was crazy of them.”
The Irish lyrics at the start of the song refer to “an empty head” and “a new personality” after someone has “gone from my life”.
The music star added: “They also did a crazy editing out of the line ‘I was 12 when the dads started killing themselves all around me’, which I guess is more understandable.”
BBC says it broadcast the radio version of CMAT’s new song “that was supplied by the record label”
The BBC said the station had broadcast the radio version of the song “that was supplied by the record label”.
“BBC Radio 1 did not edit the Irish language from this single,” a BBC spokesperson told RTÉ Entertainment.
The broadcaster said the station “has already played the full version that includes the Irish language intro” on Rickie Melvin and Charlie, and it will be played again on Going Home, and Radio 1’s New Music Show with Jack Saunders.
The 29-year-old pop singer, who blends pop and rock with folk and country influences, has won plaudits for her performance at Glastonbury, and is due to perform at the All Together Now music festival in August and at the 3Arena Dublin on 5 December.
Euro-Country, her third studio album, is set for release on 29 August.