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Annie Mac is launching a new club night called Before Midnight that will take place, well, you know, before midnight, so you can all be fast asleep in bed by 1am at the very very very latest.And while this was all formally announced on social media in among everyone’s April Fool posts on Friday morning, Mac’s new venture is no joke, and is based on the almost certainly accurate premise that there are people out there who like clubbing but who don’t particularly like the super late nights that many clubbing experiences involve.Explaining the rationale for Before Midnight, Mac said: “I know there’s an appetite for it because I’ve had so many messages from you who’ve grown up with me and listened to me on the radio every Friday night, who adore the clubbing experience but don’t want to wait until 1am to see me play, who need to be sharp and useful at the weekends and just can’t afford sleepless nights”.She added: “Before Midnight is a chance for me to play long DJ sets with all my favourite records, those ones that spark joy, and a chance for you to have all the fun, the euphoria and the wild abandon you need and STILL get a good night’s sleep”.The first edition of Before Midnight will take place at London’s Islington Assembly Hall on 20 May with Mac on the decks supported by Melle Brown.

Annie Mac has announced the launch of a new club night, Before Midnight, dedicated to “people who sleep”.“I can’t tell you how excited I am about this,” the DJ said. “I know there’s an appetite for it because I’ve had so many messages from you who’ve grown up with me and listened to me on the radio every Friday night, who adore the clubbing experience but don’t want to wait until 1am to see me play, who need to be sharp and useful at the weekends and just can’t afford sleepless nights.”Mac continued: “Before Midnight is a chance for me to play long DJ sets with all my favourite records, those ones that spark joy, and a chance for you to have all the fun, the euphoria and the wild abandon you need and STILL get a good night’s sleep.”Introducing Before Midnight – a fully authentic clubbing experience that starts at 7pm and ends at the strike of midnight.

The Great British Bake Off, returns once again as a whole of host of stars take on baking challenges in an effort to raise money and awareness for Stand Up to Cancer. The Channel 4 series, which started on airing on Tuesday March 22, will see contestants take on a range of challenges including making decorated biscuits, a technical round involving making madeleines and an another round to showcase their secret baking talents.

Sir Mo Farah, singer Ellie Goulding and Strictly Come Dancing judge Motsi Mabuse. Other stars who will put their baking skills to the test include comedian and creator of Taskmaster Alex Horne, TV presenter Emma Willis, singer-songwriter Example and choirmaster Gareth Malone. Also hoping to impress the judges are radio DJ Annie Mac, actor and author Ben Miller, The Inbetweeners star Blake Harrison, and TV and radio presenter Clara Amfo.

The newest season of Stand Up to Cancer Bake off is due to air tonight with 19 celebs joining together under the familiar white tent.

The Great British Bake Off is back with a new celebrity special in aid of Stand Up to Cancer.The show will be welcoming a new line-up of famous faces to the tents in the hope of impressing Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood with their bakes. Each episode will see four celebrities compete in the Bake Off tent, with a total of five episodes being aired in total.

NME on the red carpet of the BandLab NME Awards 2022 last night, where he talked about the “magic” of Jack Antonoff as well as some of his favourite memories from NME awards past. Watch our full video interview with Grimmy above.Speaking of how he was “really excited to be out, really excited to celebrate some of our favourite artists of the year,” the radio and TV personality then looked back to his previous appearance at the NME Awards back in 2020 – when he and shared a pizza with Courtney Love ahead of her accepting the Icon Award.“I was on a really fun table last time,” he recalled.

There's set to be a bit of a shake-up to a hit baking show as The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer line-up is revealed.

Primal Scream, Anne-Marie and Loyle Carner have been announced as the main headliners of Standon Calling 2022.The Standon Lordship, Hertfordshire festival will return this year from July 21-24, with Madness set to headline the opening night of the event on July 21.Standon Calling have today (February 2) confirmed their three other main headliners, while also announcing a host of new names for their 2022 line-up.Primal Scream, Anne-Marie and Loyle Carner will all headline, while the likes of Craig David Presents TS5, Sigrid, Sleaford Mods, Self Esteem, Sugababes, Annie Mac, John Grant, Yard Act, Kojey Radical, Example, Basement Jaxx (DJ), Grandmaster Flash, Ezra Furman, Kelly Lee Owens, Billy Nomates, Enny, Nadia Rose and Lynks will all perform.A post shared by Standon Calling (@standoncalling)“After the joy of bringing everyone together against the odds in 2021 we could not be more pleased to share this unbelievable line up for 2022,” Standon Calling Founder and Director Alex Trenchard said in a statement.“So many incredible artists are coming to Standon for the very first time, and with each year we get to enjoy this magical weekend with new and old friends from all around the UK! Standon Calling really is for everyone and this year we’re excited to bring you our most eclectic line-up to date!”Further line-up announcements are set to be made in due course. Weekend Camping and Thursday Day Tickets for Standon Calling 2022 are on sale now and available here.

Lewis Capaldi is set to headline another gig this summer in Manchester's Heaton Park.

Parklife will make its big summer return to Heaton Park in June 2022 with a huge line-up of international stars.

hot on the heels of fellow Radio 1 stalwart Annie Mac – it’s time to take stock of the youth-oriented entertainment epoch he has helmed for over a decade. While Grimshaw never courted controversy, he certainly wasn’t bland.

Ben Shephard, 46, was among those paying tribute to Annie Mac’s career on the BBC as the star stepped down.The Good Morning Britain star dropped an emotional goodbye to the broadcaster on social media.Annie featured in her last BBC radio show over the weekend as she shared an emotional goodbye to her listeners.Signing off from her last show, she tearfully revealed her dad had sent her a text which “floored her”.She said: “I just want to say thank you, thank you for having me, thank you for everything.“I’m going to keep going and keep hopefully being able to bring you music in other ways and keep writing and whatever comes my way.“The last 17 years have been the most amazing, magic experience, thank you so much for listening.”Annie then

Annie Mac broke down in tears as she prepared to sign off from her final Dance Party show on BBC Radio 1 on Friday night.The 43-year-old, who had worked as a presenter on Radio 1 for 17 years, wrapped up her broadcast duties on the last edition of Radio 1’s Dance Party with Annie Mac.Just before her final song, Annie’s voice cracked as she shared a text her dad had just sent to her, which had finally broken the dam and ‘floored me’.Going on to thank her parents, she explained: ‘They live in Dublin and you couldn’t get Radio 1 very well back in the day, and at the start of my shows they used to sit out in the car and listen to my shows.’After a show billed with bangers including the A-Trax remix of Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Heads Will Roll, Chase &

Annie Mac has shared a post hailing her female radio contemporaries as she prepares for her last ever BBC Radio 1 show.The DJ announced back in April that she was set to leave the station after 17 years, with her last Future Sounds show taking place tomorrow night (July 30).In a new Instagram post ahead of the final show, Mac shouted out the likes of Jo Whiley, Sara Cox, Annie Nightingale, Maryanne Hobbs and more women working in radio, and praised how far Radio 1 has come since she joined in 2004.“When I joined Radio 1, the gatekeepers of mainstream music and alternative music on the radio were mostly men.

Chvrches have shared a new single called ‘Good Girls’ and with it details of a UK tour for next March.The Scottish trio, fronted by Lauren Mayberry, premiered the song as Hottest Record on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 show today (July 12).

Annie Mac has said that women in prominent roles within the music industry “should be a given, not an anomaly”.The DJ and presenter will leave BBC Radio 1 on July 30 after 17 years at the station, with Clara Amfo set to take over the weeknight Future Sounds show.Speaking to the Radio Times about her decision to step down (via The Guardian), Mac explained: “I feel annoyed being grateful that we have a female breakfast show presenter on Radio 2 [Zoe Ball] or 6 Music [Lauren Laverne].“We shouldn’t be grateful.

Radio Times.The radio presenter admitted it was in no way a spontaneous decision, as it had been on her “mind for a while”.She continued: “There’s something very nice about the feeling of steering your own ship.“I want to leave feeling good, with nothing but goodwill on both sides.”Annie shared she would like to come back to the BBC at some point however, for now, she is walking away from her slot."I’m fully preparing myself for a bit of a crash,” Annie admitted to Vogue of leaving her post and handing over the reins to Clara Amfo. “Come September, when everything’s back to normal and the kids are in school, I feel like I’ll have proper FOMO.” (sic)However, back when the DJ turned 40 she realised it was a turning point for her career and

Ten Tonnes has released ‘So Long‘ EP, his first record since his 2019 self-titled debut album.The Hertfordshire singer-songwriter has teamed up with producer Jag Jago (The Maccabees, The Magic Gang, Matt Maltese) for the four-track EP, which features recent single ‘Everything You Got’ and ‘Go’, which was Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 Hottest Record last night (June 30).Speaking about the EP, Tonnes said: “I wrote and co-produced all the songs from my little home studio setup and I’ve loved the process of working on it from initial idea to demo to finished song. I wanted it to feel reflective and evocative even just in the title.

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