Annie Mac: Last News

Annie Mac is having a notable year so far having recently announced she is leaving BBC Radio 1 after 17 years with the station and now releasing her own book.

supports HTML5 videoWorking from home during lockdown has been a pain for many of us, but at least it has gifted us many ‘children interrupting live interviews and news programmes’ moments.The latest to fall prey to little ones stealing the show is Annie Mac, whose four-year-old son walked in during a live radio interview to demand that his mother wipe his bum.The DJ, who has quit BBC Radio 1 after 17 years, was speaking to Joanne Good on BBC Radio London to promote her new book Mother Mother, when her youngest son ‘waddled’ into the room.Annie said: ‘Uh-oh, my kid’s just walked in’, and her child was heard saying: ‘I need a poo-poo but I don’t want my grandma or grandpa to wipe my bum.’Jo cracked up laughing as Annie apologised: ‘I’m the

Griff has released a new track called ‘One Foot In Front Of The Other’ – you can listen to it below.The singer-songwriter, who won this year’s BRITs Rising Star award, is set to release her debut mixtape on June 11 via Warner.Premiering as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record on BBC Radio 1 this evening (May 27), the forthcoming collection’s title track was written and produced by Griff over the course of the coronavirus lockdown.The anthemic song finds the artist overcoming obstacles and beginning to have faith in herself, singing on one verse: “I didn’t think I’d get back up again / I didn’t think I’d be ok / Cus, you know it’s easy when you’re young / To bounce back and whatever / You just bounce back like it never happened.”The themes explored on

"Am I lying? I feel like it’s non-threatening, you know what I mean? All these straight guys like 'Damn it', like you can’t do that at work, you’re going to jail, but John Barrowman is like 'Hey Camille, hey'," before he waved his microphone close to Camille’s face while gyrating his hips.Mr Barrowman has previously been accused of exposing himself in 2008 during an interview with Nick Grimshaw and Annie Mac for BBC Radio 1.At the time, he was goaded into undoing his trousers by the broadcasters but later issued an apology after the corporation received one complaint.He told The Guardian: "I apologise for any offence I have caused. I was joining in the light-hearted and fun banter of the show and went too far.

Slowthai has covered The Verve‘s classic single ‘The Drugs Don’t Work’ – check out the performance below.The Northampton rapper – real name Tyron Frampton – delivered a stirring rendition of Richard Ashcroft and co’s 1997 track for a new Radio 1 live session, which aired tonight (April 28) as part of Annie Mac’s Future Sounds show.Reading the lyrics to the ‘Urban Hymns’ song from his phone, Slowthai was backed by a drummer, synth player, guitarist and saxophonist, who also played the flute for the subdued first minute and a half.Frampton stood with his back to the camera for the performance, facing towards blue-filtered visuals that played out on a screen at the rear of the stage.

Wolf Alice have shared the second single from their upcoming new album – listen to ‘Smile’ below.Teased earlier in the week, the London group premiered the new track on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 show earlier tonight (April 20). It follows the release of February’s ‘The Last Man On Earth’.‘Smile’, which is set to land on Wolf Alice’s third album ‘Blue Weekend’, out June 11, was inspired by lead singer Ellie Rowsell’s desire to fight back against those who try to define her. “It’s about people that make assumptions about you,” she told Annie Mac.“This is one of the songs we wrote thinking that we would play it live,” Rowsell added in a press release.

Fans are swarming to social media to lament the news that Irish DJ and presenter Annie Mac is hanging up her boots at BBC Radio One after 17 years.

Annie Mac has announced that she is leaving BBC Radio 1 after 17 years at the station. 

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Annie Mac is leaving BBC Radio 1 after 17 years at the station.

Wolf Alice have previewed an upcoming new single called ‘Smile’ – you can check out the clip below.The London group will premiere the track – the second to be lifted from their third album ‘Blue Weekend’, out June 11 – on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 show next Tuesday (April 20), following on from ‘The Last Man On Earth’.A 12-second teaser posted to social media this evening (April 15) suggests the cut will be a heavier affair than its piano-led predecessor, with the snippet featuring a distorted grungy bassline.We also see a glimpse at the official ‘Smile’ video, which appears to be set in a rowdy pub where the band are performing live.

Katie Price has horrifically revealed she was raped in a park at just seven years old as she opens up on trust issues.The 42 year old heartbreakingly says men have "always let me down" as she discussed the horrific moment during a candid chat with radio presenter and DJ Annie Mac. Speaking to Annie on her podcast, Changes with Annie MacManus, Katie opened up on her recent stint at The Priory, where she worked on traumas she has faced throughout her life.The mum-of-five said: "My thing that's always been wrong in my life is men.That is from an early age.

Inhaler have announced their debut album It Won't Always Be Like This.

Ayrshire three-piece indie rock band is hoping to make the big time after being forced into hibernation last year during the COVID-19 lockdown.But The Frontiers, who list The Jam and The Clash as major musical influences, have been far from idle.They’ve been fine-tuning their preparations to burst back onto the music scene after a promising few years which saw them headline gigs at King Tut’s and the former O2 ABC in Glasgow.And they are back with a new single – Daydream – which was written and recorded remotely.It’s already attracted the interest of BBC Radio 1’s Future Sounds with Annie Mac and BBC Music Introducing.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and

Pale Waves have shared a new song called ‘Fall To Pieces’ – you can listen to it below.The single follows on from ‘You Don’t Own Me’, ‘Change’, ‘She’s My Religion’ and ‘Easy’ in previewing the Manchester band’s second album ‘Who Am I?’, which comes out this Friday (February 12).Upon the song premiering on BBC Radio 1 tonight (February 9), frontwoman Heather Baron-Gracie told Annie Mac that ‘Fall To Pieces’ is about “getting in that same argument” and experiencing a “constant cycle” during a relationship.“This isn’t just a completely negative song – like, ‘How long until we essentially break apart?’ – it does have a glimpse of hopefulness and it does wanna defeat that evil cycle.

Arlo Parks has shared a new track called ‘Hope’ – you can listen to it belowPremiering on BBC Radio 1 tonight (January 27) as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record In The World, the song follows on from ‘Caroline’, ‘Hurt’, ‘Green Eyes’ and ‘Black Dog’ in previewing the London singer-songwriter’s debut album ‘Collapsed In Sunbeams’, which arrives on Friday (January 29).“The song surrounds isolation, being present in your pain and knowing that you’re not the only one on the planet feeling low,” Parks explained.

Royal Blood have shared their new single ‘Typhoons’ – you can listen to it below.The track was premiered on BBC Radio 1 this evening (January 21) as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record In The World, and follows on from ‘Trouble’s Coming’ in previewing the duo’s forthcoming third album.Also titled ‘Typhoons’, the record will be released on April 30 via Warner. You can pre-order/pre-save it here and see its full tracklist below.‘Typhoons’ (the single) is streaming on digital platforms now, with a special 7” vinyl also available to pre-order.

Billie Eilish and Rosalia’s much-anticipated new track, Lo Vas A Olvidar, will be released on Thursday (January 21, 2021).Rosalia first talked about her plans to record with Billie back in 2019 and last April (2020), the Spanish singer/songwriter revealed she and Eilish had been working on the song during lockdown.Taking to Instagram on Tuesday (January 19, 2021), Eilish revealed the single will drop this week, alongside an official music video.“You guys have been waiting for this,” the bad guy star wrote.The new track will feature in an upcoming episode of Zendaya’s hit TV series Euphoria.Speaking to BBC Radio 1’s Annie Mac in 2019, Eilish talked about the demanding song, admitting there were “some notes” she had to learn how to hit.“She

Way back in early 2019, before even releasing her debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go, Billie Eilish teased that she was working on a song with Rosalía, telling Annie Mac that "she knows what she wants, it's very refreshing....I was like, 'wow, you're the only person I've met who's really like this.'" Now, nearly two years later, it appears as though that collaboration is finally about to see the light of day. The song, titled "Lo Vas A Olvidar," is due out this Thursday ahead of a new installment of Euphoria that will focus on Hunter Schafer's character Jules.

Pale Waves have shared a new single called ‘Easy’ – check out its official video below.The song follows on from ‘Change’ and ‘She’s My Religion’ in previewing the Manchester band’s forthcoming second album ‘Who Am I?’, which will arrive on February 12 via Dirty Hit.Premiering on BBC Radio 1 tonight (January 13) as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record In The World, ‘Easy’ started out as a piano ballad, frontwoman Heather Baron-Gracie revealed in an interview with Mac.“I made that decision to change the music because it’s such a positive song within the lyrics; [it’s] about how uplifting love can be overall,” she said, adding that the group then set out to make ‘Easy’ “as feel-good as possible”.Its gothic visuals find Baron-Gracie sitting in a throne

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