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Lady Gaga has given her take on Lucy Dacus‘s version of her recent single ‘Abracadabra’.The Boygenius star played her downbeat take on Radio 1’s New Music Show with Jack Saunders. She also performed ‘Ankles’ and ‘Best Guess’ from her recent album ‘Forever Is A Feeling‘.Dacus’ take on the track has earned Gaga’s seal of approval.

Lucy Dacus has performed a stripped back version of Lady Gaga‘s hit single ‘Abracadabra’.The Boygenius star played her downbeat take on Radio 1’s New Music Show with Jack Saunders.Unlike the disco-pop original, Dacus’ version was more haunting and soothing. You can listen to it below.She also performed ‘Ankles’ and ‘Best Guess’ from her recent album ‘Forever Is A Feeling‘.Lucy Dacus covering ‘Abracadabra’ by Lady Gaga for BBC Radio 1 New Music Show with Jack Saunders!She also played ‘Ankles’ and ‘Best Guess’ and did a short interview.

Chappell Roan has been named as the winner of BBC Radio 1’s Sound Of 2025.The Missouri-born pop superstar, who has topped the UK Albums Chart, drawn historically big festival crowds and opened for Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘GUTS’ tour, has come on top of the prestigious list, almost 16 months after the release of her debut album ‘The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess’.The shortlist has been counting down all week, with Mercury Prize-winning NME Cover stars English Teacher landing at Number Five and 2025 BRIT Rising Star winner Myles Smith taking the Number Four spot.Scottish electronic producer and DJ Barry Can’t Swim came in at Number Three, while yesterday (January 9), London-based jazz quintet Ezra Collective secured the Number Two slot.The longlist was first shared late last year and also contained names like Kneecap, Confidence Man, Mk.gee and NME 100 2023 alumni Doechii.Congratulating Roan, BBC Radio 1’s Jack Saunders has said: “No one deserves this accolade more than Chappell Roan. She was the most exciting artist of the last 12 months and is now set to be THE artist of the next 12 months.

Thania Garcia Travis Scott, Chappell Roan, Bring Me The Horizon and Hozier have been revealed as headliners for the 2025 iteration of Reading and Leeds. The music festival will place next summer, starting Aug. 21, with an end date of Aug.

BRIT Awards 2025‘s Rising Star category has been revealed – see the list below.Today (November 26), the BRIT Awards have revealed the three acts who have made the cut for the Rising Star award. The three nominees for Rising Star 2025 are Elmiene, Good Neighbours and Myles Smith.The winner will be announced on December 5 via BBC Radio 1’s New Music Show with Jack Saunders at 6pm GMT.As with all past iterations of the Rising Star award, the shortlist was decided upon by a panel of music journalists, radio and music TV station bosses, songwriters, producers and live bookers.Elmiene said in a statement of his nomination: “I’m extremely grateful to be nominated for the Rising Star award.

The Prodigy have announced their 2024 UK ‘Distrupra’ tour set to take place towards the end of this year.The legendary electronic dance group will kick off their tour ar the Bridlington Spa on December 13. From there, they will perform a two-night run at The Warehouse Project in Manchester followed by a gig at the Civic Hall in Wolverhampton.To wrap up the string of dates, the ‘Firestarter’ hitmakers will play a three night residency at the O2 Academy Brixton in London.

Philippe Clement has backed the officials for allowing play to go on before determining whether a foul had been made in the build-up Rangers opening goal in the 2-0 win against St Johnstone in the last 16 of the Premier Sports Cup.

English Teacher have a shared a soothing cover of Billie Eilish’s recent single ‘Birds Of A Feather’.The rising indie rockers and former NME Cover stars performed a downbeat version of the track on Jack Saunders’ New Music Show on BBC Radio 1 on Tuesday (July 16). You can listen to it below.Speaking about why she did the cover, frontwoman Lily Fontaine said: “I remember the exact moment we chose to do it, I listened to the song and I cried and then I sent it to the lads.

The face of the BBC's Glastonbury coverage Jo Whiley sparked concern among viewers as her co-host had to step in during her live presentation during today's festival (Saturday, 29 June).The Radio 2 DJ is one of the hosts for the channel's extensive coverage of the legendary music festival, broadcasting from Worthy Farm and keeping fans at home updated with all the must-see performances. On Saturday, she was joined by Clara Amfo, Lauren Laverne and Jack Saunders, ensuring fans didn't miss a beat.

If you missed out on getting a ticket for Glastonbury 2024 - or if the festival experience just isn't for you - you can catch all the action from the comfort of your own home. The BBC will again have extensive coverage of all the performances at Worthy Farm, Somerset.

BBC has announced its coverage plans for Glastonbury Festival 2024 – you can find all the details below.This legendary Worthy Farm event will take place between June 26-30, with Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA due to headline the Pyramid Stage. Other confirmed acts include Shania Twain, LCD Soundsystem, Little Simz, The National, Avril Lavigne, The Last Dinner Party, Jungle, Justice, Bloc Party, Fontaines D.C., Yard Act, Arlo Parks and Gossip.Today (May 30), the BBC – Glasto’s exclusive broadcast partner – has shared details of its “longest celebration of the festival yet” across TV, BBC iPlayer, radio and BBC Sounds.Fans who weren’t lucky enough to bag a ticket for Glasto ’24 will be able to enjoy “over 90 hours of live performances from the five main stages on BBC iPlayer, extensive coverage on TV [and] 90 hours of radio broadcasts live from the festival”.Viewers can access live-streams of The Pyramid, Other, West Holts, Woodsies and The Park stages in Ultra High Definition.Clara Amfo, Jack Saunders, Jo Whiley and Lauren Laverne will present the main TV coverage this year.

Billie Eilish has said she cried after performing her new song for the first time.Eilish dropped her newest album ‘Hit Me Hard And Soft‘ on Friday (May 17), where she would go on to host a series of listening parties across London, New York and Los Angeles.Now, Eilish has opened up to Radio 1‘s Jack Saunders (via Music News) about watching the album come to life. She told Saunders that she became emotional performing ‘The Greatest’, the record’s sixth track, at her show in Los Angeles last week (May 16).“The count-in happened and I was sitting there on the edge of the stage in front of this tiny crowd and I was like, ‘Woah, I’ve never done this one before’ and it’s really one of my hardest.” she recounted.“I love that song so much.

Overmono have finally released their fan favourite edit of The Streets‘ track ‘Turn The Page’.Their version of Mike Skinner and co.’s 2002 track has been a staple of Overmono’s live sets since its debut at Lost Village in 2022. Their edit was first premiered on BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record of the Week with Jack Saunders.

Jamie xx has returned with an uplifting new single titled ‘Baddy On The Floor’, starring Honey Dijon. Check it out below.Arriving earlier this week via Young, the track first made an appearance during Jamie xx’s 2021 headline set at All Points East, and is the first collaboration between the cross-continentally-based DJs and producers – who made the track through video calls during the pandemic.After over three years in the works, the single finally received its official release yesterday (April 15) on Young.

Soft Play have released their heavy new track ‘Mirror Muscles’, marking their first release of the year.The track sees the duo comprising of Laurie Vincent and Isaac Holman – formerly known as Slaves – showcase weighty guitar riffs and a pulsing drumbeat as Holman sings “I’ve been working on my Mirror Muscles / See these buttons bursting out of my sleeves” in the chours.The song lyrics take a wryly comic observational look at how bodybuilding has become a very visible nationwide trend – a place where people work relentlessly to look like “Mike Tyson meets Rylan.” Speaking of the song in a press release, the band said: “We love to work out. We frequent the local gymnasium.

On the red carpet of The Brit Awards 2024, red carpet host Yinka Bokinni shared the news she is pregnant. The presenter wore a satin green dress and cradled her baby bump as she posed for the red carpet pictures. Yinka, who has been interviewing celebrities, performer and nominees on the red carpet with co-host Jack Saunders, also confirmed the news on social media.The 35 year old Radio 1 DJ took to Instagram to share a collage of photographs which included some snaps of her bare bump and in her Brits outfit and captioned the post: "BABY’S 1st BRITS." Fans flocked to her comments feed to send their congratulations to the star.

Former X Factor star Fleur East showed off her blossoming baby bump in style at the 2024 Brit Awards, as she prepares for the birth of her first baby this spring.The mum-to-be joined a bunch of other dazzling celebs on the red carpet who are coming together to celebrate this year's exciting ceremony. Fleur looked glowing in a brown catsuit with gold detailing, paired with a black frilly shawl wrapped around her arms.The radio presenter posed up a storm as she pulled a smile for the camera while sweetly cradling her growing baby bump.

This Morning's presenter Sian Welby looked stunning as she stepped out at the 2024 Brit Awards in a gorgeous red ensemble that showed off her growing baby bump.The ITV host looked glowing as she stepped out on her first red carpet since announcing that she is expecting her first baby with fiancé Jake Beckett. Sian was seen grinning from ear-to-ear as she donned a strapless mini dress with matching red gloves and bag.

Clara Amfo, the host of BBC Radio 1's Future Sounds show, has announced she will be stepping down next year to focus on new projects with the network. Jack Saunders, who currently presents Future Artists and The Official Chart shows, will take over from April 15.

Clara Amfo, who danced her way into our hearts on Strictly Come Dancing in 2020, has decided to say goodbye to her BBC Radio 1's Future Sounds show after two years.The DJ announced that she'll be leaving the show in 2024 to take on new exciting projects. Jack Saunders, known for presenting Future Artists and The Official Chart shows, will be stepping into Clara's shoes from April 15. Clara shared a heartfelt message saying how proud she was of her work on the station and how grateful she was for her listeners.The show has seen some big names like Zane Lowe, Annie Mac and Steve Lamacq at the helm before.

Robbie Williams reunited onstage with his former Take That bandmate Mark Owen on Saturday (August 26) for the first time in 12 years.The singer was performing at Sandringham House in Norfolk when he introduced his “oldest friend from the band” and brought out Owen for a rendition of their 2008 single ‘Greatest Day’.The pair embraced on-stage and lead a singalong from the crowd for portions of the track. “Mr Mark Owen, everybody,” Williams said after their performance, adding: “I love my boys.”Watch fan-shot footage of the performance below.The singer is also performing a second night at Sandringham Estate today (August 27), with the venue marking the final stop on his 2023 ‘XXV’ European tour, celebrating 25 years of his solo career.Elsewhere, the singer recently made an unlikely appearance on Soft Play’s (formerly known as Slaves) new song ‘Punk’s Dead’.Speaking to Jack Saunders on BBC Radio 1, Soft Play said that Williams was a fan of the band and wanted to collaborate in some way, which resulted in his surprise guest feature.In other news from the singer, Williams recently said that he wants to recruit Radiohead for a cover of ‘It’s Raining Men’.A post shared by Robbie Williams (@robbiewilliams)He told The Sun‘s ‘Bizarre’ column: “I want to do a cover of ‘It’s Raining Men’ but I want Radiohead to do a backing track for me.“But they have not got back to me.