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Cassyette has covered Harry Styles recent hit single ‘As It Was’ – you can listen to it below.The ‘Sad Girl Summer’ singer-songwriter delivered a stripped-back and emotional performance of the ‘Harry’s House’ track during a live session on BBC Radio 1 last night (August 3).Sharing a snippet of her rendition, the artist said that she was “loving this song sm [so much]!” currently. “It’s got a bit of a new flavour,” she told Radio 1’s Jack Saunders of her interpretation.“I just think it’s such a beautiful song; it’s so well written and it’s got such a deep meaning.

Scott Mills, who announced his departure from Radio 1 earlier this month.Speaking about his new role, Saunders said: “I can’t believe my name gets added next to the endless list of legends who have presented The Official Chart and to take over from an amazing broadcaster such as Scott Mills is amazing. I can’t wait to get started and put my own imprint on it.”Aled Haydn Jones, Head of BBC Radio 1 said: “Jack is a fantastic presenter who has proved hugely popular with our listeners.

The Official Chart Show on BBC Radio 1 is one of the institutions of British broadcasting; and the only place each week to discover the UK's Official Number 1 single and album. 

Jack Saunders has been revealed as the new host of BBC Radio 1's Official Chart Show.

Glastonbury festival at the age of 17. Almost four decades on (and with 30 more Glastonbury festivals under her belt), she is proof that style, as with many other things, only gets better with age. It’s just one reason that the presenter, who now leads the BBC’s coverage of the festival, was trending on social media this morning (another is that co-presenter Jack Saunders was captioned with her name on screen, much to BBC viewers’ amusement.)Whiley, 56, kicked off with a gold Stella McCartney minidress, which she teamed with all the requisite wristbands, socks and a pair of ‘ancient’ trainers.

THE BBC made a catastrophic blunder this weekend after mistaking presenter Jo Whiley for someone else while broadcasting Glastonbury Festival. The iconic music event opened its gates on Wednesday afternoon for its 52nd year, with hundreds of music fans gearing up for a wild weekend of performances.

BBC have shared further details of their coverage for this month’s Glastonbury Festival.Last month it was revealed that the broadcaster will show sets live from Worthy Farm’s Pyramid Stage in Ultra High Definition (UHD) for the first time.Now, a full schedule for the week leading up to the festival and its Friday night (June 18-24) has been shared, with significant coverage across radio and television.BBC Music’s presenters for the festival include Lauren Laverne, Jo Wiley, Clara Amfo, Jack Saunders and Huw Stephens, while the pre-festival schedule includes a broadcast of Glastonbury: 50 Years & Counting, described as a “kaleidoscopic portrait of Glastonbury and its social and musical history is given through the testimony of its principal curators, Michael and Emily Eavis, as well as artists who have appeared there”.Contributors on the programme include Aswad, Chris Martin (Coldplay), Dua Lipa, Ed O’Brien, Fatboy Slim, Florence Welch, Johnny Marr, Linda Lewis, Orbital, Noel Gallagher, The Levellers, Thom Yorke and Stormzy.On Monday (June 20), Stormzy: Road to the Pyramid Stage will be broadcast on BBC One, a film “in which Stormzy reflects on the journey that led him to that iconic performance in 2019 at the festival”.See the full schedule for BBC’s Glastonbury coverage from June 18-24 below.

Liam Gallagher‘s two forthcoming shows at Knebworth have been released – find them in full below.Gallagher will play two shows at the iconic venue – site of Oasis’ famous 1996 gigs – on June 3 and 4. Kasabian will be lead support on both nights, while Amyl And The Sniffers, Michael Kiwanuka, Fat White Family and Goat Girl will play across the two nights.The stage times are as follows:FRIDAY JUNE 3:11am: Gates Open 12pm: DJ Abbie McCarthy2.45pm: Pastel4pm: Amyl And The Sniffers5.30pm: Paolo Nutini7.15pm: Kasabian9pm: Liam Gallagher1am: Arena Bars CloseSATURDAY JUNE 4:11am: Gates Open 12pm: DJ Jack Saunders2.45pm: Goat Girl4pm: Fat White Family5.30pm: Michael Kiwanuka7.15pm: Kasabian9pm: Liam Gallagher1am: Arena Bars CloseGallagher tweeted yesterday that he’s been inspecting the site of the shows.

BBC has announced that it will broadcast sets live from Glastonbury Festival‘s Pyramid Stage in Ultra High Definition (UHD) for the first time.In addition to the news that will bring fans watching at home closer to the action, BBC Music has also announced its presenters including Lauren Laverne, Jo Wiley, Clara Amfo, Jack Saunders and Huw Stephens.Audiences will be able to watch headline sets by Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney, Kendrick Lamar and Diana Ross (legends slot) in UMD aired live on BBC One/Two as well as BBC iPlayer and online from Friday, June 24 to Sunday, June 26.For the first time, BBC iPlayer’s dedicated Glastonbury channel will be live from Thursday, June 23 through to the Sunday, guiding viewers through the hundreds of performances taking place at Worthy Farm.Also on the presenter line-up across TV and radio is: AFRODEUTSCHE, Cerys Matthews, Danny Howard, Dermot O’Leary, DJ Target, Jaguar, Jamz Supernova, Matt Everitt, Sian Eleri, Steve Lamacq, Tiffany Calver, Tom Ravenscroft, Vick Hope and Zoe Ball.BBC Radio 1, Radio 1 Dance, Radio 1Xtra and Radio 2 will all provide coverage of the festival, which returns after three years following the COVID pandemic.BBC Radio 6 Music will be the festival’s radio home, providing all-day Glastonbury coverage from Wednesday, June 22 through to Sunday, June 26.The BBC’s celebration of Glastonbury 2022 will begin earlier than in previous years.

Let’s Eat Grandma have shared their first new single in three years, ‘Hall Of Mirrors’ – you can listen to it below.The Norwich duo – aka Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth – released their second album ‘I’m All Ears’ in 2018, and contributed three songs to an installation by artist Tai Shan the following year.Today (September 21), Let’s Eat Grandma returned with a glistening, synth-driven new track via Transgressive.Premiering on Jack Saunders’ BBC Radio 1 show, ‘Hall Of Mirrors’ arrives with a dreamy official video that captures the band on a blurry fairground adventure.“I wanted to use the setting of a fairground at night to describe the dizziness, intensity and excitement of being with a woman I had strong feelings for, and the hall of

Lauran Hibberd, Whenyoung and Phoebe Green.Her luscious, guitar-driven sound takes inspiration from the likes of Mazzy Star and 80s powerhouses The Smiths and The Cure; influences she thanks her parents for.She been backed by the likes of Huw Stephens and Jack Saunders on Radio 1, and Chris Hawkins on BBC 6 Music, and has 2 million streams already under her belt.And with live slots at Liverpool Sound City and Live At Leeds pencilled in for next year, 2021 is set to be a breakthrough year for Abbie Ozard.Daily Star Online’s Rory McKeown caught up with her to talk about her career so far, lockdown life, True Romance, working with Rich Turvey, and how Manchester's moulded her.Hi Abbie. It’s been a strange year for us all. How has 2020 been for

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Paisley band who celebrated a landmark year in 2019 have returned to the limelight following the release of their new single.The Vegan Leather impressed both fans and critics last year with their long-awaited debut album Poor Girls/Broken Boys, a record that became a hit thanks to its pop melodies, pulsing rhythms and razor-sharp cultural insight.The album attracted widespread critical acclaim and support from the likes of Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos and BBC Radio One’s Jack Saunders and led to the band recording a live session for BBC Radio 1 at its Maida Vale studios.Shortly after the album’s release, The Vegan Leather won Best Live Act at the

Oliver Malcolm has shared a new single, ‘The Machine’, his fourth release this year.The track was premiered on BBC Radio 1’s Indie Show with Jack Saunders last night (July 15) and was inspired by the bands coming out of the UK punk scene in the late ’70s – The Clash being one specific example.A video for ‘The Machine’ is on the cards.

The "amazingly funky" track was co-written with The Vaccines' Justin Young