Maryanne Hobbs: Last News

Mira Calix has died, her label Warp Records has confirmed. She was 52 years old.In a statment, Warp said: “We are devastated to learn about the death of our dear Mira Calix (Born Chantal Passamonte).“Mira was not only a hugely talented artist and composer, she was also a beautiful, caring human who touched the lives of everyone who had the honour of working with her.”pic.twitter.com/ifItTWGXoj— Warp Records (@WarpRecords) March 28, 2022The statement continued: “Mira has been a huge part of Warp’s family and history, as one of the first female artists signed to the label and releasing six albums from ‘one on one’ in 2000 to ‘absent origin’ in 2021.“We are so proud of her immense creative output; her artwork, videos and music were a true reflection of what an innovative, pioneering and wonderful soul she was.“She pushed the boundaries between electronic music, classical music and art in a truly unique way.

Warpaint are set to return today (January 26) with a new single called ‘Champion’.The Los Angeles four-piece made their long-awaited return in 2021, sharing new single ‘Lilys’ and announcing details of a UK and European headline tour for this year.The band are currently working on the follow-up to their 2016 album ‘Heads Up’, and the band spoke to 6 Music about the influences behind ‘Champion’, which will debut later today on Maryanne Hobbs’ BBC Radio 6 Music show.They said that ‘Champion’ is about “being a champion to oneself and for others. We are all in this together, life is too short not to strive for excellence in all that we do.”"Being a champion to oneself and for others.

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.