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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.

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

Glass Animals have shared a new version of their track ‘Space Ghost Coast To Coast’ featuring Bree Runway – you can listen to it below.Premiering on Annie Mac’s Radio 1 show tonight (May 20), the reworking of the Oxford band’s ‘Dreamland’ song finds Runway on backing vocals.As Mac explained while introducing the collaboration, Glass Animals frontman Dave Bayley experienced a “This is it!” moment when he heard the rising London artist’s voice.

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Nile Rodgers & Chic and Jade Bird.They’ll join headliners Royal Blood, The Streets and Madness at the 2021 edition of the festival, which will take place at Southsea Seafront in Portsmouth across August Bank Holiday Weekend (27-29).Joining Rodgers & Chic and Bird at the festival will be Frank Turner, Annie Mac, Ella Eyre, Clean Bandit and more.

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

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).

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 has announced that she is to leave BBC Radio 1 after seventeen years working at the station.The Irish DJ said her departure was “all about time”, and said she wanted to devote more time to seeing her children and working on new projects.It has since been confirmed that her weekday evening show, Future Sounds, will now be taken over by Clara Amfo.Amfo will now be replaced on her mid-morning slot by Rickie Haywood-Williams, Melvin Odoom and Charlie Hedges.Confirming her last show will

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

Easy Life have shared a new track called ‘Skeletons’ – you can listen to it below.Premiering on BBC Radio 1 as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record tonight (April 13), the song follows on from ‘A Message To Myself’ in previewing the Leicester group’s forthcoming debut album, ‘Life’s A Beach’.“‘Skeletons’ plays with the idea of a slightly mysterious and potentially terrifying past.

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.

Ben Howard has shared a new track called ‘Sorry Kid’ – you can listen to it below.The song will appear on the London singer-songwriter’s fourth album ‘Collections From The Whiteout’, which will arrive this Friday (March 26) via Island.Premiering on BBC Radio 1 as Annie Mac’s Hottest this evening (March 22), Howard’s atmospheric latest single was loosely inspired by the story of Anna Sorokin – the Russian-born German woman who was imprisoned in the US for fraudulently pretending to be a

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

Mykki Blanco has announced that they have signed to Transgressive Records, with new single ‘Free Ride’ getting its premiere as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record In The World on BBC Radio 1 last night.Of the new deal, Transgressive Records’ co-founder Toby L says: “We have been huge fans of Mykki Blanco since we first saw them slay our sister Visions Festival several years ago in London.

London Grammar have shared a new song called ‘How Does It Feel’ – you can listen to it below.Premiering on BBC Radio 1 as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record In The World tonight (March 9), the track is the latest preview of the trio’s forthcoming third album ‘Californian Soil’, which arrives on April 9.“I’ve always loved pop music.

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

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

Ben Howard has returned with a new single called ‘What A Day’ – you can listen to it below.The London singer-songwriter, whose last album ‘Noonday Dream’ came out in 2018, teased his comeback on social media earlier this week.Premiering on BBC Radio 1 as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record In The World this evening (January 26), ‘What A Day’ serves as the first taste of Howard’s upcoming fourth album ‘Collections From The Whiteout’, which will arrive on March 26 via Island.Howard co-produced the record

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.

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.

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

Lana Del Rey has responded to criticism over comments she made about Donald Trump and the recent violence in Washington DC, which she made during an interview with BBC Radio 1, saying that they have been taking out of context.Speaking to Annie Mac, the musician said that she didn’t believe Donald Trump had intentionally incited last week’s violent attack, by his supporters, on the US Capitol building.

the outgoing President’s role in last week’s storming of the Capitol, explaining she didn’t think he knew he was inciting a riot.“He’s got delusions of grandeur,” she told BBC Radio 1’s Annie Mac yesterday (January 11). “I think he’s unwell.”Now, Del Rey has clarified her comments, which were widely reported on, on Twitter.

Like many other celebrities, singer Lana Del Rey recently opened up about what she thought of the Capitol Hill attack that took place in Washington in the last week.

Lana Del Rey is sharing her thoughts on the recent insurrection at Capitol Hill.

Lana Del Rey has called Donald Trump “a reflection of our world’s greatest problem” in a new interview.The musician spoke about the state of America with BBC Radio 1’s Annie Mac while premiering her new single ‘Chemtrails Over The Country Club’.Asked how she had coped with 2020, Del Rey said she had “always thought” something like the coronavirus pandemic would happen “way sooner”.

Billie Eilish has revealed that a Michael Bublé song was the primary influence behind her 2020 single ‘My Future’.‘My Future’, Billie’s first piece of new music since her Bond theme song ‘No Time To Die’, came out in July and is one of only three songs she’s shared across 2020.“The idea came subconsciously from a video that I found of myself from when I was, I think, 13 or 14,” Eilish told BBC Radio 1’s Annie Mac of the genesis of the song.

Bring Me The Horizon and Yungblud have defeated competition from the likes of Billie Eilish and Royal Blood to win the title of Annie Mac’s Hottest Record of the Year 2020.The two joined forces for ‘Obey’ in September, which featured on BMTH’s collaboration-heavy new EP, ‘Post Human: Survival Horror’.Hailing the song as “a really exciting record from the outset”, Annie said it was “two artists at totally different stages in their careers collaborating for the first time, huge mutual respect

Sam Fender is returning with a new single tonight (November 24) – see a teaser below.The singer-songwriter released his debut album ‘Hypersonic Missiles’ last September.“Got something special coming tomorrow…” he wrote last night (November 23) on Instagram, revealing that the song will be Annie Mac’s Hottest Record on BBC Radio 1 tonight.Watch the video, which sees Fender teasing the piano-based song, below.A post shared by Sam Fender (@sam_fender)Fender recently told NME that he believes his

Loyle Carner has released a new track called ‘Yesterday’ – you can listen to it below.It marks the first material of the year from the London artist, who released his second studio album ‘Not Waving, But Drowning’ in April 2019.After teasing his return on social media, Carner has signalled the start of his next era with the Madlib-produced ‘Yesterday’, which premiered on BBC Radio 1 this evening (November 11) as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record In The World.The track finds Carner speaking out against

Tame Impala will perform a special gig from their hometown of Perth, Australia tonight (November 11) for BBC Radio 1.Kevin Parker and his band have delivered a number of remote live performances this year in support of the most recent Tame Impala album ‘The Slow Rush’, which came out back in February.Tame Impala’s latest lockdown performance will premiere tonight at 7pm on BBC Radio 1 and on their official YouTube page, with host Annie Mac confirming on Instagram (see below) that the band

Pale Waves have announced their second album ‘Who Am I?’ – listen to lead single ‘Change’ below.The Manchester band will release the follow-up to 2018’s ‘My Mind Makes Noises’ on February 12, 2021 via Dirty Hit.After teasing their return on social media, Pale Waves’ comeback track ‘Change’ – described as “a true heartbreaker” – was premiered on BBC Radio 1 tonight (November 10) as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record In The World.It will appear on the 11-song ‘Who Am I?’ alongside the previously performed

Nilüfer Yanya has shared a new track called ‘Crash’, the first taste of her forthcoming ‘Feeling Lucky?’ EP. Listen below.The London singer-songwriter, whose debut album ‘Miss Universe’ arrived in 2019, will release the three-track collection on December 11 via ATO.This evening (October 20), lead single ‘Crash’ premiered on BBC Radio 1 as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record In The World.