The Live Lounge is a segment on the British radio stations BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra. It was originally hosted by Simon Mayo,and later by Jo Whiley on her weekday mid-morning,and later weekend lunchtime radio shows,then by Fearne Cotton from 2009 until 2015,and then by Clara Amfo from May 2015 to August 2021. Since September 2021 the segment is now hosted by Rickie Haywood-Williams,Melvin Odoom and Charlie Hedges.
The Official Chart is a long-running United Kingdom music chart programme,airing each Friday afternoon on BBC Radio 1. It airs the UK Singles Chart compiled by the Official Charts Company.
Camille Angelina Purcell,known professionally as Kamille,is an English singer-songwriter and record producer from London,England.
Clara Amfo is a British radio broadcaster,television presenter,podcast host and voice-over artist. She is known for presenting her shows on BBC Radio 1.
"Whisky Story" is a song by British recording artist Example. It was released as a single on 10 July 2015. The song was written by Example and co-written and produced by Kevin Scales,Mark Knight and Jamie Reynolds. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 106 and peaked at number 96.
Anne-Marie Rose Nicholson is an English singer-songwriter. She has attained charting singles on the UK Singles Chart,including Clean Bandit's "Rockabye",which peaked at number one,as well as "Alarm","Ciao Adios","Friends","2002","Don't Play" and "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)". Her debut studio album,Speak Your Mind,was released in 2018 and peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart. In 2021,she released her second studio album,Therapy followed by her third studio album,Unhealthy,in 2023. Both albums peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart.
"Ciao Adios" is a song by English singer Anne-Marie. After performing it live in preview at KOKO,on 28 November 2016,it was released as the second single from her debut studio album,Speak Your Mind (2018) on 10 February 2017. Primarily a pop song with dancehall elements,"Ciao Adios" was written by Anne-Marie alongside Jenn Decilveo,Mason Levy,and Tom Meredith,with Meredith and Levy (MdL) handling production.
Harrison James Armstrong,known professionally as Aitch,is a British rapper from Manchester. He rose to fame in 2018 with the track "Straight Rhymez". His debut studio album Close to Home (2022) reached number two on the UK Albums Chart.
Pa Salieu Gaye is a British rapper and singer. In January 2020,he released his debut single "Frontline",which was the most-played track of 2020 on BBC Radio 1Xtra. He has since featured on songs with South London's SL for "Hit the Block",Meekz,M1llionz and Teeway for "Year of the Real" and joined BackRoad Gee and Ambush for the remix to "Party Popper". He has collaborated with artists such as FKA Twigs and Yasin. His style is renowned for blending elements of Afro-beats,grime and UK drill. In June 2020,he released "Betty" and "Bang Out". He released his debut mixtape titled Send Them to Coventry on 13 November 2020.
Amelia Anne Webb,known professionally as Mimi Webb,is an English singer and songwriter. In October 2021,she released her debut EP,Seven Shades of Heartbreak, which peaked at number nine on the UK Albums Chart,and included the single "Good Without",which peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart. Webb released her debut studio album,Amelia,in March 2023,which spawned the successful singles "House on Fire","Ghost of You" and "Red Flags".
"Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" is a song by English singer Anne-Marie and British girl group Little Mix. It was released by Asylum Records,as the fourth single from Anne-Marie's second studio-album Therapy (2021). It was written by Anne Marie,Taylor Upsahl,Camille Purcell,Pete Nappi,and John Banfield,with production by Nappi and Mojam. An electropop and calypso-pop song which samples Lumidee's song "Never Leave You ",the song lyrically discusses the liberation someone feels after walking away from a toxic relationship.
"Love (Sweet Love)" is a song recorded by British girl group Little Mix. It was released on 3 September 2021 through RCA Records,as a single in support of their first greatest hits album Between Us. The single was written by group members Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall,along with Lauren Aquilina,MNEK and Sakima;the latter two also produced the song.
"Die4U" is a song by British rock band Bring Me the Horizon. Produced by BloodPop and Evil Twin,it was released as the lead single from the group's upcoming 2024 commercial release Post Human:Nex Gen on 16 September 2021. The song peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in February 2022.
"Baby" is a song by British rapper Aitch and American singer Ashanti. The song was released on 10 March 2022 by Capitol Records,as the lead single from his debut album,Close to Home. Ashanti is credited on the song due to "Baby" heavily sampling her song "Rock wit U ",from the album Chapter II (2003).
"Finesse" is a song by Nigerian record producer Pheelz. It was uploaded on TikTok in February 2022 and commercially released on 3 March 2022,through Riidiimacool. The song was produced by Miichkel and features vocals from Nigerian Afro-fusion singer Bnxn. During its debut week,the record gained popularity across TikTok in Europe and America,with the #FolakeChallenge hashtag.
"Jealousy" is a pop-punk song by the English band Pale Waves,released on 27 June 2022 as the third single from the album Unwanted (2022). The song was written by Pale Waves's frontwoman Heather Baron-Gracie and the singer-songwriter Whakaio Taahi. A music video for the song,directed by the visual artist Vasilisa Forbes was also released.
"Free Yourself" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Jessie Ware,released on 19 July 2022 as the first single from her fifth studio album,That! Feels Good! It was written by Ware,Clarence Coffee Jr. and the song's producer Stuart Price.
Unhealthy is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Anne-Marie. It was released on 28 July 2023,through Major Tom's and Asylum Records. Unhealthy was preceded by three singles:"Psycho","Sad Bitch" and "Unhealthy". The album features guest appearances from American singer Khalid,British rapper Aitch,Thai singer Minnie from South Korean girl group (G)I-dle and Canadian singer Shania Twain.
"Unhealthy" is a song by British singer Anne-Marie featuring Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released on 18 May 2023 by Major Tom's and Asylum Records as the fourth single from Anne-Marie's third studio album Unhealthy (2023). The song was written by Anne-Marie alongside Connor McDonough,Riley McDonough and Castle,with the production being handled by Connor and Riley McDonough. The song peaked at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart becoming Anne-Marie's thirteenth and Twain's twelfth top 20,respectively. Additionally,the song became Twain's first top-20 in the region since "Party for Two" in December 2004.
"On &On" is a liquid drum and bass song by Piri &Tommy,from their mixtape Froge.mp3. Released on 28 July 2022 on Polydor Records,it charted at No. 99 on the UK Singles Chart,and has appeared on a number of year-end best of lists.
