LIVE PERFORMANCES: taylor swift - bbc radio 1 live lounge

taylor swift - lover


taylor swift - london boy


taylor swift - can't stop loving you (phil collins cover)


taylor swift - archer


taylor swift - holy ground


taylor swift - you need to calm down

WONGIE COVER OF THE WEEK: disclosure & sam smith - hotline bling (drake cover - live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge) / jaded / hour glass feat lion babe

disclosure & sam smith - hotline bling (drake cover - live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)
holy shizz is this cover of the current drake single good! disclosure and sam smith ventured into the live lounge studios and surprised everyone with this excellent reggae soul rendition of an already buzzy single. can someone release this please!

want more? check out more tracks from their upcoming album caracal:

disclosure - jaded


disclosure feat lion babe - hourglass

NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL LIVE: ed sheeran - dirrty (christina aguilera cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)

ed sheeran - dirrty (christina aguilera cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)
showing up to the live lounge yesterday with a 6 song set, ed surprised everyone by kicking it all off with this cover version of the classic Xtina hit (with the redman rap thrown in too!) press play and you might actually discover that you liked this song after all!


christina aguilera feat redman - dirty
ok... maybe not the original...

NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL LIVE!: jessie ware - jealous (labrinth cover) (live @ bbc live lounge)

jessie ware - jealous (labrinth cover) (live @ bbc live lounge)
hot damn! the ever brilliant jessie ware does an excellent cover of labrinth's current ballad (which truth be told, has never left much of an impression... until now!) and even mashes it up with a verse from chaka khan's "through the fire". not much more to say than just press play and enjoy this wonderful wonderful cover.

WONGIE COVER OF THE WEEK: hozier - do i wanna know (arctic monkeys cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)

hozier - do i wanna know (arctic monkeys cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)
the amazing hozier covers one of the best songs of 2013 and strips away the soul grit of the original and gives it a more gentle interpretation. gosh i love this man!

WEEKEND MIX: half moon run - the mother we share (chvrches cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)

half moon run - the mother we share (chvrches cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)
yeah this cover is really darn good! one of my fave songs of last year gets a folkie turn by the wonderful canadian indie band!

WEEKEND COVERS: ella eyre - black and gold (sam sparro cover) (live @ bbc live lounge)

ella eyre - black and gold (sam sparro cover) (live @ bbc live lounge)
gosh i haven't heard this song in ages! nice that the amazing ella eyre decided to cover it as her contribution to the live lounge archives!

WONGIE SONG(s) OF THE WEEK: sam smith - money on my mind / berlin (ry x cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)

sam smith - money on my mind
fresh off the announcement of being bbc's sound of 2014, our boy sam releases his first official video shot (with little subtlety) in las vegas. it's going to be a HUGE year so keep watching this space for constant updates!

besides the bbc, sam was also named critics choice for the 2014 brit awards last week. here he is performing "money on my mind" acoustically for their nominations special:

sam smith - money on my mind (live @ BRITs nominations special)

want even more? check out his rendition of the amazing ry x's "berlin" on bbc's live lounge below:

sam smith - berlin (ry x cover)(live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)
um... AMAZING!!!

WE HEART DISCLOSURE: disclosure feat sasha keable - voices / you & me (flume remix) / help me lose my mind (sohn remix) / apollo

disclosure feat sasha keable - voices
i love how the disclosure boys aren't caught up in the festive spirit and just put out a fabulous video to this equally awesome single. definitely high on our fave albums of the year list, check out this gem that'll get some parties going before the end of the year!

want more? check out this nice live version on the bbc live lounge recorded over the summer:

disclosure feat sasha keable - voice (live @ bbc live lounge)

lets just keep offering disclosure gifts, check out this darn epic remix of 'you & me' by the awesome aussie dj/producer flume:

disclosure - you & me (flume remix)

speaking of remixes, check out this beautiful remix of 'help me lose my mind' by the UK artist sohn:

disclosure - help me lose my mind (sohn remix)


disclosure - apollo
finally here's a brand new track that'll be part of the 'settle' special edition filled with remixes (like the ones above) and more!

SUNDAY COVER: jessie j - i knew you were trouble (taylor swift cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)

jessie j - i knew you were trouble (taylor swift cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)
yeah...sometimes it takes a singer like jessie j to show what a taylor swift song should really sound like. pretty amazing.

WONGIE COVER OF THE WEEK: sam smith - when i was your man (bruno mars cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)

sam smith - when i was your man (bruno mars cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)
the sweetest male voice in the UK covers the most popular ballad of the year. hearts melt. a lone tear. sighs all around. happy sunday all!

SUNDAY CATCH UP MIX: london grammar - in for the kill (la roux cover) (live @ radio 1 bbc live lounge)

london grammar - in for the kill (la roux cover) (live @ radio 1 bbc live lounge)
are you kidding me? this cover is just sublime! my fave chill out band of 2013 just kills this classic indie pop number. make this a b-side will you?

SATURDAY COVERS: arctic monkeys - hold on we're going home (drake & majid jordan cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)

arctic monkeys - hold on we're going home (drake & majid jordan cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)
who knew these rockers have the grand dad disco thing in them? just wonderful!

SATURDAY COVERS: kings of leon - dancing on my own (robyn cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)

kings of leon - dancing on my own (robyn cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)
oh my gosh caleb's voice is just incredible. what a wonderful heartbreaking cover!

SATURDAY COVERS: bastille - we can't stop (miley cyrus cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)

bastille - we can't stop (miley cyrus cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)
so bastille gave a brilliant interpretation of the miley smash and kind of made it amazing (even throwing a nod to her dad billy ray). can we get bastille to cover ALL her songs from now on?

LIVE PERFORMANCE: robin thicke - i love it (icona pop cover) (live @ bbc live lounge)

robin thicke - i love it (icona pop cover) (live @ bbc live lounge)
turning the lyrics around, it's now a sexy r&b middle age crisis theme song! who knew?

WONGIE COVER OF THE WEEK: queens of the stone age - blurred lines (robin thicke cover) (live @ bbc live lounge)

queens of the stone age - blurred lines (robin thicke cover) (live @ bbc live lounge)
always loved the vocals of josh homme and he gets it front and center in this wonderfully bluesy cover of the robin thicke smash hit.

HOT COVER!: daughter - get lucky (daft punk cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)

daughter - get lucky (daft punk cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)
something cool for the weekend!

HOT COVER: rudimental - now (paramore cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)

rudimental - now (paramore cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)
the wonderful rudimental posse add some reggae flava on paramore's current rock anthem 'now', not only do they put a wonderful spin on the track, but they also throw in a bit of bob marley's "sun is shining" to the mix. gosh i love these live lounge sessions!

WONGIE SONG OF THE WEEK: bastille - pompeii / locked out of heaven (bruno mars bbc radio 1 live lounge cover)

bastille - pompeii
we already waxed poetic love for this song a few weeks back and here is the official video just for you to curiously ponder over (while you sing along to the wondrous vocal 'eh oh' hook!)

want more? check out bastille on radio 1's awesome live lounge covering bruno mars (with a few more tracks mashed in the mix!). can't wait to see these guys live!!

bastille - locked out of heaven (bruno mars cover @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)
want even more? check out this fun hands up in the air (with a dubstep breakdown!) remix of pompeii by kat krazy!