Beginning Monday, October 2nd, BBC Radio 1 hosts Rickie, Melvin and Charlie will air a new Live Lounge every Monday to Thursday throughout the month. Each performance will take place at 12pm. The Radio 1 trio announced the details of the new live lounge month, along with the line-up on air during their morning show on September 5.

Rickie, Melvin and Charlie are the new hosts of Radio 1’s iconic Live Lounge (Monday – Thursday, 10.30am – 1pm)!

Big up @RickieHW @Melvinodoom & @charliehedges. We know you’ll smash it! pic.twitter.com/0xze7rtyHW

— BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra & Asian Network Press Office (@BBCRadio1PR) April 20, 2021

  Yungblud shared a post on Twitter. He said “just wait you see what we got planned”

just wait till you see what we got planned@bbcradio1 #liveloungemonth pic.twitter.com/NlAjB3cNuv

— YUNGBLUD is a lowlife (@yungblud) September 5, 2023

Radio 1’s Live Lounge will be graced with the presence of some of the world’s most popular artists, performing both their own musical pieces as well as unexpected covers. We will have the pleasure of Olivia Dean’s performance, whose album Messy has been nominated for a Mercury Prize Award 2023.

Listeners of Radio 1 and BBC Sounds can tune in live to all performances from Live Lounge Month. They will also be able to view the performances on-demand on Radio 1’s BBC iPlayer and YouTube channels.

Olivia Rodrigo, whose new album GUTS  launches September 8, visited London and popped into the Radio 1 studio with host Melvin Odoom to make a very hot announcement. Melvin spoke to Olivia and said, “We are so excited to have you here today, because the real reason you’re in the studio right now is because you have a massive announcement, right?”

Olivia made here live lounge performance official and told the Radio 1 listeners in retort to Melvin “I’m so excited to announce, “I’m going to be kicking off Radio 1’s live lounge month 2023 and it’s going to be October. I’m very excited, I’m filming it in LA, and it’s going to be a ball.”

BBC Radio 1, invites listeners to test their expertise, in what they say is their “Ultimate Live Lounge Quiz.” Preparing listeners for an extravaganza of bejewelled performances for this coming October.

Below you can see the full line-up list for the Live Lounge Month 2023.

Artist Performance Date’s

Olivia Rodrigo –  Mon 2nd October
Troye Sivan  – Tues 3rd October
Jorja Smith  – Weds 4th October
Madison Beer  – Thurs 5th October
Declan McKenna –  Mon 9th October
Leigh-Anne –  Tues 10th October
Royal Blood –  Weds 11th October
Dominic Fike – Thurs 12th October
Holly Humberstone – Tues 17th October
YUNGBLUD – Weds 18th October
Becky Hill – Thurs 19th October
Usher – Mon 23rd October
Jax Jones – Weds 25th October
Doja Cat – Thurs 26th October

Jax Jones collaborated on it with a fellow producer and Londoner Joel Corry. The single also features vocals from Charli XCX and rapper Saweetie singing “If we’re going out, out for the night/I’ma meet you down on the floor“. It’s a dancefloor track that samples Stromae’s hit from 2010 “Alors On Danse”. 

Joel Corry said about the release: “I’m a huge fan of Stromae’s classic ‘Alors on Danse’ and wanted to put a fun spin on it for summer 2021. Now we can party again, I want everyone to let their hair down and go ‘Out Out!

“‘OUT OUT’ feels like a proper party starter and is the perfect blend of our different sounds. I’m a big fan of Charli and Saweetie, having them on the song makes it feel like a moment with real synergy — at just the right time” added Jones.

Check out the single below. It’s available on all music platforms here.

The new track is a follow-up to Jones’ EP Deep Joy released in July via his own label WUGD (pronounced ‘woo good’). The new label has been launch in June in partnership with long-time manager Dan Stacey and Polydor Records. 

Jax Jones played yesterday at Parklife Festival in Manchester alongside Dave, Megan Thee Stallion and Disclosure. The producer also announced the UK Tour for next year, starting off in Nottingham in March. “Yo my gs’. In 2022 I’m bringing back the Jax Jones live experience to cities all round the UK” he shared on Twitter. Tickets are available here. See the full list of cities and venues below:

18/03/22 – Rock City – Nottingham
19/03 – Manchester Academy – Manchester
22/03 – Printworks – London
24/04 – O2 Academy – Sheffield
25/04 – O2 Academy – Liverpool
26/04 – O2 Institut – Birmingham

Yo my gs’. In 2022 I’m bringing back the Jax Jones live experience to cities all round the UK. https://t.co/NxTd5EM4sr pic.twitter.com/HO919tDaBj

— JaxJones (@JaxJones) September 6, 2021

The track opens with a slow melancholic introduction led by Au/Ra’s intimate vocals paving the way to a groovy and atmospheric chorus. The catchy rhythm and deep minimalistic bassline reminds of Jax Jones’ signature house material, with the only thing missing here being the iconic line “Watcha watcha gonna do?“.

‘i miss you‘ premiered with official video release on Friday, directed by the team at La Familia London as established creative partners of Jax Jones for previous visualizations and album promotions.  The video sees Hannah Ekholm dancing alone under the pouring rain at an abandon warehouse, with the DJ himself delivering a lonely set alongside holographic image of Au/Ra, a powerful visual metaphor of the separation, distancing and isolation that unexpectedly took over 2020.

Reinforcing the message behind the new track, Jax Jones took it to Twitter to share that “we all miss something right now and i miss u is supposed to highlight that and remind ourselves that it’s ok to feel this way sometimes“. The DJ continued with a not-so-subtle dig at Rishi Sunak following his contoversial recent statement that sent the UK music industry in uproar, and reminded everyone “music is more important than ever” in the mad times we live in.

i miss u is finally out in the world we all miss something right now and i miss u is supposed to highlight that and remind ourselves that it’s ok to feel this way sometimes. despite what rishi says music is more important than ever https://t.co/Lt5VOZ9NHF pic.twitter.com/QsMZRrU6gl

— JaxJones (@JaxJones) October 9, 2020

Jax Jones hardly needs introduction after holding a prime spot at the UK club scene ever since his uplifting debut team-up with Duke Dumont for ‘I Got U‘ from 2014. Born Timucin Aluo to a multi-ethnic household with diverse musical influences, the English DJ has been a regular feature at the global dance charts with smash hits like ‘Breathe (ft. Ina Wroldsen)‘, ‘You Don’t Know Me (ft. RAYE)‘ and ‘Instruction (ft. Demi Lovato & Stefflon Don)‘ all featured in his debut record Snacks (Supersize) from 2019. More recently, Jax Jones has been involved with the music project Europa with Martin Solveig that produced the latest banger ‘Tequila‘ and 2019’s hottest dance hit ‘All Day and Night‘.

Born Jamie Stenzel, the Antiguan-German singer know as Au/Ra (a nickname combining the chemical symbols for gold and radium) has been consistently growing in popularity as both a talented solo artist and powerful featured vocalist. She is the driving force behind Alen Walker’s ‘Darkside‘, the brilliantly suitable vocal partner to Kina in ‘Feel Again‘, and the original composer of ‘Panic Room‘ which remix by the British house duo CamelPhat is set to feature on their upcoming debut album Dark Matter.

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„i miss u“ w @jaxjones IS OUT BEANS 。.:☆*:･'(*⌒―⌒*) we’re all missing someone or something with how weird the world has been. it’s okay to feel that and I hope this song lets u (while dancing lol) link in bio.

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The annual spectacular, that is Capital’s Summertime Ball, will be returning to Wembley Stadium, on Saturday the 8th of June 2019. Among the names announced, this morning (May 01) was Rita Ora, Anne Marie, Sigala, Tom Walker, Jax Jones, and, Norwegian singer and BBC Sound of 2018 winner, Sigrid.

Today, we announced that these stars are performing at the #CapitalSTB:
@AnneMarie,
@SigalaMusic,
@thisissigrid,
@IamTomWalker,
@JaxJones,
@RitaOra

But which huge name are we gonna reveal tomorrow? Keep your eyes on the Ballboards. pic.twitter.com/ZYWH5Xf5Da

— Capital (@CapitalOfficial) May 1, 2019

Sigrid has described playing the iconic London landmark, that is Wembley, as “insane”. Meanwhile, Speaking about her performance at the Summertime Ball, in June, Sigrid, said: “I’m going to love it. I probably should say that I have a masterplan but I think we’re going to run up and have fun and play our favourite songs.”

They will share the stage with the recently reunited US pop group the Jonas Brothers, with their appearance at the Summertime Ball marking their first UK show in ten years. The band recently dropped new track ‘Sucker’, taken from their forthcoming album, ‘Hippieness Begins’, which will be released the day before the Summertime Ball – Friday the 7th of June 2019.

The series of big reveals kicked off, on Monday (April 29), with the first six artists being revealed including Halsey – who won the Rising Star award at this year’s Global Awards. Among the other names announced, on Monday, were Mark Ronson, 5 Seconds of Summer, Ellie Goulding, and Khalid.

Today, we announced that these stars are performing at the #CapitalSTB: @MarkRonson, @5SOS, @elliegoulding, @thegreatkhalid, @jonasbrothers, @halsey But which six names are we gonna reveal tomorrow? Make sure you’ve got your eyes on the Ballboards. pic.twitter.com/GMgNu5ag6z — Capital (@CapitalOfficial) April 29, 2019

Six more acts will be revealed everyday of the week until the full line-up is revealed. Meanwhile, on Tueday (April 30), Roman Kemp revealed that Maroon 5; Jess Glynne; Ava Max; Lauv; Jonas Blue; and Mabel, will be heading the Summertime Ball, next month. It has been revealed that one final massive name will be revealed on Thursday, (May 02), morning’s show.

Today, we announced that these stars are performing at the #CapitalSTB:
@maroon5,
@JessGlynne,
@avamax,
@lauvsongs,
@JonasBlue,
@Mabel

But which six names are we gonna reveal tomorrow? Make sure you’ve got your eyes on the Ballboards. pic.twitter.com/8ofos7nJGM

— Capital (@CapitalOfficial) April 30, 2019

Today’s reveal comes after Capital announced, at the weekend, that they would be using billboards across the UK to reveal the acts that will be performing at this year’s Summertime Ball. They also revealed that they would be enlisting the help of listeners to reveal the acts that were on the billboards, by getting them to get in touch with the station, by sending in photos of the names displayed on the billboards.

Speaking about the series of big reveals, Founder & Executive President of Global, Ashley Tabor OBE, said: “Today we kicked off our massive reveal week on Capital Breakfast by announcing some of the world’s biggest artists for Capital’s Summertime Ball.

“We are especially excited to confirm the news that so many fans have been waiting for – the Jonas Brothers are returning to the UK and playing the Ball. We’re only just getting started and we can’t wait to reveal yet more huge acts for the UK’s hottest summer party on Capital Breakfast with Roman Kemp tomorrow morning!”