Headliner Radio

Singer, songwriter, DJ and producer John Newman began his journey in 2012 when he lent his vocals to Rudimental’s UK Number One hit, Feel the Love . However, the real turning point came with the smash hit, Love Me Again . Debuting at number one on the UK Official Chart, the single soared into the top 10 in over 30 countries and has amassed 1.6 billion streams. Newman reflects on the enduring popul...

Anglo-Nordic band Girl Group introduce ‘brat-punk’to the world – a unique blend of hyperpop, electronic and indie sounds. After their hit performances at Reading and Leeds Festivals and gaining support from Elton John and BBC 6 Music, Girl Group spoke to Headliner about new songs, Rage Song and SuperDrug, from their new EP Little Sticky Pictures , and why only female acts ever get accused of being...

Composer Jesse Zuretti dives into his metal-influenced score for Riot Games’ 2XKO – a fighting game set in the League of Legends Runeterra universe. Zuretti talks all things metal, working with Polyphia on the game’s main theme, continuing the League of Legends legacy, fans’ reactions to his soundtrack, misconceptions about heavy metal, creating the score in Cubase in his studio, and what to expec...

BAFTA Award-winning, Emmy and Ivor Novello–nominated composer Paul Leonard-Morgan discusses scoring his most recent projects, Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere , and Pretty Lethal , starring Uma Therman.

After the huge success of Promising Young Woman and Saltburn , director Emerald Fennel called upon British-born, L.A.-based composer Anthony Willis to work with her a third time for her adaptation of Wuthering Heights , starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. Willis speaks to Headliner about how he worked on the score alongside the Charli XCX album of new songs for the film, how he and Fennel app...

Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir went from releasing indie-classical solo cello albums, to becoming an awards-magnet film composer, with BAFTAs, GRAMMYs, and an Academy Award for her score to the Joaquin Phoenix-starring Joker to her name. She calls 2026 her ‘monster’ year, which has seen her score 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple and the Maggie Gyllenhaal-directed The Bride . She chats to Hea...

After a musical upbringing that was staunchly classical, Benjamin Wallfisch has married his Bach-influenced skillset with a love of music technology to become one of Hollywood’s go-to composers. After a huge breakthrough working on Blade Runner: 2049 alongside a certain Hans Zimmer, huge jobs kept rolling in, including Shazam!, It and It Chapter Two, Twisters , and Alien: Romulus . The composer di...

Born in South Africa, Lucy Kruger relocated to Berlin to pursue her ambitions for her band, The Lost Boys, an indie art-pop outfit that is lavished with guitar feedback, violas, sparse arrangements, and haunting melodies. Releasing music since 2014, she chats to Headliner about new album Pale Bloom .

Moody Joody’s new single, OOPS! , is the perfect soundtrack to your next wild night out – and next morning hangxiety. The Nashville trio discuss writing OOPS! , what to expect from their forthcoming debut album, alternative band names, and why the new record will shock people from their hometown.

South-East London based, award-winning, British-Nigerian singer-songwriter and musician Ego Ella May opens up on being an introvert in the music industry, forging a path as an independent artist, and delves into the making of her second album, Good Intentions .

German producer Nicolas Rebscher discusses producing and co-writing Louis Tomlinson’s no.1 album, How Did I Get Here? , including a behind the scene look at how hit singles, Lemonade and Imposter came together. He discusses making the record in Costa Rica, how the singer has carved out his own indie sonic identity after One Direction, why this is a lighter record than Tomlinson’s previous efforts,...

JP Cooper talks about keeping his head down growing up as an 'artsy type' in Manchester, duetting with Gabrielle on new single, Sad Song , and making music for connection rather than charts on his new album, Just A Few Folk .

Renee de la Motte and Thomas Eagleton are the duo behind Salarymen, a band making nostalgia-inducing indie songs combining an array of rock, psych, and dream pop influences. Having supported the likes of Royal Otis and touring the States, Japan, and their native Australia, the duo reveal the process behind their debut album, Take It Or Leave It .

Producer, songwriter, artist and musician Mike Sabath, who has collaborated with RAYE, Shawn Mendes, Lizzo, Sabrina Carpenter and JADE, delves into the making of his emotionally-charged and natured-infused full-length record Album II: The Land Of The Twisted Tree , including how he produced it on the road in an RV. He also breaks down how he co-wrote and produced RAYE’s no.1 single WHERE IS MY HUS...

S!RENE is a Dutch-Nigerian music artist, saxophonist, DJ and producer who has built a following with his music that fuses Afro Beats, Amapiano, jazz, African funk, and more. Following performances alongside Ezra Collective and at London’s Jazz Café, he speaks to Headliner about his stunning debut album, Silence Gives Life - his latest work that fuses a plethora of genres and sounds, and speaks to...

Shao Hao is a singer-songwriter who has gone from being an unconfident music student who left China for studies in the UK, to having no.1 hit songs across South East Asia and on Netflix and anime shows. He chats to Headliner about how being a resident artist at London’s Roundhouse helped him sign his life changing publishing deals, and the latest single from his Brit pop meets K-pop solo project,...

Fifteen years after the release of his dance banger, Turn The Lights Off , Danish DJ and producer Kato’s life has taken an unexpected turn. And it’s all thanks to a Jon Hamm meme. He reacts to the song going viral and breaks down the key studio production gear he used to make the track.

Polish composer Hania Rani discusses her ambitious new work, Non Fiction, a piano concerto, which was both released as an album and premiered at the Barbican Hall in London, and her score for Sentimental Value, winner of the Grand Prix award at the Cannes Film Festival – starring Renate Reinsveh and Stellan Skarsgård. 

Composer Henry Jackman (whose previous work includes Captain America: The Winter Soldier, its sequel Civil War, and Captain Phillips), discusses turning his hand to a huge gaming franchise with Battlefield 6. He talks about some of the similarities and differences between the two mediums, still having plenty of budget to work with, including orchestral sessions, and how nu-metal legend Fred Durst...

Justin Gray, a Juno award-winning bassist, composer, engineer, producer, and educator based in Canada discusses his Grammy award-nominated project for Best Immersive Audio Album, his approach to mixing and mastering in Sony 360 Reality Audio in his Sony approved Genelec-equipped studio, and explains how the format differs from Dolby Atmos.

Japanese-born, US-based producer and DJ, Qrion delves into the making of her new album, We Are Always Under The Same Sky , and shares how her music production has progressed – going from experimenting with making music on her phone in high school, to mastering the intricate possibilities of Cubase. She also reflects on how overcoming personal struggles has shaped her music, and shares a glimpse of...

Rising country-pop sensation Chanel Yates opens up about making it as a UK country singer, the viral success of her single, Big Girl Boots, doing it all as an independent artist, the real stories that inspire her music, writing her brand new single, Colourblind, and what’s next for her.

Ava and Conan, twin lead singers from rising Bristol indie band, Kodachrome, discuss the band’s musical influences, building up a fan base with no industry connections, and playing sell out shows in their hometown, to UK festivals and beyond. The band delves into how they’re redefining what rock bands can look and sound like by representing the queer, trans, and neurodiverse communities, why they’...

Berlin-born composer Sascha Dikiciyan, aka Sonic Mayhem, shares the story behind his Quake II breakthrough, the philosophy of rebellion driving the music behind new game Metal Eden , and how Cubase keeps him at the cutting edge of game music composition.

Annie Mahtani, electroacoustic composer, sound artist, performer and Lecturer in Music at The University of Birmingham, reveals all about BEAST, the concert sound system of the University of Birmingham’s Electroacoustic Music Studios. Also co-director of BEAST, Mahtani explains how BEAST has become one of the leading systems for the presentation of electronic music in the world thanks to its setup...