The Red Carpet Treatment with Jordan Stephens

On the final episode of this series of The Red Carpet Treatment, Jordan Stephens chats to AJ Tracey. The rapper released his self-titled debut album independently in 2019, and received critical acclaim, peaking at number three on the UK album chart. It featured the hugely popular 'Ladbroke Grove' was certified platinum. He dropped his second album 'Flu Game' in 2021. Last year AJ Tracey earned one...

Bimini is a drag queen, author, recording artist and model born in Great Yarmouth. Bimini took part in the second series of Drag Race UK in 2020 and was catapulted into the spotlight. In 2021, they published their first book 'Release the Beast: A Drag Queen's Guide to Life'. Since then, Bimini has appeared in music videos for Little Mix, Madison Beer and Ava Max and also embarked on sold-out tours...

Jordan Stephens chats to Kojey Radical, rapper, poet, artist and actor. His journey began with illustration and has seen him explore many creative directions since. He studied at London School of Fashion before pursuing poetry and music full time.  In this episode, Kojey talks about why he's taking his time with the second album. He shares his thoughts on losing out to Wet Leg at the BRITs, his fa...

Radio and TV presenter Vick Hope was born and raised in Newcastle. A proud Nigerian-Geordie, she studied modern languages at Cambridge and then set off to Angentina to live her learnings. These days, Vick presents Going Home with Katie and Jamie on Radio 1 and has published two children's books with her former Capital Breakfast co-host, Roman Kemp.  Vick and Jordan chat about her journey, from her...

Wes Nelson is a reality TV star turned chart-topping artist. He was a nuclear systems design engineer before a stint on Love Island in 2018 changed his life and made him famous. Wes always wanted to get into music and having participated in other shows like Dancing on Ice and Celebrity X Factor, he turned his back on TV and dedicated himself to his dream.  On this episode, Jordan and Wes talk abou...

Irish singer-songwriter Nell Mescal grew up in a creative household, inheriting her love of music from her parents. She began writing songs at 12. Now 21, she has toured the UK, supported music giants like HAIM and Florence + The Machine and has just released her debut EP Can I Miss It For A Minute. On this episode, Jordan drills Nell on the Gilmore Girls (she is a very proud STAN) and hears what...

Harley Sylvester is the other half of hip-pop duo Rizzle Kicks. He grew up in Brighton and went to BRIT school where he studied theatre. He and Jordan began making music together and became an overnight sensation. Their debut album Stereo Typical was released in 2011 and a year later they had sold over 1 million singles. They called time on Rizzle Kicks in 2014 and now for the first time in 10 yea...

Roman Kemp is one of the UK’s favourite radio and TV presenters. He hosted the Capital breakfast show for the last seven years, hanging up his headphones in March and is a regular on The One Show and Celebrity Gogglebox. He is a passionate mental health advocate and has fronted several documentaries on the subject. Roman presented The BRITs 2024 alongside Clara Amfo and Maya Jama.  Jordan and Roma...

Fleur East was raised in East London. At 16 she formed a girl group called Addictiv Ladies with some school friends and they entered the X Factor. In 2014, Fleur auditioned again and this time she went all the way, finishing second in the competition. Alongside her music, Fleur presents Strictly: It Takes Two with Janette Manrara and co-hosts the breakfast show on Hits Radio. Jordan and Fleur East...

James Bay is an award-winning singer songwriter who started out busking in Brighton before he got signed. He was spotted by a label when footage of him performing at an open mic night surfaced on Youtube and they offered him a deal. His debut album ‘Chaos and Calm’ went double platinum and earned him three Grammy nominations. James has won two BRIT awards, Critic's Choice in 2015 and Best Male Sol...

Mae Muller is a singer songwriter from North London who has been writing music since she was 8 years old. In 2021, her song Better Days went viral on TikTok and launched her career. A life-long fan of Eurovision, her dream came true this year when she was invited to represent the UK in the 2023 Song Contest. Mae’s track ‘I Wrote A Song’ became the first UK entry in over a decade to debut in the To...

Clara Amfo is one of the UK’s most dynamic broadcasters. A triple threat, she is a radio presenter, TV host and red carpet queen. Clara fronts Future Sounds for Radio 1 and is now considered one of the leading tastemakers in the music industry. She has hosted film premieres for Marvel’s Black Panther, the Lion King and Barbie and is regularly requested to interview huge stars like Billie Eilish, J...

Mimi Webb is a British singer songwriter who harnessed the power of TikTok to become a star. In 2019 she landed a deal with Epic Records and then when the pandemic hit, she began using the social platform to build her very dedicated fanbase. Her first single Lose Myself reached number 7 in the charts and since then her music has been streamed over a billion times. Jordan and Mimi chat up a storm c...

James Arthur won The X Factor in 2012 and his single, a cover of Shontelle’s ‘Impossible’, debuted at number 1 in the UK. It sold over 2.5 million copies, making it the most successful winner’s single in history. James has released 4 top 10 albums and is Spotify's 75th most listened to artist. This year, James received the BRIT Billion Award. On this episode, Jordan and James get straight down to...

Olivia Dean is a singer songwriter from East London who released her debut album Messy in June. She began writing music in her early teens and by 17 she was singing backing vocals for Rudimental. It wasn’t long before Olivia decided it was time to become an artist in her own right. She then supported Loyle Carner on tour and duetted with Leon Bridges on her track ‘The Hardest Part’. Sir Elton John...

Nicola Roberts is a singer songwriter and was a member of Girls Aloud, who at their height were the biggest selling girl group of the 21st Century. Between 2003-2009, the band released 6 platinum albums and scored 20 consecutive top 10 singles (including 4 number ones). Girls Aloud were nominated for 5 BRIT Awards, winning Best Single for The Promise in 2009. Nicola released her debut solo album ‘...

Phineas "A1" Waweru and Joshua "J1" Somerkun were just a couple of talented teenagers until lockdown 2020, when they were introduced on the Houseparty app. They started talking and then collaborating and have since become one of the hottest hiphop duos the UK has ever produced. Their freestyles went viral straight away and in February 2021 they released the platinum selling single ‘Latest Trends’....

Dreams can come true…living legend and double BRIT award winner Gabrielle is proof of that. It was the summer of 1993 and her debut single ‘Dreams’ spent three weeks at number 1. Over the next 10 years, Gabrielle was rarely out of the charts with massive songs like ‘If You Ever’, a duet with East 17, ‘Rise’ her second number 1 and ‘Out of Reach’ from the Bridget Jones soundtrack. Nella and Gabriel...

Jordan Stephens hails from Brighton and is best known as one half of Rizzle Kicks. The duo blew up in 2011 selling millions of copies of singles like ‘Down with the Trumpets’ and ‘Mama do the Hump’. Having had massive success in music, Jordan moved on to produce and release his own stuff and has since added acting, writing and TV presenting to his list of accomplishments. Nella quizzes Jordan on h...

RAYE has been speaking her mind through music since she was 14 years old. Her break came after she wrote a song about a house party, called ‘Hotbox’ which found its way to Olly Alexander from Years and Years and the deal was done. RAYE has written and collaborated with Jax Jones, David Guetta and Joel Corry and in 2019, fulfilled her dream of writing a song for Beyonce for The Lion King: The Gift...

Joel Corry has been dreaming big since he was small. His ambitions to be a superstar DJ began in his teens and he ran club nights with smoke machines, disco balls, the works! His appearance on Geordie Shore brought him to our attention and these days it’s hard to find someone who hasn’t heard or danced to one of his songs. Joel’s biggest hit to date is ‘Head and Heart’ with MNEK which spent 2 mont...

GRACEY wrote her first song when she was seven years old and has been writing melodies ever since. Having spent time at The BRIT School, she then began writing demos of pop songs and putting them online. It wasn’t long before she was spotted and started writing professionally. Her debut hit was ‘By your Side’ by Jonas Blue featuring RAYE which has had over 400 million streams. GRACEY has written f...

Ella Henderson has got musical bones and has been writing and singing all her life. She found fame on the X Factor in 2012 and at only 16 wowed the judges with her rendition of 'Believe’ by Cher. Having finished 6th in the competition, she has gone on to have a super successful solo career. Her debut single was a global smash hit and since then she has collaborated with Jax Jones, Tom Grennan, Bec...

Ms Banks was born into a musical family and raised in South London. The rapper wrote her first bars at age 11 and dropped her first mixtape in 2014. Since then her talents have been celebrated by Cardi B and Nicki Minaj who asked Ms Banks to support her on tour in 2018. She released her latest EP ‘Bank Statement’ earlier this year to rave reviews. In this episode, Nella & Ms Banks discuss what it’...