The Toby Knapp Show

We love Cher Lloyd here at the station, and so, when we caught up with her today to chat about her new song SIRENS, which were taking out on the TEST DRIVE today, it was like catching up with an old friend... She shared what went into the song, the 'in-the-studio' moment she knew she wanted the song and more! Plus, she teases the new video for the song which should be a SHOCKER!!!

Today, we took MY CRAZY GIRLFRIEND out for a spin with Toby' Test Drive on Hot at 6:05... and we caught up with the band who explained who the crazy girlfriend was - or is - or still was... and then, they explained the song CRAZY STUPID LOVE to us...

Today we chat with Nasazri Atweh, the lead singer of the Canadian band MAGIC! We talk about the single, RUDE, and what they stand for and hope to bring to the world of music as they start this new adventure!

We caught up with HAIM - and chatted with ESTE - as they were making their way to the airport to return to the US from Australia where we chatted about ALL of their music... including their US pop single FOREVER which is impacting now!

Paramore are on FIRE right now... their new song, AIN'T IT FUN is becoming a bona-fide HIT and I wanted to catch up with Hayley to talk about where the band has been, where they are now and where they're going as they continue to evolve as a musical force!

Today, we're taking the new song from NIKO & VINS for a test drive... and in this chat we get to know VINS of NIKO & VINS... about their name change as a band, and most importantly, what they wish to accomplish in the world of music today!

Today, we catch up with MTV REAL WORLD casting directors who are coming to DC's TOWN TAVERN looking for people to star in the next season of the iconic reality show! Auditions in D.C. for MTV’s The Real World are happening Saturday 4/5 at THE TOWN TAVERN at 2323 EIGHTEENTH ST. NW from 10am - 5pm. They look for outgoing personalities who aren’t afraid to be themselves and want to share their story...

It's not easy to break into the music business... and for AJR, three brothers from NYC, they got their start playing parks around the City... but that was then, and now, that hard work has landed 'em a massive distribution deal with Warner Brothers Records... and a song recorded in their living room is set to take over radio stations around the world!

Today, we chat with IGGY AZALEA while she's on the set of a photo shoot! She took the time to chat with us about her new song, FANCY, and about her grandmother, back in Australia, who at times sees her in scantily clad type video situations! Get to know her now... she's on ISLAND DEF JAM!

Ladies and gentlemen, the FIRST LADIES OF FOOTBALL, the WASHINGTON REDSKINS cheerleaders stopped by the show to chat about upcoming workshops for potential Cheerleaders and a dance, cheer and fitness camp for the lil' cherubs during the coming summer months! Krista and Teddy share what's up, what's happening and how you can be involved!

Things which make them insecure. A new song on the new EP called DISCONNECTED. Someone's bald spot. It's the full, 15 minute chat with FIVE SECONDS OF SUMMER... their first conversation with radio in the US...

In their first chat with US radio, American radio presenter TOBY KNAPP breaks the ice with the guys in FIVE SECONDS OF SUMMER, who are set to tour the world again with ONE DIRECTION and who have their own sold out club tour set to step off in weeks! Here we catch up with the guys in the band who truly do... have next!

Discovered by Scooter Braun with the soul of Maroon 5 and the production talents of BENNY BLANCO... this band of mates from the UK are poised to take over US POP RADIO stations... and the world! We chat with 'em about everything... from fans, to fame, to life!

Truly historic! The UK-based RIXTON, who are in the US to break into the US POP MUSIC world, were discovered by SCOOTER BRAUN, the brains behind the Justin Bieber phenomenon. Now, the lads, touring the US and meeting radio stations, had a truly life-changing event happen today in South Florida where we caught up with 'em for a chat...

This girl... is amazing. Becky G is just starting to make some noise in the world, but her story is amazing. She's loved music and performing since she was very young... her family lost their home and she had to move into her Grandparent's unfinished garage... and that's when she said to her parents, "let me try to live this dream..." and the rest... is history. She's got what it takes to be a hum...

Talking with Pharrell Williams, the muse behind the biggest song in the world right now, HAPPY, from his CD GIRL which drops next week. We chat about his past successes, his recent producing renaissance, about Miley, Robin Thicke and Justin Timberlake, on Kanye West's brilliance and more. It's the full conversation which really did yield some amazing stuff for fans...

Pharrell Williams on his mission... to tell the world that it's okay to feel GOOD... and he asks why everyone is so "mad..." It's really brilliant stuff...

Step into the mind of the master... the man who helped DAFT PUNK and ROBIN THICKE to find success, as well as the man with the #1 song in the country right now... as he shares what it is that he think music needs and what the world needs from those making music right now...

Pharrell, who worked with Robin Thicke on BLURRED LINES, gives some encouragement to the now-embattled R&B singer as he faces the drama surrounding what seem to be the end of his marriage to his longtime partner, saying "We make mistakes so we can learn..." Hear what he had to say to Robin Thicke here...

The man with the #1 song in the country says that Kanye West is truly "next level" and is in the midst of becoming... and while he's often misunderstood, what fans see in West's live shows is like that of a metamorphosis... and that we should "give him a second" because he's a "really, really brilliant man..."

The guy with the #1 song in music says that people shouldn't rush to judgement on Miley Cyrus, saying that the world hasn't seen all that the country-turned-pop superstar can do.

Even more from NBC Chief Meteorologist Doug Kammerer as the DMV area waits for this winter storm to come in. We talk snow totals, areas which should expect biggest impact, and when this storm should blow through the area so the dig-out can begin...

NBC's Chief Meteorologist Doug Kammerer breaks this coming storm down, with what's coming, when it's coming, who's gonna get it worse and when it's gonna be gone...

People are talking about Kid Ink. It's because his beats... his music... his hard work and his mix tapes have earned praise from all over the musical spectrum. In this chat, we get to know this new star in the world of music, we talk about moments and stars who still blow him away, the truths learned in the business and more. It's great conversation with a guy who is about to DOMINATE his lane in...

We catch up with American Idol finalist Didi Benami, who is crowdsourcing funds for a new album and who made a musical cameo on Idol as the 13th Season launched! Here's the whole chat, including some behind-the-scenes stuff which you don't always hear about with Idol, the broadcasts we've been a part of and more!