Jorja Smith, Chase & Status and Sam Smith to head up Radio 1's Live Lounge month — SkimNews
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- Sam Smith, Chase & Status and Jorja Smith are among the headline artists for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge month in October, alongside Blossoms, Royal Blood, Nothing But Thieves, Stella Lefty, Beabadoobee, Rachel Chinouriri, Odeal and Anderson .Paak x Cordae.
- Charlie Hedges and Jeremiah Asiamah take over as hosts of the Live Lounge show, airing Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at midday throughout October after Hedges' former co-hosts Rickie Haywood-Williams and Melvin Odoom left the station as part of a major schedule shake-up.
- Blossoms open the run on 5 October and Royal Blood close it on 30 October, with a still-unannounced surprise act set to perform just before Royal Blood's set.
- Each Live Lounge guest performs an acoustic version of one of their own songs plus a cover of a track by a different artist — the long-standing format of the sessions.
- Jorja Smith performs fresh off the release of her third album "What Are The Odds," making her one of several artists on the slate tied to recent or imminent releases.
Why it matters: This is the first Live Lounge month under a new hosting duo following a major schedule shake-up that saw Rickie Haywood-Williams and Melvin Odoom leave the station — a handover moment for one of Radio 1's flagship slots, pairing a 13-act October slate that mixes returning stars (Sam Smith, Royal Blood) with rising names (Stella Lefty, Beabadoobee, Cordae).
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