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Headliner USA 215: Andrew DeRoberts: Producing Alexandra Kay’s Second Wind
Producer Andrew DeRoberts, the creative force behind rising country star Alexandra Kay’s second album, Second Wind, discusses the making of the record and the collaboration that shaped its sound. Bringing a fresh, modern edge to Kay’s ...
E466: Mica Millar: The story behind A Little Bit of Me
Manchester soul artist Mica Millar discusses the making of her new album, A Little Bit of Me – a self-written, self-produced statement recorded at the iconic Miraval Studios in the South of France, the residential studio owned by Brad ...
E465: Mystery Jets: Making A Hole To See The Sky Through
Blaine Harrison, lead singer of UK indie rock band Mystery Jets, discusses the making of the band’s seventh studio album, A Hole To See The Sky Through. Named after Yoko Ono’s minimalist art piece of the same name, the album features t...
Headliner USA 214: Dave Hetrick: The future of Royer Labs and Undertone Audio
Former drummer, songwriter, studio owner and self-described “cynical recording engineer,” Dave Hetrick has built his career trying to bridge the gap between engineering obsession and commercial reality, along the way helping brands such as Even...
In The Box E31: Jason Graves: Scoring Directive 8020
Two-time BAFTA Award-winning composer Jason Graves, whose work spans the hit games Dead Space, Tomb Raider, Until Dawn, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, and Still Wakes The Deep, delves into his score for Supermassive Games' l...
Emerging Headliner E53: ALANI: Somewhere Between Saying It
Rising singer-songwriter ALANI delves into the making of her debut EP, Somewhere Between Saying It. The London-born singer-songwriter, whose French, Lebanese, and Brazilian roots inform her perspective, discusses overcoming writer’s bl...
E464: Jjerome87: The alt-J frontman on making ‘The Canyon’
alt-J frontman Joe Newman opens up about making his debut Jjerome87 album, The Canyon, experiencing ego death, California inspiration, cinematic Americana, and sampling a double Dutch team.
E463: Jon Onabowu: Making Now’s The Time
Nigerian-British virtuoso jazz drummer and bandleader Jon Onabowu has become a key figure in the London jazz scene, and 2026 is the year he steps out and releases his debut album, Now’s The Time. He discusses blending modern UK jazz wi...
Headliner USA 213: Alexandra Kay: From viral videos to the country charts
US country music rising star Alexandra Kay joins Headliner while in the UK for her performance at BST Hyde Park. She discusses turning viral social media success into a loyal global fanbase, the momentum behind her album Second Win...
Aspiring Headliner E91: AS Fanning: Take Me Back to Nowhere
AS Fanning is an Irish singer-songwriter based in Berlin, formerly of the band The Last Tycoons. After releasing three critically acclaimed albums and being named Far Out’s Songwriter of the Year, Fanning is back with his fourth album, Take...
E462: Jordan Fish: Producing Evanescence’s ‘Sanctuary’
After globe-trotting and touring as the keyboardist and producer of Bring Me The Horizon, Reading-born Jordan Fish is now working as a full-time producer for artists including Poppy, Architects, BABYMETAL, and Good Charlotte. He discusses his b...
Headliner USA 212: WHIPPED CREAM: The making of HOME WAS ALWAYS ME
Toronto-born WHIPPED CREAM has always moved between worlds, from competitive figure skating to becoming one of electronic music’s most distinctive and emotionally driven producers, vocalists and DJs. She talks about her journey from the ice rin...
E461: Scorcher: On nostalgia and new album, ADMD
North London emcee and Top Boy actor Scorcher has been one of grime’s pioneers since the early ’00s, and had his talents and contributions recognised as Best Grime Act at the 2025 MOBO awards. His huge music resurgence from recent years continu...
Emerging Headliner 52: Conscious Pilot: Making Human Poultry
In this world of short form TikTok content and AI-generated videos, Glaswegian band Conscious Pilot are a straight-up post-punk/indie rock act committed to recording songs to tape and shooting music videos on 16mm cameras. Frontman Joe Laycock ...
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Headliner USA 211: Evanescence: The making of Sanctuary
After a five year wait, chart-topping, Grammy-winning alternative rockers Evanescence return with Sanctuary, their sixth studio album. Following the blistering single Who Will You Follow, the new LP features some of the band’s...
Aspiring Headliner E90: Jenny On Holiday: Quicksand Heart
Jenny Hollingsworth is best known as one half of the acclaimed experimental pop duo Let’s Eat Grandma, with three albums and a Netflix score released so far. She discusses Jenny On Holiday, her new solo project which sees her take time away fro...
E460: Kloyd: Making ‘New Love’
If you amalgamate the names Kate and Lloyd, plus several genres of music, the end result is Kloyd, one of the UK’s most exciting up-and-coming talents making electronic music in the vein of Four Tet, Bonobo, and Sofia Kourtesis. While on tour s...
E459: Dapper: From African music mogul to solo artist
Nigerian music mogul Dapper has conquered the business side of the music industry as founder and CEO of the Dapper Group, which owns an eight per cent market share of the industry across the entire African continent. Fresh from earning a Guinne...
E458: John Newman: Life beyond Love Me Again
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. Debuti...
Emerging Headliner E51: Girl Group: Little Sticky Pictures
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 Grou...
E457: Paul Leonard-Morgan: Scoring Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere
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.
In The Box E30: Jesse Zuretti: Scoring 2XKO
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 them...
E456: Anthony Willis: Scoring Wuthering Heights
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,...
In The Box E29: Hildur Guðnadóttir: Scoring The Bride
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 ...
Emerging Headliner E50: Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys: Pale Bloom
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 ...
