Written for Kurrent Music
Published November 29th 2016
BBC Live Lounge review
BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge is one of the many radio shows that asks artists to perform live (just like the name suggests). Backtracking tapes are not allowed and, besides singing tracks of their own, they are also encouraged to perform covers.
Since the beginning of this show, this has become a winning formula. Cover songs by famous artists are always a hit, not just on the radio, but also on social media. If someone comes up with anything interesting, it’ll quickly trend. In the case of Craig David covering Justin Bieber, it even contributed to his incredibly successful comeback.
So, Live Lounge got to be one of those prestigious shows to be on and some of the biggest artists today were keen to participate and show off their skills. But it doesn’t even end there.
