BBC Radio 1: Connie Constance - Yesterday
Connie Constance has made the legendary Radio 1 playlist! Her track 'Yesterday' will be played by Dev & Alice, Clara, Greg, Adele, Scott and Matt all week.
Supported by: The brilliant team at BBC Music Introducing in Beds, Herts & Bucks
Style: Funk tinged jazz-punk.
Essential: Connie is a 22-year-old singer and songwriter from Watford who first uploaded to Introducing in 2017. Her music fuses R&B with indie, soul, jazz, hip-hop and punk. Before she pursued music, Connie trained in ballet and musical theatre, and you can see this influence channeled in her spellbinding performances. It's definitely worth checking out her set on Introducing stage at Radio 1’s Biggest Weekend in Swansea too, which was truly mesmerizing!
BBC 1Xtra: JGrrey - Growing
The soulful JGrrey (pronounce Jay Grey) is now on the 1Xtra playlist hot spot. Be sure to keep an ear out for 'Growing' being played by our pals Dotty, Mim, Yasmin, Nick Bright & Twin B all week!
Supported by: Gareth and the gang at BBC Music Introducing in Beds, Herts & Bucks
Style: Neo-soul & blues
Essential: JGrrey is a soul and R&B artist who has been supported by Introducing in Beds, Herts & Bucks team since 2016, as well as having regular plays from 1Xtra's Jamz Supernova and Toddla T. She describes her music as jazz fusion, soul and blues. The music video for ‘Growing’ shows the artist connecting with her childhood, and she says: “I find many people try to hide their inner child and I’m totally not that person. I’d like to think I’m best friends with my inner child and the video is meant to show this".
