BBC Radio 1: Jade Bird - Cathedral
BBC Sound Of 2018’s Jade Bird is now on the Radio 1 playlist! Topping off an amazing few months for the Americana sensation, Jade is our artist of the week and her track 'Cathedral' will be played for the next seven days on Clara, Dev, Alice, Scot, Adele, Greg. Alice will also have an exclusive chat with Jade on her Saturday afternoon show.
Supported by: Melita at BBC Music Introducing in the South.
Style: Gorgeously crafted Americana.
Essential: Jade Bird is an Americana/pop singer supported by BBC Music Introducing in The South. At the end of 2017, Jade was announced as a longlist pick for The Sound Of 2018 poll, alongside fellow Introducing acts IAMDDB and Sam Fender. Jade has been writing songs since she was 12 and spent her teens gigging around the UK. ‘Cathedral’ is taken from her debut EP, ‘Something American’ which she made in Woodstock, New York with Simon Felice of The Felice Brothers.
BBC 1Xtra: Bobii Lewis - Drifting
Bobii Lewis' ‘Drifting’ is the Introducing track of the week on 1Xtra! You can hear it all week on the playlist being played by Adot, Twin Mim, Nick and Yasmin. Make sure you also tune into Twin’s Monday night show to hear an exclusive interview from Bobii .
Supported by: The team at BBC Music Introducing in London.
Style: A soulful beach jam.
Essential: Bobii is a soul and R&B artist from East London who first uploaded to Introducing in October 2017. He started singing and writing songs aged 11 and grew up listening to Michael Jackson, Bob Marley and Stevie Wonder. Bobii was tipped by Complex as a ‘British R&B/Soul artist to watch’, and he has collaborated with Wretch 32, Avelino and Kojey Radical but we can’t wait to hear more of his solo music!
