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World Service,02 May 2025,49 mins

Stereophonics and Self Esteem

Top of the Pops

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Welsh band Stereophonics are back with their 13th studio album and looking to achieve their ninth UK number one in the process. The band's lead singer Kelly Jones joins us to tell us all about it. Plus, we hear from Self Esteem who is South Yorkshire-born singer-songwriter Rebecca Lucy Taylor, who counts none other than Madonna among her fans. she is eyeing her highest-charting album to date, with A Complicated Woman. There will also be music from James Arthur and Swedish metal band Ghost, while in the singles chart we are expecting new hit songs from Benson Boone, Lorde and Sleep Token. We feature the top five most popular songs in the UK and find out if Alex Warren can extend his run at the top to seven weeks with the song Ordinary.

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