Headliner Radio

Rising UK singer-songwriter Lily William reflects on moving to California – where she’s attracted an audience of loyal listeners – going viral on TikTok, the importance of her British identity living in the US, and delves into her latest single, Losing My Accent, and new EP of the same name.

As part of AKG’s Stories Behind the Sessions series, legendary radio and television presenter, producer and journalist Nic Harcourt interviews Nick Hexum of Rock Band 311 about songwriting and recording the hits.

Singer songwriter Rosie Lowe takes Headliner inside her new album Lover, Other, discussing her love of experimentation and why the record's production process was unlike anything she'd embarked on before.  

Hinds duo Carlotta Cosials and Ana Perrote, and producer and former Vaccines drummer Pete Robertson, join Headliner for a unique and insightful look at their creative partnership and how they brought new album VIVA HINDS to life in the studio.

Alt-pop singer-songwriter and pianist Genevieve Stokes reflects on her song Habits going viral, and delves into her eagerly anticipated debut album, With A Lightning Strike, its concept, and her favourite track from the record.

Northern Irish singer-songwriter Janet Devlin, who initially found fame on The X Factor in 2011, talks to Headliner about her upcoming country-fuelled EP Emotional Rodeo, her favourite gigs, as well as her recent BBC documentary about alcoholism, bipolar and borderline personality disorder.

Luke Pickering, head engineer at London’s Church Studios, explains what entices artists including Adele, Lana Del Rey, U2 and Radiohead to record there, what he has learnt from the studio’s owner, Paul Epworth, and why the beating heart of the historic building is Studio 1 – home to one of the rarest recording and mixing desks in the world, a 72-channel vintage EMI Neve console.

Maxïmo Park songwriter and frontman Paul Smith talks the band's new album Stream Of Life and reflects on the band's 20 year career so far.

Singer, songwriter and producer GEISTE talks about writing ambient piano ballads for the first time, and why she almost decided to never release her new EP, to dusk.

DJ and producer OFFAIAH breaks down the production process for his latest track, Loco, and shares an insight into how his Genelec studio monitors help translate his mixes to other sound systems.