Headliner Radio

Trailblazing singer-songwriter and Americana artist from Washington State, Rae Isla, talks about writing an original song for the Robert De Niro-starring Ezra and creating a video game built around the release of her latest single, Miles and Miles.

Mikel Medley – aka Bristol-based ‘Mic Man’, Dread MC – talks about his role at The Music Works, helping disadvantaged and underrepresented young people access the music industry, tackling knife crime in the UK, and explains the high end Genelec studio gear The Music Works’ students have access to.

Keane songwriter Tim Rice-Oxley reflects on the band's landmark debut album Hopes and Fears, discussing their formative years and how the runaway success of the album shaped what was to follow.

New York-based composer and music producer, Jay Wadley, delves into his approach to composing the score for Apple TV’s latest miniseries, FRANKLIN. Starring and executive produced by Academy and Emmy Award winner Michael Douglas, the series explores the story of the greatest gamble of Benjamin Franklin’s career.

Multicultural hip-hop artist Steven Malcolm, who has just released a new music video for his single Nothing Into Something, from his highly anticipated fourth album BOATS, discusses how the track came together and how his inspiring outlook and ethos keeps him grounded in the music industry.

House music duo Soul Clap, made up of Eli AKA Bamboozle and Charlie AKA Lonely C, delve into the creative process behind their new EP, EcoSystemS, and their coinciding 2024 EcoSystemS Tour taking place across the US this spring/summer.

Richard Reed Parry, best known as a core member of the Grammy Award-winning art-rock band Arcade Fire, talks about scoring The Iron Claw, the Zac Efron and Lily James-starring film about the true story of the Von Erich wrestling family, and teases the upcoming Arcade Fire album.

Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Gareth Dunlop - originally from Belfast in Northern Ireland - speaks to Headliner about all things music, including his upcoming third studio album, Welcome To The House Of I Don’t Know, set for a June 2024 release.

Brooklyn based indie-folk artist Maria Lane discusses her creative process, recent projects, and the cathartic nature of her music.

Nashville-based alt-pop sensation Caroline Romano reflects on the evolution of her songwriting and how a tale of unrequited love inspired her recent brutal single, Used by You. She also reveals how an AKG P220 mic, K240 MKII headphones and JBL 305P MKII powered monitors make all the difference to her music-making process in her home studio.