Headliner Radio

US country music rising star Alexandra Kay joins Headliner while in the UK for her performance at BST Hyde Park. She discusses turning viral social media success into a loyal global fanbase, the momentum behind her album Second Wind, life on the road, and her rapid rise in country music.

Nigerian-British virtuoso jazz drummer and bandleader Jon Onabowu has become a key figure in the London jazz scene, and 2026 is the year he steps out and releases his debut album, Now’s The Time. He discusses blending modern UK jazz with funk, hip-hop, gospel, being the founder of the Cosmic Fusion residency at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London, and helping to shape a new generation of live-focused, groove-led jazz in the city.

AS Fanning is an Irish singer-songwriter based in Berlin, formerly of the band The Last Tycoons. After releasing three critically acclaimed albums and being named Far Out’s Songwriter of the Year, Fanning is back with his fourth album, Take Me Back to Nowhere. He chats to Headliner about getting up at 4am to write lyrics with a broken wrist, recording the album in Sweden, and his upcoming EU and UK tour.

After globe-trotting and touring as the keyboardist and producer of Bring Me The Horizon, Reading-born Jordan Fish is now working as a full-time producer for artists including Poppy, Architects, BABYMETAL, and Good Charlotte. He discusses his breakthrough projects with Poppy, his shared history with Amy Lee, how she opened up to co-writing with him after she wasn’t taken seriously as a songwriter in her early years of the band, and the VSTs, plugins, and DAW techniques he used to help create the sound of Evanescene’s new record, Sanctuary.

Toronto-born WHIPPED CREAM has always moved between worlds, from competitive figure skating to becoming one of electronic music’s most distinctive and emotionally driven producers, vocalists and DJs. She talks about her journey from the ice rink to the DJ booth, the making of her debut album, HOME WAS ALWAYS ME, writing her most personal songs yet, and the life lessons that shaped it all.