Monthly Archives October 2013

Bieber ‘Fan’ Spents £60,000 on Surgery

A Justin Bieber fan has spent £60,000 trying to look like his idol. It took Toby Sheldon 5 years to undergo several types of plastic surgery, including ‘smile surgery’ to give him a Bieber grin. Toby says he’s pleased with the results and that his friends “shower him with compliments”

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By Darryl Morris

All About She – Higher

We always try to throw in some big weekend anthems on Friday’s Breakfast Show and none came bigger than the new All About She track. All About She are gathering some serious pace in the UK right now, riding the EDM wave. Made up of producers James Tadgell and Jon Clare,

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By Darryl Morris

James Arthur on The Hits Radio

We chatted to James Arthur on The Hits Radio this week and found out that he currently lives in Jessie J’s old flat, fancies Rita Ora and would quite like to be a member of Kings Of Leon. Listen here… [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/115800483″ width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]

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By Darryl Morris

John Newman Play Beat The Star

It was 4-2 to the listeners when Rachel from Scotland stepped up to play John Newman in this week’s Beat The Star. They each had 60 seconds to get the most questions right in the ‘answer the question before’ game… [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/115798530″ width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]

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By Darryl Morris

Nelly on The Hits Radio

Music royalty Nelly dropped in on The Hits Radio Breakfast Show to chat about his new album, pyjama days, his huge swimming pool and doing reality TV. Oh… and we had a bit of a surprise for him. Listen here…

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By Darryl Morris

LA Band Record Rock Version Of Royals

LA band Mora Mora have recorded a rock cover of Lorde’s ‘Royals’. The band, fronted by Matias Mora, are starting to gather a following in the US and have caused a stir with their high impact take on Lorde’s single. Check out more about the band here and listen to the

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By Darryl Morris

Vinyl Sales Reach High

UK sales of Vinyl have reached a 10-year high. It’s thanks to artists like David Bowie and Daft Punk issuing new releases on the format, sparking sales of 532,000, a year-on-year increase of over 100%. And the resurgence is expected to continue with Jake Bugg and Arcade Fire both releasing

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By Darryl Morris

Ella Henderson Covers Drake and John Newman

X Factor reject Ella Henderson has shown the UK what a huge mistake it made voting her off the TV show with a stunning cover of Drake’s ‘Hold On We’re Going Home’ and John Newman’s smash hit ‘Love Me Again’. In the Dean Street Session, Henderson pours her heart over

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By Darryl Morris

The Avicii Crotch Thrust

The Avicii crotch thrust is easy to get wrong. Here is a quick tutorial on the two different styles, so you’re all set next time I play it on the radio. I’d also like to point out that its sheer coincidence I’m wearing the same jumper in three different tutorial

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By Darryl Morris

Introducing… Little Nikki

We got to know Little Nikki when she popped by The Hits Radio this morning. We chatted about the time she saw Justin Bieber half naked while supporting him on tour, trying fans, writing her first song age 6, running through fountains and, oddly, a giraffe’s inability to jump. (they

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By Darryl Morris