Laura Whitmore is joined by her special guests Olivia Dean and Rio Fredrika to showcase the next generation of female musical talent.

Today Laura and her guests are on the lookout for the brightest young talent, and they’re picking their favourite songs and lyrics from a new generation of female music stars.

Olivia Dean is a singer songwriter who was named Amazon Music’s ‘Breakthrough Artist of the Year’ in 2021. Raised in Walthamstow, East London, Olivia took musical theatre lessons and participated in a gospel choir from a young age. She then went on to attend the famous Brit School. Olivia released her first EP ‘Okay Love You Bye’ in 2019.  Her fourth EP ‘Growth’, released in 2021, was created during lockdown. 

DJ and presenter Rio Fredrika has long championed promising young talent.  She started her career presenting on MTV and on Hoxton Radio and Capital FM’s show ‘The Capital Weekender’. She went on to host the ‘Monday Drive’ show on Capital Dance, before moving to the all-new ‘Breakfast Show’ on Capital Dance where she can be heard waking up the nation with her infectious energy every weekday morning.

Featuring Hear Her Voice’s resident music expert Laura Snapes on Bree Runway.

Laura Snapes is one of the foremost music journalists in the UK. Currently deputy music editor at The Guardian, she has also worked as features editor for NME and associate editor at Pitchfork.

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Laura Whitmore is joined by her special guests Nicola Roberts and Lucy Porter to explore music that celebrates the special bonds that women have.

Today Laura and her guests are celebrating their favourite songs about female friendships and women supporting each other, as well as taking a temperature check on how the sisterhood is doing in the music world and beyond.  

Nicola Roberts was a member of Girls Aloud, the hugely successful girl group created through ITV's ‘Popstars: The Rivals’. Girls Aloud enjoyed 20 consecutive top-ten singles, spawning five albums. ‘Sound of the Underground’ released in 2003, peaked at number two and was certified platinum.  Since the band split in 2013, Nicola has gone on to pursue her solo career: her album ‘Cinderella Eyes’, which drew inspiration from her time in the group, was released in 2011. She won ‘The Masked Singer’ in 2020 and is a successful songwriter. 

 Lucy Porter is a writer and comedian who has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, the Brighton Festival and many other clubs around Britain. She appears regularly on numerous TV panel and quiz shows including ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘Mock the Week’, ‘Never Mind the Buzzcocks’, ‘QI’ and the radio show ‘Just a Minute’.  She co-hosts the podcast ‘Fingers on Buzzers’ and is touring with the stand-up show ‘Be Prepared’.

Featuring Hear Her Voice’s resident music expert Laura Snapes on The Spice Girls.

Laura Snapes is one of the foremost music journalists in the UK. Currently deputy music editor at The Guardian, she has also worked as features editor for NME and associate editor at Pitchfork.

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Laura Whitmore is joined by her special guests Lauren Mayberry and Amy Lamé to explore how female artists have used their songs to express their identity and go against the grain.

Today our host and guests will discuss artists who have attempted to break moulds and defy female stereotypes in their own unique ways. These are a class of artists who don’t just own their identity - they wear it with pride.

Lauren Mayberry is the lead vocalist in the Scottish synth-pop band Chvrches.  The band formed in 2011 and two years later they released their ‘Recover’ EP, which included the break-through hit ‘The Mother We Share’.  Their debut studio album, ‘The Bones of What You Believe’, was released in 2013, elevating them into the ‘Sound of 2013’ list by the BBC. This was followed by ‘Every Open Eye’ in 2015 and ‘Love is Dead’ in 2018. Their fourth and highly acclaimed concept album, ‘Screen Violence’ was release in 2021.  

Amy Lamé is a radio and TV presenter, performer and writer. She hosts a weekly music show on BBC Radio 6 Music and is a long-time champion of LGBTQ+ rights, using music as a platform, through her work as a writer, presenter and DJ and via her pioneering club night ‘Duckie’ at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern.  In 2016 she was appointed London’s Night Czar, where she’s been tasked with promoting London’s nightlife both in the UK and internationally.

Featuring Hear Her Voice’s resident music expert Laura Snapes on Dusty Springfield.

Laura Snapes is one of the foremost music journalists in the UK. Currently deputy music editor at The Guardian, she has also held roles as features editor for NME and associate editor at Pitchfork.

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