Songs Of The Week (30/10/2017): New songs the Radio 1 presenters are loving right now
Every week on Radio 1, as well as all the major tunes on , the daytime presenters choose a song of the week, that they love, to play every day on their show.
Here's what you'll be hearing this week, hand-picked by Greg, Clara, Scott and Nick for their shows and on the playlist.
Adele Roberts, 4am: Rex Orange County, Loving Is Easy
Rex Orange County may sound like an all-American star, but Alex O'Connor in fact hails from Surrey. Much less international.
His sounds have already spread across the globe, however, with Alex having appeared on Tyler, The Creator's 2017 album, Flower Boy.
Right now, however, he's making waves with the laid-back, Stevie Wonder-esque vibes of his new single, Loving Is Easy.
His influences place him somewhere between hip hop and traditional singer/songwriting, which, for a 19 year old from Haslemere perhaps shouldn't work - but it really does.
"I liked a lot of rap: Eminem, Jay Z and Outkast," he told CoupDeMain magazine in 2017.
"A lot of guitar-bands as well.
"I never really had one style of music I was listening to, I was literally all over the place and enjoying everything."
Nick Grimshaw, 6:30am: Dizzee Rascal, Bop N Keep It Dippin
Dizzee Rascal is known as being one of the first real grime artists, launching his career with hits such as Fix Up Look Sharp, but here, we hear a softer side of the rapper.
Bop N Keep It Dippin is a sweet slice of R&B, and a long way from the frantic dance sounds of his biggest hit, Bonkers.
The song is taken from his sixth studio album, Raskit, which was released in July 2017.
Listen to Bop N Keep It Dippin here
Clara Amfo, 10am: Calvin Harris, Faking It
Calvin Harris ditched his trademark dance anthems in 2017 in favour of something a little more subtle on his fifth album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol.1.
He kept up his reputation for being the best-connected man in pop, however, with an album packed with A-list guests.
On Faking It, he teams up with Kehlani and Lil Yachty for one of his most laidback singles ever, and it's so full of swears we can't actually embed the video here. But if your ears aren't easily offended by f-bombs, it's worth a watch.
This duo adds a dash of US urban cool to Calvin's beats, resulting in what could well be his slickest release yet.
Matt Edmondson (in for Scott Mills), 1pm: Matt Terry, Sucker for You
Matt Terry has kept a relatively low profile this year since winning The X Factor in 2016, but did pop up on Enrique Iglesias's summer hit Subeme La Radio and Grenfell charity single, Bridge Over Troubled Water.
This, however, is his 'proper' debut single, following his X Factor single, When Christmas Comes Around, which reached No.3 at the end of last year.
Matt wrote the song in Sweden with The Family, who have previously penned tunes for Fifth Harmony, JoJo and Iggy Azalea and he says he always knew he wanted it to be his first single.
"As soon as I heard it back I knew it was my first single, I’ve had it in my back pocket ever since," he told The Official Charts.
"At one point we were weighing up seven different songs for the first single.
"I just held tight and I’m glad we all came to the same decision."
Watch the video for Sucker For You
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Greg James, 4pm: Stormzy and MNEK, Blinded By Your Grace Part 2
Fortunately, Stormzy explained the confusion when he joined Nick Grimshaw on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show.
"We've got about three to four different big TV moments, I've even told MNEK that I want to do it in so many different ways," he told Nick.
"MNEK is going to join me on Jonathan Ross, we have all of these different ways to communicate it but that didn't get communicated to him."
"I remember saying to my team, it's going to look very strange if MNEK turns on his telly on a Sunday and doesn't see himself singing on a song that he's on.
"So that was my deepest apologies to him."
Watch Blinded By Your Grace performed in the Live Lounge
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