Jade Bird - Lottery (Radio 1's Big Weekend 2019)

Filmed performing her early track 'Lottery' as part of Radio 1's Big Weekend 2019 on the BBC Introducing stage, you can also watch Jade's full live set for The Current from the Armory in Minneapolis here.

Fantasy Festival number 4: The Lineup

Celeste: BBC Music's Sound of 2020 artist is going from strength to strength at the moment. In any other year, she would have been one to watch at every festival on the Introducing stage this summer but, for now, we'll have to be content with watching her from home instead.

Sarah Roston: Brazilian singer Sarah Roston is a flexible talent, as at home with samba and jazz as with reggaetron, as evidenced by her single 'Eu Incomodo (I Bother)' earlier this year. You can find out more about Sarah here.

Jade Bird: Alumni of the BBC Introducing scheme, singer/songwriter Jade Bird is a woman who knows her Stevie from her Janis. She released her debut self titled album last year. You can find out more here.

Girl Pool: Did you know that if you google the words 'Girl Pool' the first result you get will be a pink paddling pool with a mermaid's tail attached to it? The mind boggles. Girl Pool, the band comprised of Harmony Tividad and Avery Tucker, started out making semi acoustic slightly twee awkward indie pop, though their recent output suggests a grittier direction. Find out more over on their website.

Noga Erez: Were Noga not from Tel Aviv, she would be a huge popstar by now. Or maybe not. The arch tone of her lyrics (often searing critiques of social media, technology, misogyny and machismo) and unforgiving nature of her beats might make that impossible but, then, people didn't expect Billie Eilish to become a popstar either so you never know. You can find out more about Noga over on her website.

Ibibio Sound Machine: Futuristic afro funk party music at it's finest. Ibibio Sound Machine always deliver. You can find out more over on their website.

Dua Lipa: Global popstar Dua Lipa is due a festival headliner slot. She's climbed the circuit from small venues upwards from 2016 onwards and 2021 (coronavirus permitting) will see her play her first stadium tour. She has arrived and new album Future Nostalgia has sealed her reputation as a slick pop professional. You can read a recent interview with her here.

Jade Bird - I Get No Joy

I really like Jade Bird; she's the kind of songwriter who knows her Janis Joplin from her Stevie Nicks, which can only be a good thing. She came up through BBC Introducing a couple of years ago and has toured solidly for years. Last years '17' was one of my favourite songs of 2019 and, like '17', 'I Get No Joy' featured on Jade's self titled debut album.

She's still learning, and still writing and playing, so I have great hopes for her in the future and am eagerly awaiting album number two whenever she's ready.

Songs of the year, number 3: Jade Bird - 17

While I personally found that Jade Bird's self titled debut album didn't live up to the (very) high expectations I had of it, there were a number of very strong songs on the album, including 'If I die', 'I get no joy' and this, '17'.

Bird's strength has always been her songwriting coupled with her voice, and in '17' what seems like a particularly pure of intent, simple song is given the space and delivery it needs to drive its powers home. A breathtaking song, which demonstrates just what she's capable of.

Jade Bird - Lottery (Official Video)

One of the BBC 2018 talent list, and well worth looking out for. Clearly a girl who knows her Janis from her Grace and her Carole from her Joni.