Nick Grimshaw on Jack Antonoff’s “magic” and his NME Awards memories

Ellise Shafer Jack Antonoff is the world’s top music producer, according to Jaxsta’s inaugural list of the 100 most successful producers in the business.Jaxsta, the world’s largest public database of music credits, determined the list by analyzing statistics provided by record labels, publishers, distributors, industry associations and charts from the period of March 2021 to February 2022. Jaxsta’s weighted algorithm calculated each producers’ chart performance, Grammy wins and nominations, Spotify streams, RIAA certifications and number of total credits to determine the world’s 100 most successful producers.

Keith Lemon’s has confirmed Channel 4’s Fantastical Factory of Curious Craft has been axed after just one series. Keith was drafted in to present the Channel 4 series alongside Naked Attraction’s Anna Richardson, where contestants had to try and impress celebrity guests and convince them to buy their crafts. Famous faces to pop up included Nick Grimshaw, Eamonn Holmes and Martin Kemp.

The Great British Bake Off's charity edition, Stand-up to Cancer, was back on our screens again on Channel 4 tonight (March 22) with a host of celebrities entering the white tent to face a series of intense baking challenges. In the special one-hour long programme, the famous faces were tasked with coming up with their own biscuit designs to impress judges and cooking experts Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood. However, viewers already had something to say about presenter Emma Willis' design that look like something very naughty.

Falling in love in Hollywood! While Margaret Qualley has made a name for herself as an accomplished actress, her dating history also made headlines through the years.

August 14: Rumors start that the two are dating after Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff are spotted making out in New York City, per They strolled around the city and stopped at Milk Bar for some treats. October 7: Qualley and Antonoff lay low until October, when they are spotted in New York City together once again. They packed on some PDA in Tribeca on a romantic stroll. October 12: Just a few days after they're spotted in NYC, Qualley and Antonoff are spotted in Los Angeles together, per  March 11: On Friday, March 11, the couple—who have still not confirmed their relationship beyond appearances—attended the AFI Awards Luncheon at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills.

Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff have made their official debut as a couple!

Sasha Urban editorIf you think you don’t know who Claud is, you might be mistaken. Fans of of Phoebe Bridgers have a head start in recognizing Claud as the first artist to sign to her label, Saddest Factory Records, in 2020.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRepublic Records has appointed David Wolter executive vice president of A&R,label  co-president Wendy Goldstein announced today (March 7). He is based in Republic Records’ New York headquarters.Throughout his career,  Wolter has signed or worked closely with artists ranging from Gorillaz to Jack Antonoff’s Bleachers. At Republic, he will oversee upcoming releases for Benee, Greta Van Fleet, Jimmy Fallon and others, in addition to signing new talent.Prior to joining Republic Records, Wolter had been an executive VP of Virgin Records at Capitol Music Group since 2017.

Nick Grimshaw and his niece Liv have become firm fan favourites on Celebrity Gogglebox. And now, the TV presenter, 37, who lives in a lavish London home with his dancer boyfriend, has revealed what it’s like filming the popular Channel 4 show – admitting producers like to keep things top secret. “I really love Celebrity Gogglebox,” he told OK! at the 2022 NME Awards.

Jack Antonoff’s Bleachers have announced a London headline show for this summer.The group will take to London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire on June 7. Tickets go on sale Friday (March 4) and will be available here.Taking to Twitter to announce the show, Bleachers wrote: “We’re coming to London! Been almost 5 years since we’ve performed for you, the buildup for this one is huge.”The one-off London show is sandwiched between a sprawling US tour which kicks off later this month with a pair of shows in Boston.

Jehnny Beth has told NME what to expect of her upcoming new music, teasing that it’s both “fun” and “punk”.The Savages vocalist was speaking on the red carpet at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 at London’s O2 Academy Brixton last night (March 2), where she presented CHVRCHES and Robert Smith with the award for Best Song By A UK Artist.Discussing her plans for the rest of 2022 and beyond, Beth said: “I’ve been acting in a few movies in France, so that’s carrying on, and films are coming out.”She added: “And then I’ve done some new music, and that will come out pretty soon, I hope.”Asked what we can expect in terms of the stylistic direction of the new music, Beth said: “It’s fun, it’s punk, but electronic as well.”Beth’s last new music came in the summer of 2021 when she released a collaborative album with Primal Scream‘s Bobby Gillespie called ‘Utopian Ashes’.

Taylor Swift has won Best Reissue at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 for the re-imagining of her 2012 pivotal album, ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’.She beat out OutKast (‘ATLiens)’, Nirvana (‘Nevermind’), Radiohead (‘Kid Amnesiae’), and The Beatles (‘Let It Be’) for the prize.In a four-star review, NME said the album’s production is “a little sharper” than the original 2012 release, “with instrumentation being brought further into focus”, adding that Swift’s voice had matured “significantly in the intervening decade” since she released ‘Red’.The new version also featured fresh additions like the poignant charity single ‘Ronan’, ‘Better Man’ as song that was originally written for Little Big Town in 2016, and ‘Babe’, which long-time collaborator, producer, and this year’s Songwriter Award winner Jack Antonoff adds brass and ‘1989’-style shine to.In 2020, Swift picked up the NME award for Best Solo Act In The World, sharing that she was “honoured and very excited” about the award.“I want to say thank you so much to anyone who writes about music, who blogs about music, who tweets about music, who cares about music,” she said. “But most of all, I want to say thank you to the fans because they are the only reason that I get to do this.”She added: “Thank you to all of the artists that are here tonight, I am such a fan of all of you.

BandLab NME Awards 2022, updated as all the action goes down at O2 Academy Brixton this evening (March 2).After a year of silence due to the pandemic, the wildest night in music returns, sponsored by leading social music creation platform BandLab and hosted by Daisy May Cooper and Lady Leshurr.Sam Fender, Little Simz, Wet Leg, Wolf Alice, Billie Eilish, Rina Sawayama and CHVRCHES are among the artists leading the nominations with several nods each. Meanwhile, Lana Del Rey, Self Esteem, Ghetts, BTS, Olivia Rodrigo, Lorde, Bring Me The Horizon, IDLES and Megan The Stallion are up for some of the biggest awards tonight.FKA Twigs will be crowned Godlike Genius, while Neneh Cherry will be honoured with the Icon Award.

Jack Antonoff has won the Songwriter Award at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 for his outstanding contributions to music for two decades and counting.The producer, songwriter, and singer joins 2020’s Songwriter of the Decade winner Robyn, and previous winners Elton John and Bob Dylan, who have all been honoured for their unparalleled lyricism and songcraft.Nick Grimshaw, introduced by Daisy May Cooper as “everyone’s best mate”, presented the award at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.Of Antonoff, he said, “This man has shaped modern pop music, and to prove that we’ve made a montage,” before showing a video of Antonoff’s finest moments as a musician and songwriter.“God damn! Thank you so much, NME. This means the world to me,” Antonoff said in a video acceptance speech.“Songwriting Award means the absolute world to me.

Emma Willis and Nick Grimshaw are joining forces to host 'The Great Home Transformation'. The 'Voice' host and the former BBC Radio 1 DJ have landed a new gig at Channel 4 on the new show, which will see family homes transformed in just three days. Sharing the news on Instagram alongside a promo shot of him and Emma, Nick, 37, wrote: "Ooooooh I am so excited to announce that me and @emmawillisofficial are joining forces for a brand new series on @channel4.

Nick Grimshaw has revealed his first major job since quitting Radio 1.