Channel 4 has confirmed a stellar line-up of artists for its 4Music Presents... series over the last summer and into the autumn.

 

Channel 4’s head of music, Neil McCallum, has commissioned Eyeworks UK to produce a series of one-off specials, which will include acts from the UK and international music scene to premier as 4Music Firsts on the 4Music channel, as well as repeats on Channel 4.

 

Among the artists booked for the shows are The Verve, Alicia Keys, Kings Of Leon, James Morrison, Will Young, Sugababes, Snow Patrol, Pink and Coldplay.

 

Each show will include live performances, mixing catalogue and new material from each artist or band, while presenters such as Miquita Oliver, Steve Jones, Alexa Chung and George Lamb will be on hand to conduct interviews.

 

“The shows offer viewers a unique showcase to the featured artists and we’re proud to offer them as part of our music programming,” says McCallum. “With the shows going out on 4Music, we’ve made our music even more accessible for our viewers.”

 

Source: musicweek.com

Awesome! :D

 

I hope it's not Alexa Chung interviewing Coldplay though, I'd happily push her off a cliff :dozey: :P

Well I'd give her something to land on ;)

:lol:

Cool!!! Snow Patrol too???? but they aren't active now, what are they gonna play??? new songs or what?? I'm a little confused

They have a new album due in October :)

This is awesome, but at first I thought they were doing work with 4Real, which would be even more awesome. Ive not yet seen a show on tv, but a friend of mine worked on their show and we saw a live performance with one of the artists from the show which was awesome. Anyway I hope Coldplay gets involved with them.

 

Here's some of their episodes:

Mos Def rolls into Rio's infamous City Of God with 4REAL host Sol Guy, where Brazil’s #1 rap artist, MV Bill, shows how his program empowers favela youth through the art of hip hop.

 

UK rapper/artist M.I.A. learns about the work of child rights leader Kimmie Weeks. They visit with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, fix a playground and throw a block party in Monrovia.

That M.I.A. episode looks good:

http://www.4real.com/tv/details.asp?pageid=13

Ive seen a chunk of the episode with MV Bill when I saw him perform live at National Geographic in DC. That was a great episode - he was so inspiring.

 

That M.I.A. episode looks good:

http://www.4real.com/tv/details.asp?pageid=13

sounds exciting....

 

new material yayy :dance: