At the age of 21, Ed Sheeran has already conquered the UK music charts, with a platinum-selling album and a string of four consecutive Top 10 hits.
Now, he’s set his sights on America, and he’s already won over a lot of fans — including Taylor Swift, who’s asked him to help her write songs for her next album!
His first single, “The A Team,” has already started to climb the charts — and if you haven’t heard it, well, it has absolutely nothing to do with the TV show or movie. It is, however, a powerful, moving song — and if you haven’t seen the live rendition he recorded especially for us, you should.
Along with the live session, Ed talked with Fox All Access host Chris Leary about the song and its inspirations, along with plenty of other things, including his beginnings as a musician, his work ethic, and how he landed some prime gigs during his very first visit to Los Angeles.
So take a look at the interview, then check out Ed Sheeran’s debut album, “+.”
We were stoked when Gavin DeGraw recently stopped by to visit Fox All Access. We love this guy! The first thing he did? He sweetly serenaded us with his hit song “Sweeter,” which left us wanting more so we decided to have a little chat with Mr. DeGraw. He just hit the road for a summer tour with fellow friends, Colbie Caillat and Andy Grammer. Gavin is having a ball on the road. He says his tour mates are awesome, amazing, really cool and great artists. One of the funniest things that’s happened on tour so far in Gavin’s opinion is Colbie Caillat being attacked in Pittsburgh, not by fans, but by bugs on stage. The tour idea became real after Gavin began working on music with Colbie over at her place and as he put it, “it just felt right.” We were happy to see that Gavin continues to have a great attitude about life, especially after his accident not too long ago. This guys deserves nothing but the best. He’s genuine, authentic and very talented. Check out our interview with Gavin DeGraw and make sure to catch him out on tour along with Colbie Caillat and Andy Grammer. Enjoy part 1 of this interview, part 2 is coming soon!
Gavin DeGraw has a new song and it’s pretty sweet, it’s called “Sweeter.” He sounds really bluesy on this hit which Gavin attributes to traveling, “the road brings on the smoke in your voice,” he says. He co-wrote the song with Onerepublic’s Ryan Tedder which was a new departure for Gavin. He wanted to get out of his comfort zone and he thought it was about time to mix things up a bit. As a songwriter he felt like he needed someone to “rattle his cage.” Gavin and Ryan worked on the song in Nashville at Blackbird Studios which was where Kings of Leon made their big “Sex On Fire” record and he felt it was a really good vibey place to make his record. Gavin describes his single “Sweeter” as a mix between Black Keyes meets Sly and the Family Stone . So, what do y’all think? You agree with Gavin DeGraw? Let us know!
Did you happen to miss Max Greenfield and Hannah Simone of “New Girl” on this past weekend’s Fox All Access radio show? Well don’t fret! We put together some “best of” clips that you’ll enjoy and we ensure it’ll spark some laughter. Host Chris Leary had a great time with the duo in-studio. Do you want to know how much Max Greenfield enjoys life with his wife? How big of a foodie Hannah Simone claims to be? How they diet right before filming a love scene? And more importantly, are you curious to know what’s coming up on Tuesday night’s season finale episode of “New Girl”? I bet you are!
Make sure to watch the season finale of “New Girl” Tuesday night at 9/8c on Fox.
Attention New Girl fans! Schmece is in the house this weekend on FOX All Access. That’s right, New Girl’s very own Max Greenfield (Schmidt) and Hannah Simone (Cece) are joining Chris Leary in studio for this weekend’s FOX All Access Radio Show to talk about Schmidtheads, douchebags, Schmece, and the upcoming season finale. (They’ll also be playing some music too!)
Listen to a little preview here. Click below and find out how Max’s wife feels about his “kissing” scenes with Hannah, and hear what Hannah and Max think the future holds for our new favorite couple.
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There’s more! Find out what kinds of bonding activities are happening on set, why fans are surprising Hannah, what has Max dancing uncontrollably and what in the world is going on in the finale that has people talking. You can catch all of this and more plus your favorite music this weekend on FOX All Access. Click here to find out which radio station carries the FOX All Access radio show in your area.
Each week, Fox All Access gives you the opportunity to get your favorite new song heard by millions of listeners nationwide during “You Gotta Hear This.”
This week, we’re featuring a song suggested by a listener named Amelia, who called in wanting us to play a song by UK singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran.
Not only do we love the song, “You Need Me, I Don’t Need You,” we loved it even more when he dropped by the Fox All Access studio to play it live for us!
Is there a new song you want to share with America? Call our request line (1-877-COUNT-15) and say, “Hey! You Gotta Hear This!”
Who’s excited to see James Durbin return to the American Idol stage tonight?! The season 10 finalist is looking forward to performing his single, “Higher Than Heaven.” This past year has been such a whirlwind for James and he wants nothing more than to share every part of it with his fans. And his new album, “Memories Of A Beautiful Disaster,” does just that. It takes you on his journey. James Durbin stopped by the studio to talk about his album, his fans, how life has changed, his family and plenty more. James Durbin is a good dude and we wish him all the luck in the world!
Make sure to watch American Idol tonight @ 8/7c on FOX and hit us back with what you thought of James Durbin’s performance!
We were excited when Matt Nathanson and Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles released their ’Run’ video last month, but it was even more exciting when Matt decided to stop by and pay Fox All Access a little visit.
Matt has admitted in the past that he’s a huge nerd when it comes to music. When he was a young boy, he was influenced by bands like Kiss and when the ’80s rolled around he was gravitating towards the female songwriters like Tracy Chapman and the Indigo Girls. Nowadays, Matt is inspired by his own music. He feels like this album, “Modern Love,” is taking on a life of its own.
He appreciates how it touches and affects his fans, even some of his fellow musician friends. He was surprised to hear Taylor Swift had written lyrics from his song, “Queen Of (K)nots,” on her arm. Those type of expressions mean a lot to him and he just simply thinks it’s neat.
Listen in on what else Matt had to say when he was in the studio with us!
The Wanted are a British and Irish boy band based in London who have literally taken over the universe. The band consists of Max George, Jay McGuiness, Siva Kaneswaran, Tom Parker and Nathan Sykes. Their single, “Glad You Came,” shot to stardom in a matter of minutes and they are following it up with their next single, “Chasing The Sun.” The guys are extremely excited to be releasing their U.S. debut EP on April 24. In the meantime, they are making the rounds and stopping by American Idol tonight to perform for the world. Tonight is the night, we find out who goes home and who stays in the competition. Will it be one of your favorites? Make sure to watch American Idol tonight, it all goes down at 8/7c on Fox.
Wiz Khalifa’s hit single featuring Snoop Dogg & Bruno Mars, “Young, Wild & Free,” is skyrocketing up the charts. Not too long ago, Wiz Khalifa stopped by the Fox All Access studio and part 2 of his interview is finally here! We love Wiz…what you see is definitely what you get. He is quite humble, he talks about how he likes to take care of those he’s known and loved all his life. He shares fan interaction stories and tells us the weirdest part of the body he’s ever signed an autograph. He talks about his love for Amber Rose and lists 3 of her most endearing qualities. If you don’t know Wiz…now you know!
At the age of 21, Ed Sheeran has already conquered the UK music charts, with a platinum-selling album and a string of four consecutive Top 10 hits.
