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BBC Radio 2 Piano Room
Season 7 • Episode 16 • Jessie J
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BBC Radio 2 Piano Room Season 7, Episode 16: Jessie J
Bringing an epic close to Piano Room Month. It’s Jessie J with the BBC Concert Orchestra, singing classic track ‘Who You Are’, new song ‘California’ and putting colossal flair on musical hit ‘Defying Gravity’ from Wicked. The BRIT Award winning and Grammy nominated star gives us a belter of a performance, and brings down the curtain on a tremendous few weeks of live music for Radio 2’s Piano Room Month 2026. Watch BBC Radio 2 Piano Room Season 7, Episode 16 Jessie J in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of BBC Radio 2 Piano Room Season 7, Episode 16 and share your thoughts in the comments below!
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16 episodes
Pulp
Radio 2’s Piano Room month is back and to kick it off in style alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra is Jarvis Cocker and the legendary pop-rock band Pulp. They’ll be performing x3 tracks including a cover by Abba which sounds more like a Pulp track than a Pulp track.
30 min
Melanie C
Radio 2’s Piano Room Month is back and we are joined by a genuine global superstar, she’s sold an incredible 130 million records worldwide and has co-written a record-breaking ELEVEN 11 number one hits, both as a group member and as a solo artist. Melanie C is here, performing alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra for a superb session.
29 min
James
Joining the BBC Concert Orchestra in today’s Piano Room are one of the most successful British Bands of the last forty years. They’ve sold more than 30 million albums in that time and are as popular as ever, with the biggest arena tour of their career coming in April. Performing an extraordinary version of ‘She’s A Star’ and two other amazing tracks, here are the wonderful, James.
28 min
Macy Gray
Joining us in the Radio 2 Piano Room is a Grammy-winning American singer who broke through to the mainstream in 1999 and since then she’s released ten studio albums, alongside acting roles in Hollywood blockbusters like Training Day and Spiderman. Today, accompanied for the first time by the BBC Concert Orchestra. with her iconic voice, it’s Macy Gray.
21 min
Darius Rucker
Joining us in the Radio 2 Piano Room is the American singer, musician and songwriter Darius Rucker. He first found fame 30 years ago as the lead singer of Hootie & The Blowfish, selling 20 million copies of their debut album. Today, accompanied for the first time by the BBC Concert Orchestra, he demonstrates how he took on and conquered Nashville.
26 min
Mumford & Sons
Joining the BBC Concert Orchestra in today’s Radio 2 Piano Room are the Grammy award winning Mumford & Sons, 17 years after their first session at iconic Maida Vale studios. Since then, the band have enjoyed record-breaking chart success and built a global following. Vernon Kay welcomes Marcus and the band back for a standout set, featuring the classic ‘The Cave’, their new release ‘The Banjo Song’, a striking cover of Taylor Swift’s ‘Cowboy Like Me’, plus an additional bonus track of 'White Blank Page'.
33 min
Alison Limerick
Vernon Kay welcomes dance music icon Alison Limerick to the Radio 2 Piano Room, joined by the BBC Concert Orchestra. Thirty-five years after her breakthrough, she performs her classic Where Love Lives, new song Sister Mother Child and a special cover of Ed Sheeran’s Shivers.
28 min
Mika
International pop sensation and former Eurovision host Mika joins the BBC Concert Orchestra in the Piano Room. Expect a vibrant performance showcasing one of his biggest hits, a future classic and standout cover.
25 min
Labi Siffre
Vernon Kay welcomes legendary singer-songwriter Labi Siffre to the Radio 2 Piano Room. Joined by the BBC Concert Orchestra, he delivers a special live set featuring his classic 'My Song', his long awaited new track 'Far Away' and a barnstorming cover of The Four Tops's 'Baby I Need Your Loving' in a rare live performance
25 min
Ella Eyre
Pop soul songstress Ella Eyre joins the BBC Concert Orchestra in the Radio 2 Piano Room. Bursting on to the scene in 2013, swiftly picking up a BRIT and two MOBO awards, she quickly cemented herself as one of this country's best stars. Performing breakout track ‘Waiting All Night’, recent release ‘Rain in heaven’ and a cover of Gnarls Barkley’s ‘Crazy’.
24 min
Squeeze
Performing alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra, Squeeze shine in the Radio 2 Piano Room. With a lively performance featuring classic track ‘Hourglass’, a cover by Wings and new song ‘You Get The Feeling’. They have been thrilling us for over fifty years with hits such as ‘Labelled With Love’, ‘Tempted’ and ‘Up The Junction’ making them bona fide national treasures. They now deliver their new wave pop sound to the Radio 2 audience for Piano Room Month 2026.
27 min
Appleton
Nineties pop music icons Appleton, formerly of All Saints, grace the Radio 2 Piano Room, alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra. Performing as a duo for the first time in 20 years. Creating half of the nineties and noughties coolest girl band, All Saints, who also had great influence on British fashion with their trade mark cargo pant style. The sisters went on to have chart success as two-piece Appleton, and are now back recording together after two decades! Bringing their effortless breezy style to the Piano Room, they perform new track ‘Falling Into You’, classic All Saints song ‘Black Coffee’ and Glen Campbell cover ‘Wichita Lineman’.
23 min
Blue
ritish boy band royalty, Blue join the BBC Concert Orchestra in the Piano Room. Expect an epic performance of ‘One Love’, and a fiery take on Adele mixed with ‘Eye Of The Tiger’, along with new track ‘The Vow’. In the business now for 25 years, with a highlights reel that includes three consecutive number 1 albums and two BRIT Awards. They still ride high in the charts today, with their most recent album ‘Reflections’ proving a hit with fans, and continue to be a huge live draw selling out their upcoming 25th anniversary tour. Vernon welcomes Lee, Antony, Simon and Duncan to the Maida Vale Studios for nostalgia fueled chat and enchanting melodies.
29 min
Laufey
Joining the BBC Concert Orchestra in today’s Radio 2 Piano Room is Laufey. Fresh from picking up a Grammy at this year’s awards, the Icelandic vocal sensation will perform three tracks including a cover. The gifted multi-instrumentalist will feel right at home, as she used to be part of an orchestra herself.
28 min
Tori Amos
Tori Amos takes to the ivories for the penultimate Piano Room this Month. Performing, with the BBC Concert Orchestra, hit ‘Cornflake Girl’, a new track and Bob Dylan cover ‘The Times They Are A Changing’. Known for her intoxicating performances, she broke through with hits including ‘Crucify’, now the 90s piano icon lights up the Maida Vale Studios with her infectious alternative sound.
22 min
Jessie J
Bringing an epic close to Piano Room Month. It’s Jessie J with the BBC Concert Orchestra, singing classic track ‘Who You Are’, new song ‘California’ and putting colossal flair on musical hit ‘Defying Gravity’ from Wicked. The BRIT Award winning and Grammy nominated star gives us a belter of a performance, and brings down the curtain on a tremendous few weeks of live music for Radio 2’s Piano Room Month 2026.
24 min