On Sunday forward of his main-stage efficiency and “first large UK competition” taking part in new materials, Niall Horan spoke to Tom Inexperienced about his new album The Present hitting Number one: “To get the information that we went to Number one on Friday was fairly particular; there’s no higher feeling, understanding that you simply’ve labored so laborious on one thing and the end result is the most effective it probably can… and I get to rejoice it at one in every of most well-known festivals on the planet!”
On his celebrations, he continued: “Tonight’s the one! … I’ve bought a number of days off after this, Robbie Williams is the beginning of the insanity. Blondie and Robbie Williams are on after me, we’re going to get pleasure from.” When Tom said {that a} session with Niall and Robbie can be very good, Niall agreed saying “Yeah I’m certain it will!”
Elsewhere, Ella Henderson offered Tom the small print of her upcoming music video for her new single: “I’ve bought the brand new monitor out with Nathan Dawe and Joel [Corry], 0800 Heaven, we’re going to Ibiza to carry out that collectively for the very first time and shoot a video which goes to be very enjoyable.”
She additionally advised Tom about her very first competition reminiscence, at Leeds Competition: “It was my first time – and possibly solely time – the place I’ve been within the thick of a competition as a full-on punter and I used to be determined for a wee. That they had this factor – and I can’t swear but it surely begins with P and appeared like ‘hiss’ – referred to as the ‘hiss poncho’ and also you needed to put this lengthy poncho on and launch… I couldn’t do it as I had wee fright. The following factor you understand, Kendrick Lamar got here on and he did this factor the place he was like “All people to the left, left left” and everybody’s attempting to leap to the left as I’m attempting to launch a wee. However I couldn’t do it in the long run, I bought actually dangerous wee fright, so I held it the entire time till the very finish of the competition and I made it to a portaloo! It’s actually dangerous to your bladder, don’t attempt it children!”
Earlier within the weekend Anne-Marie spoke to Tom on Saturday, about her current single UNHEALTHY with Shania Twain, saying “I’ve at all times wished to put in writing a rustic track as a result of I like their melodies, however I by no means thought it was the precise time… This one got here, sort of nation/pop, and I used to be considering “Who would I collaborate, if I used to be to, who would it not be?” And clearly, it was Shania Twain. We requested her and he or she was like “I’m in London for another day after which I’m going dwelling, so come to the studio” … It was one of the crucial wonderful moments for certain, in my life, that I’ll always remember. She is sensible, her persona is so excitable, she made me really feel prefer it was alright to be bizarre.”
She added that she “noticed her once more the opposite day in Nashville” the place they shot the music video collectively, popping out quickly.
George Ezra additionally described how he typically clothes up in disguise at festivals so he’s not recognised: “I’ll do a little bit of a disguise after the gig to exit into the present… As soon as, I did competition safety, and was genuinely requested rather a lot about the place the bathroom was, the place to get refreshments.”
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