The Latest Breaking News from BBC Radio 6 Music

Lauren Laverne reveals rare blood and bone marrow disorder diagnosis months after cancer battle

The BBC Radio 6 Music host, 48, took to Instagram on Friday to share her concerning health update

Evening Standard · Jul 17

Iggy Pop replaced by Britpop icon as he steps back from BBC radio show

Iggy Pop to step back from long-running BBC Radio 6 Music show after 12 years

The Independent UK · Feb 11

Iggy Pop replaced by Jarvis Cocker as he takes break from BBC Radio 6 Music

The 78-year-old musician is set to return to the radio station next year.

Evening Standard · Feb 11

Kate Moss to host David Bowie podcast series for BBC Radio 6 Music

Kate Moss will host the eight-part podcast series David Bowie: Changeling for BBC Radio 6 Music, exploring the late music icon's artistic evolution during the early 1970s.

BANG Premier · Aug 14, 2025

"He takes this expensive Martin from the '60s, we test it and I'm like, 'cool'. But it's just not quite making me excited - it's not doing the thing": Why Bon Iver chose a "hideous" $199 Ibanez rejected by a rehab centre over a vintage Martin for Speyside

"I was like, 'what's the story with this guitar, because it is god ugly'"

MusicRadar · May 25, 2025

“This is my favourite part. I knew it was good because I couldn’t get through it without sobbing”: Bon Iver breaks down his duet with Danielle Haim in BBC’s Maida Vale Studios

Justin Vernon and Jim-E Stack crack open the Pro Tools projects for Speyside, Walk Home and If Only I Could Wait for BBC Radio 6 Music

MusicRadar · May 20, 2025

Sir Elton John praises Irish band Kneecap for being ‘political’ with their music

Sir Elton spoke to Nick Grimshaw on BBC Radio 6 Music.

Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2025

Lauren Laverne felt return to 6 Music ‘might never come’ after cancer diagnosis

The broadcaster took a break from hosting her breakfast programme in August last year after being diagnosed with cancer.

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2025

Lauren Laverne says 6 Music comeback ‘feels fantastic’

Laverne stepped back from the breakfast show last year after her cancer diagnosis

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2025

Lauren Laverne says being home at 6 Music is wonderful as she returns

The 46-year-old took a break from hosting her breakfast programme in August last year and did not return.

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2025