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New music and the biggest Friday bangers with Chris Hawkins.

New music and the biggest Friday bangers with Chris Hawkins.

Also, the Weekend Minute returns... how many of your weekend shouts can he fit in one minute?

Plus a final pick from this week's 5 Before 6 DJ.

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1 hour, 30 minutes

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Fri 16 Jan 202605:30
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Blood Orange

    Vivid Light

    • RCA.

  • First Aid Kit

    The Lion's Roar

    • Wichita Recordings.

  • ESG

    The Beat

    • Come Away With ESG.
    • 99 Records.

  • Melody’s Echo Chamber

    The House That Doesn't Exist

    • Domino.

  • Gnarls Barkley

    Smiley Faces

    • Warner Bros.

  • Iggy Pop

    The Passenger

    • Virgin.

  • The Hives

    Enough Is Enough (6 Music Session, 3 Sep 2025)

  • Bicep

    Meli (II)

    • Ninja Tune.

  • Ash

    Girl From Mars

    • Infectious Records Ltd.

  • The Cribs

    Never The Same

    • Play It Again Sam.

  • Angie Stone

    Wish I Didn't Miss You

    • J Records.

  • DJ Zinc

    Wile Out (feat. Ms. Dynamite)

    • Wile Out.
    • Bingo Bass.
    • 1.

  • DJ Seinfeld

    Plush

    • NINJA TUNE.

  • Lava La Rue & Foster the People

    JET LAGGED

    • BMG.

  • The Charlatans

    Deeper and Deeper (6 Music Session , 15th January 2026)

    • Bertelsmann Music Group.

  • Utah Saints

    What Can You Do For Me

    • Now Dance 91.
    • London Records 90 Limited.
    • 12.

  • Mount Palomar

    Little Fractures (feat. Pip Blom)

    • Nice Swan Electronic.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    You Love Us

    • Epic.

  • Casino

    Everybody Get Up

  • PVA

    Enough

    • It’s All For Fun.

  • Geese

    Cowboy Nudes

Broadcast

  • Fri 16 Jan 202605:30
    BBC Radio 6 Music