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# This is The Playlist... #

Happy New Year and welcome to The Playlist, with me, Lauren Layfield,

and... Hang on a second.

I am on my own here. Does that mean this is MY playlist?

Yes! This is what I've been waiting for. My songs, my choices...

Hmm?

It's not my playlist?

But I'm the face of this! What are you talking about?!

Happy New Year. I am Lau...rrgh!

A very happy New Year. Welcome to The Playlist.

I'm Lauren and this is a very special episode,

having a look back at all of the best bits from The Playlist so far,

including DanTDM,

Hrvy, Louisa Johnson and Olly Murs,

and not forgetting my favourites, The Vamps,

and what a year it has been!

So let's have a super-fast rundown of all the best bits of music

in 2017 with Radio 1's Greg James.

January 2017 hit us like a fidget spinner.

# Sunshine, lollipops... #

-It started with one man.

-This seems cool.

-One comeback.

I'm very excited for this.

And two smash hits.

# Oh I, oh I, oh I, oh I

# I'm in love with your body... #

# It's the way you make me feel... #

Oh, we're talking about Liam Gallagher?

-POSH VOICE:

-Well, hello there. This is Mr Gallagher speaking.

Oh, Ed Sheer... Ed Sheeran, of course.

That's right. Ed Sheeran returned with a vengeance.

DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS

I don't know if I can talk about that, you know.

And on March 10th, with the power of streaming,

that man made history, with 16 songs in the UK top 20.

-16?! You're lying.

-I'm not lying.

-You must be lying.

James Blunt wants me to tell people it was him.

Congratulations, James Blunt.

April was a very busy month in the music world.

We saw the birth of the greatest music show to ever hit the Earth.

-Hi, I'm Pixie Lott.

-Hey, it's Anne-Marie.

-The Vamps here!

-You're watching The Playlist.

-Hey, Playlist fans.

-I'm Craig David.

Hey, guys. DanTDM here.

Hi. We're Lucy and Lydia.

Hey, what's up? This is Jonas Blue.

I'm Charli XCX and I'm on The Playlist this week.

# This is The Playlist... #

And Despacito began its 11-week reign at the top.

# Despa... #

And on April 21st, Greg James lost his job on Radio 1. What?!

When I'm on holiday, would you mind stepping in?

To be honest, we probably could do a better job.

Wills? Yo!

Yeah, it's me. Quick question.

In June, Ariana Grande and a whole host of music stars

and the people of Manchester rallied together

to form a One Love Manchester tribute concert,

which united everybody in music.

# The one

# The one who takes you home... #

And in July, we were all still listening to Despacito.

# Despa...

# ..cito

# Blah-blah-blah-blee-bo... #

HE MUMBLES

But at least we'd learnt Spanish by this point.

Right, OK.

Snakes! Snakes everywhere.

-That's a snake.

-Well done, it's a snake.

That's right. August saw Taylor Swift doing a social media blackout,

including unfollowing me, which I'm still devastated about.

-Stop it!

-And then dropped her biggest single ever.

# Look what you made me do. #

No, Taylor, look what you made ME do.

In September, Big Shaq taught us quick maths.

# Two plus two is four

# Minus one, that's three Quick maths. #

And told us that man's not hot.

# Man's not hot. #

October then brought a hole-in-one for Gemma Collins.

Apart from just stacking it on stage,

I'm having the best time of my life.

And nine months after the release of his album,

the king of 2017 got Christmas number one.

# You look perfect... #

No, Ed, you look perfect.

# You look perfect... #

No, really, you look perfect. No, you do.

No, you hang up.

All right, a show all to myself! All to myself!

No crew, no celebrity co-host. Do you know what?

The Playlist has been pretty good to me this year.

I have appeared in a Jonas Blue music video!

# Lauren Mayfield

# Lauren Mayfield... #

I've even worked backstage with Craig David.

-I feel like your jacket.

-You feel, like, this jazzy?

Colourful and jazzy.

And I've even released a single with Pixie Lott.

# I need somebody with a human touch... #

Although they have never let me play Say What.

Going to have to get me some headphones, I think.

-I'm Olly Murs.

-Hi, I'm Louisa.

And we're about to play Say What!

ROCK MUSIC PLAYS

How many cookies could a good cook cook

if a good cook could cook cookies?

What?!

HE MOUTHS

How many cookies could a good cook cook...

-How many...

-Cookies...

-..cookies...

..could a good cook cook?

-..could I...?

-Could a good cook cook if a good cook could cook cookies?

All I can read is your "cookies"!

Cookies.

I can't get it. Next question.

OK. Describe our song using five words.

Describe myself in five words?

-Describe our song using five words.

-Ohh!

Our song in five words.

Fun...

MUSIC FROM HEADPHONES

Fun...

I can't concentrate.

# Let go! Let go! #

Exciting, fun,

cheeky, great voices.

Should we release a song like the one you're listening to?

Would I release a song like the one I'm listening to?

I would never release a song like this. This is too mad.

My head's going...

Can you sing along to the song you're listening to?

-Can I sing along to Unpredictable?

-Can you sing along...

-To this?

Yeah.

HE GRUNTS

Am I through to the next round?

What's the best place you've ever farted?

When was the last time I farted?

Best place you've farted?

-Best place.

-Best place that I've farted?

In Simon Cowell's dressing room.

-Yeah.

-Every time!

I save them just for that moment.

Show me our best friend handshake.

On the video.

-Show me...

-Our best friend handshake.

-Show me your best friend...

-Our best friend handshake.

-Oh!

-From the video.

Show me our best friend handshake.

-No!

-You stay firm.

-That's our best friend handshake.

-Cool.

You don't know it yet, but that's our best friend handshake.

I'll teach you. Put them on for a second.

MUSIC FROM HEADPHONES

# Say what? #

-Sing me a bit.

-What?

-Sing me a bit.

SHE YELLS

-How do their throats not hurt?

-I know!

SHE GROANS

Anyway, that was fun.

That was a pretty good Say What,

but it is not going to be as good as my very first Say What.

OK, love, headphones on.

Here we go.

Tell us a tale.

Tell her...meet...

Tell us a tale.

Tell her... Tell her tea...

Tell her tea.

Give her some tea.

No, not tea.

No, no-one said tea.

OK. Ignore that.

What is your favourite moment of 2017?

Mo... Moment!

Can you tell us about your favourite Playlist moment?

- When Hrvy met Hrvy. - Yes, it's a good one.

Guys, you'll never guess what.

The Playlist have given me

the opportunity to meet my all-time favourite artist.

- Hey! - Oh, my gosh. It's HERVEY.

- I'm such a big fan. - It's actually HARVEY.

But it's OK.

I can't believe I'm meeting the Hrvy.

I've got so many important questions to ask you.

- I'm here to talk to you. - What a coincidence.

- That's the name of my single. - Oh, wow. Where do I start?

Do you think maybe we could take a selfie together?

Let's do it.

So first we're going to do the serious face.

Then the smiley face, but not too smiley.

Then we're going to do the laugh.

Then the rock-on face.

And then the last one, the tongue out.

Thank you so much. That could totally be our new album cover.

Yeah. Um... It could.

- Mm-hm. - Maybe, at one point,

we probably could.

Maybe you could teach me some of your warm-ups.

So the first one is called the literal, which is...

HIS LIPS VIBRATE

And that kind of just warms up the vocal cords and your lips.

And then there's the...

# Me, me, me, me, me... #

The really weird ones.

And then there's the...

# Omm... #

THEY BOTH HUM

# I won't let you down... #

# This is the Playlist. #

Brad, Tristan, Connor and the... And "the James"!

-"The James"?!

-THEY LAUGH

Brad, Tristan, James and the other one.

From Brad, Connor, Trist... SHE LAUGHS

James...

Hello there. We are The Vamps, and this is our brand-new single,

Middle Of The Night, featuring Martin Jensen, but he's not here.

# I keep coming back to that moment

# Where it all fell apart

# So I try and drink my emotions

# Till I can't feel my heart

# And I don't understand

# How you slipped through my hands

# And I'm trying all I can

# To get you out of my head

# So when I call you in the middle of the night

# And I'm choking on the words cos I miss you

# Baby, don't tell me I'm out of time

# I got so much of my loving to give you

-# In the middle of the night

-# Ooh ooh-ooh ooh, ooh ooh-ooh ooh

# Ooh ooh-ooh ooh # In the middle of the night

# Ooh ooh-ooh ooh, ooh ooh-ooh ooh

# Ooh ooh-ooh ooh

# And I've got no good explanation

# For what I put you through

# And managing my expectations

# Is what I never do

# Yeah, and I don't understand

# How you slipped through my hands

# And I'm trying all I can

# To forget you again

# Ohhh, so when I call you in the middle of the night

# And I'm choking on the words cos I miss you

# Baby, don't tell me I'm out of time

# I got so much of my loving to give you

# In the middle of the night

# Ooh ooh-ooh ooh, ooh ooh-ooh ooh

# Ooh ooh-ooh ooh

# In the middle of the night

# Ooh ooh-ooh ooh, ooh ooh-ooh ooh.

# Ooh ooh-ooh ooh.

# Yeah. #

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

# This is The Playlist. #

A brilliant performance there from Brad, Tristan, Connor and James.

This really is a celebrity-filled show.

We've had great James meeting Camila Cabello.

We've had Harvey meeting... well, Harvey.

We've had Louisa and Ollie doing a metal screaming contest,

and how about a vlogger with 17 million -

that's right, 17 million subscribers -

doing an 8-bit Challenge?

OK, so, Dan, the challenge is this.

I'm going to show you some music videos,

-and you've just got to guess who they are. Sounds easy, right?

-Yeah.

However, there's a twist. Yes, there's a twist.

I've actually run them through my games console

and they've kind of come out sort of pixelated and retro,

-so you can't really see what it is.

-Oh.

-Still up for it?

-Yeah, sure.

-Great! Let's do it!

OK, first one, here we go.

8-BIT MUSIC PLAYS

-It's nice, isn't it, to listen to?

-It is nice,

but I don't recognise it.

It looks like they're at a beach or something.

-Oh, wait, wait, wait. I think I might know it.

-Go on.

It's not Despacito, is it?

Is it Despacito?

-Yes!

-Yes!

OK, next one.

I can't even work out what that is.

-I mean, it's just a blur!

-I know!

So, I think they're people, but...

Oh, that's a Christmas song.

-No, it's not.

-That is a Christmas song.

-It's...

-Oh! Oh!

-Last Christmas.

-Last Christmas, is that it?

-Yes, it is!

You got that on the final shot there.

That's why we can't tell, because it's all snow!

OK, here we go. Next one.

-They sound really good 8-bit, though!

-They do!

They should release this.

Get more bumps if they do it the second time around as well.

I know what it is.

I can just sit back like this, because I know what it is.

I might need some clues. I actually have no idea.

I can't even figure out what was on the screen.

OK, she has got a set of rules.

That's all I'm going to tell you.

-A set of rules?

-Yeah.

-You've still lost me.

-It's a new set of rules.

-You've still lost me.

-New Rules. Dua Lipa.

No, I don't know that one, I'd never get that!

THEY LAUGH

You've got this next one.

-Yeah?

-Yeah. It's... This is Taylor Swift.

-Yes!

-It's definitely Taylor Swift.

-What's the song?

HE HUMS ALONG

-I don't know the title!

-You do know it! You do know it!

-You're going to what?

-Shake It Off.

-Yes!

Right, next song. Let's go.

You can do this! You can do this, Dan!

-Yeah, you know this.

-Oh, yeah, I know this one.

-This is Ed Sheeran, Shape Of You, right?

-Yeah.

Straight away! The speed!

The video did not help at all.

-What is that?

-That is just green.

-It's just green. Who's made this?

SHE SINGS ALONG JAZZILY

Seeing DanTDM sing a bit of Taylor Swift

has to be my favourite moment of last year.

But it's not about 2017 any more. No, no.

This is all about the 2018, so here is Dev

with the brand-new chart for a brand-new year.

-Cut to Dev.

-Hey, Lauren, it's Dev here.

I hope you're doing all right, and Happy New Year.

Now, you remember last year Ed was still dominating the chart.

He was holding on to the number two position with Eminem,

and of course, bagged himself that coveted Christmas number one.

But has he managed to hang on into the New Year? Let's find out.

2017 was NF's breakthrough year.

He's finally cracked the UK charts.

NF. This is Let You Down.

# I let you down... #

Selena's fourth UK top 10,

but it's smashed over 30 top 10 charts globally.

Selena Gomez and Marshmello, Wolves.

An amazing start to 2018 for Ramz

with his first ever UK top 10 appearance.

Ramz and Barking.

2017 was a big year for MK with his first ever UK top 10,

fittingly titled 17.

# I miss you... #

Two top 10 tracks and two of the biggest songs of the year.

Clean Bandit had an amazing 2017.

This is Clean Bandit featuring Julia Michaels

and I Miss You.

# I miss you... #

She spent five weeks at number one

and maybe more impressively, a two-time Playlist winner.

Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug.

This is Havana.

# Na na na na... #

2017 also a great year for Rita Ora.

Three top 10 tracks, hosting the Teen Awards,

and announcing her long-awaited second album.

This is Rita's single Anywhere.

Grown up...

Big Shaq took the world by storm in 2017,

and all by refusing to take off his jacket.

I said, "Babes -

I tell her, "Man's not hot..."

# Been a liar, been a thief... #

Eminem ended 2017 with a bang

when he rocked the charts with his first album in four years.

Here he is featuring Ed Sheeran. This is River.

# Kiss me slow.... #

2017 was truly the year of Sheeran,

from the release of Divide in March

to Shape Of You's 52 weeks in the charts,

to top off the year with a Perfect Christmas number one.

Ed Sheeran and Perfect.

# Dancing in the dark... #

-And Greg will be back next week with more chart.

-Cheers, Dev.

But who will be our celebrity co-host for next week, I wonder?

Hey, guys. It's Rae here.

I'm going to be on The Playlist this week. Here are your choices.

# This is The Playlist. #

# Got the power. #

# Quiero respirar tu cuello despacito

# Deja que te diga... #

# What about us?

# What about all the broken happy ever...? #

# Look what you made me do

# Look what you made me do

# Look what you...

# I'm in love with your body... #

# Half of my heart is in Havana... #

Those are your choices. Now go get voting.

Like Rae says, head over to the CBBC website

if you want to make your vote count for next week's Playlist.

And remember that if you don't vote, we can't play!

What do you expect of us?

And we've also got all of the celebs doing all of the funnies online too,

but right now, if I want to play Say What this year,

I'm going to have to get practising.

OK, ready? See you next week.

See you next week.

I hadn't pressed play.

Oh!