Georgian/British singer-songwriter Katie Melua performs "Forgetting All My Troubles" from her album Secret Symphony.

Australian-born singer-songwriter Stu Larsen made a decision to leave behind normality, security and comfort, choosing to live as simply as possible and to follow the opportunities that lay themselves down in front of him. He has no home. He sings this foot-tapping country song based very loosely on the story of Bonnie and Clyde.

Ed Sheeran wrote this uplifting African-inspired song about hope with Fuse ODG in Ghana. The song's title and refrain, Bibia be ye ye, is in Twi, a language spoken in Ghana and translates to "Everything will be all right." Shot by Ghanaian director, Gyo Gyimah, the video focuses on Ghana's rich culture – from the food to the people – following different Ghanaians as they lip sync and dance to the infectious song.

British artists Rita Ora and Ed Sheeran sing "Your Song", which they co-wrote. This is their first collaboration, but they've been friends since they were teenagers.

The song "Shine" confronts capitalism and our consumption as a society. The video was shot in Tulum (a town in Mexico which was renamed by the Spanish to mean "wall"), where Sunru took over a former luxury resort and painted messages of liberation on the walls, addressing the desecration of sacred lands for profit. The paint on his body reconnects him to tribal origins that he feels our world needs to once again embrace. The message is to worship this earth instead of material things, and keep the world in balance while never losing your shine.

Ed Sheeran's song "Galway Girl" is a collaboration between the British sing-songwriter and the Irish folk band Beoga, mixing traditional Irish music with pop.

Two New York percussionist friends show us their favorite instruments, and also have fun playing them for us.

"On My Mind" is a single from English singer Ellie Goulding's third studio album "Delirium." The video for the song was set in Las Vegas, and uses a revenge story plot to depict the experience of having become involved with the wrong person.

Amy Macdonald performs her first single “Poison Prince” from her debut album, which was written as an ode to artist Pete Doherty.

Listen to "Ordinary World" by Duran Duran, the English new wave and synth pop band formed in the late Seventies.

"Free Fallin'" is the opening track from Tom Petty's 1989 solo debut album, "Full Moon Fever." It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.

Georgian-British singer-songwriter Katie Melua sings her lovely song "The Walls of the World."

English singer and songwriter Dua Lipa performs her fifth single "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)" in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge. Her self-titled debut album is set to be released on February 10, 2017.

Metallica performs their first ever BBC session at Maida Vale, playing "Atlas, Rise!" from their latest album Hardwired... To Self-Destruct.

Bruno Mars performs "24K Magic" in the Live Lounge for BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra. Enjoy!