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The King's Music Room

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The King's Music Room
Running time1:08:34 (Broadcast)
27:00 (Video Extras)
Country of originUnited Kingdom &
Commonwealth of Nations
Home stationApple Music
Hosted byKing Charles III
Executive producer(s)Eva Omaghomi
Original release10 March 2025

The King's Music Room is a 2025 radio broadcast presented by King Charles III on Apple Music, that premiered on 10 March 2025 to coincide with the 2025 Commonwealth Day celebrations. The broadcast features narration by King Charles alongside a selection of the King's favourite songs and pieces of music from across the Commonwealth, with some other music from other parts of the world.[1][2] The broadcast was recorded at Buckingham Palace in London, United Kingdom.[3]

King Charles said that he had wanted to share "songs which have brought me joy" and that music had the ability to "bring happy memories flooding back from the deepest recesses of our memory, to comfort us in times of sadness, and to take us to distant places. But perhaps, above all, it can lift our spirits to such a degree, and all the more so when it brings us together in celebration".[4][5]

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Commonwealth Artists[6]
Order Song Name Artist Country of Artist
1 Could You Be Loved Bob Marley & The Wailers[a]  Jamaica
2 My Boy Lollipop Millie Small  Jamaica
3 The Loco-Motion Kylie Minogue  Australia
4 The Very Thought of You Al Bowlly  United Kingdom
5 La Vie En Rose Grace Jones  Jamaica
6 Love Me Again Raye  United Kingdom
7 Mpempem Do Me Daddy Lumba  Ghana
8 Kante (feat Fave) Davido  Nigeria
9 The Click Song Miriam Makeba  South Africa
10 My Country Man Jools Holland

Ruby Turner

 United Kingdom

 Jamaica

11 Indian Summer Anoushka Hemangini Shankar  United Kingdom
12 Anta Permana Siti Nurhaliza  Malaysia
13 E Te Iwi E (Call to the People) Kiri Te Kanawa  New Zealand
14 Haven’t Met You Yet Michael Buble  Canada
15 Hot Hot Hot Arrow  Montserrat

( United Kingdom)

Non-Commonwealth Artists
16 Crazy in Love (feat Jay-Z) Beyonce  United States
17 Upside Down Diana Ross  United States

References

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  1. ^ "The King's Music Room on Apple Music". www.royal.uk. 2025-03-07. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  2. ^ Abbott, Rachelle (2025-03-10). "The Music Room playlist from His Majesty King Charles III ...The Standard podcast". The Standard. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  3. ^ Ford, Lily (2025-03-07). "King Charles Partners With Apple Music to Release His Playlist, Featuring Kylie Minogue, Raye and More". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  4. ^ Coughlan, Sean (10 March 2025). "The King reveals his playlist, from Marley to Kylie". BBC News. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  5. ^ "King Charles has revealed his favourite songs. Here's the full playlist". The Independent. 2025-03-10. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  6. ^ "Here is the full playlist for the King's Music Room show". Gazette & Herald. 2025-03-10. Retrieved 2025-03-11.

Notes

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  1. ^ A rendition by the Welsh Guards Band of the King's Guard was also played during the introduction and trailer, in addition to the version by Bob Marley.
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