From Friday 18th July to Tuesday 26th August, Westfield London is hosting Time Out Presents: Sounds of The Summer – a brand-new and exclusive physical activation and weekly music series held on Westfield Square. An exciting, immersive and visually stunning open-air experience, come and spend time, relax and discover a new, fun-filled musical space in the heart of Shepherd’s Bush, all completely free of charge.
Curated and programmed by Time Out, Sounds of The Summer will bring an incredible line-up of DJs and performers every Friday, bringing the best in eclectic beats and party vibes. Headlining on 15th August is social media sensation DJ AG – winner of Time Out’s 2024 Londoner of the Year. His open format DJ sets promise to keep the energy high and the crowd dancing all night.
Every Saturday, Westfield London will host live performances from emerging artists supported by UD Music. Westfield visitors can discover the next generation of talent live from West London. UD Music focuses on the sounds, words, and rhythms of Black music culture, including genres like R&B, soul, Alté, Afrobeat, Afro-soul, grime, rap, hip-hop, and drill, often blending these styles to create fresh, genre-defying performances.
headliners:
Richard Carter
Meet Richard Carter, a visionary artist, producer and songwriter from South Norwood, London. You may know Richard from his production on the biggest horror film of 2023, “Talk To Me”, with his track “Le Monde” being streamed over 100 million times.
His musical journey is shaped by diverse influences, from his aunt’s hip-hop to The Beatles and reggae from his dad. At age 2, Richard discovered a piano in the rain and has been playing ever since. His music seamlessly blends hip-hop, orchestral, pop, indie, and gospel, and explores mental health, love, and power struggles.
A series of singles in 2023 and 2024 led to the Rising Star Award at the Youth Music Awards in October 2024. 2025 is set to be a breakthrough year for Richard with the release of his debut EP.
Olympia Vitalis
Raised in West London, Olympia has already established herself in the soul genre, addressing topics close to her heart through her writing. Seamlessly blending her reflections on both significant and everyday matters, she adds a touch of subtlety and distinctive vocals to her work.
Olympia’s fluid vocalisation and distinct improvisational style comes from seven years experience singing in gospel choirs but also the undeniable influences of jazz and hip-hop; Olympia cites references that span Amy Winehouse and Aretha Franklin to Nas and Kendrick Lamar.
Olympia has already garnered over 1.5 million streams across all platforms, receiving playlist support from Spotify, Apple Music, and Deezer. Olympia was labelled as one of 25 Artists Who Could Define 2025 by CLASH, and as one of 10 Musicians To Watch in 2025 by DAZED.
Olympia performed her single ‘The Rush’ on A COLORS SHOW, and has supported for the likes of Baby Rose, Teddy Swims, Victory Ray, and Bilal across the UK and Europe.
Ashaine White
Ashaine White strives to be ‘alternative’ in the purest sense of the word. Putting it simply, “I want my music to represent me being myself” she says. To her, that mindset isn’t defined by a specific hairstyle, or the makeup she wears or even restricting the sonics of the music she creates to fit neatly within any one subculture. Instead, her dream is to connect people to themselves through her music and do so by existing as freely and authentically as she possibly can.
“It’s not often this early into a new artists’ journey that the stars align whilst signs of musical greatness begin to surface” – The Line of Best Fit
Shantéh
SHANTÉH is a London-based singer, songwriter, and producer known for her innovative use of live looping and her unique approach to creating music based on scriptures from the Holy Bible. Her new album Breath showcases her talent for blending spirituality with contemporary music, offering listeners a deeply moving and original musical experience.
SHANTÉH is no stranger to the music industry, having provided vocals and penmanship for stars such as Emeli Sandé, Lukas Graham, Brandon Beal and Ann Nesby. She’s one of the lead vocalists for South East London Afro Jazz collective, Steam Down and a lead vocalist for the UK Colombian jazz collective, Mestizo.
Being of Jamaican heritage, SHANTÉH grew up listening to a lot of reggae, lovers rock and jungle which has influenced her sound, some of which shines through especially with her collaborations with dynamic London Jungle duo, 4am Kru. But she primarily gained her musical styling from growing up in church and singing Gospel music. This has helped her to create her own sound which she has often as been described as transcendent and Hybrid.
Her previous releases were celebrated with sold out shows in London and have allowed to create with incredible artists. And with her latest album Breath, created solely with her vocal loop pedal, she hopes it will give hope to many and inspire people to create in ways like never before.
Malika
Malika Ferguson (known mononymously as Malika, previously Meleka) is a writer and topliner, with stylistic preferences ranging from pop to soul and R&B and over 300 million streams across her music catalogue, on Spotify alone.
Malika is also an accomplished singer, lending not only her writing skills but incredible vocal talents to numerous projects, collaborating with Nathan Dawe, on “Cheating” (61m streams) and “Flowers” (91m streams). The latter peaked at #12 on the UK singles chart and is a Platinum seller. Malika, has co-written and contributed vocals to releases with esteemed artists such as Snakehips on the track “Falling” (10m streams) from their EP “Money On Me”, on their “All Stars Intro” & “Right Now”, alongside artists, H.E.R, Elhae & DRAM. Other collaborations include Michael Calfan (“Got You”–13m streams), Sam Feldt (“Hungry Eyes” – 12m streams), and has writer credits with Punctual, Kate Stewart, Ziva Magnolya, & Louis iii.
Malika’s musical breakthrough came when she won the MTV competition Hugo Urban Rules. This led to the release of her debut single, “Go,” which received remixes from Tinie Tempah and Crazy Cousinz. It was the latter mix that propelled “Go” to the height of its popularity (6.5m streams) and firmly established Malika as a rising star. Subsequently, her talent caught the attention of iconic dance act Basement Jaxx. She guested on the title track of their album “Scars”, a collaboration with both Kelis and Chip and their album “Junto” on “We Are Not Alone”. This marked a significant turning point in Malika’s career, as she began to focus on writing and collaborating with and for others. Malika has been a part of sessions for the likes of Essosa Joy, Ella Eyre, Rita Ora Say Now, Tion Wayne, has recently been working closely with producers Loxe, Bryn Christopher and AMac
Nicole Blakk
Nicole Blakk is one of the most promising new voices in UK rap, a boundary-pushing artist blending razor-sharp lyricism, soulful vocals and a multilingual flair. Now firmly on the radar of some of the genre’s biggest producers, following a viral cameo on one of DJ AG’s infamous livestreams, collaborations with Red Bull, UD Music studios, an appearance on Beta Squad, SXSW and Glastonbury, a growing fanbase on TikTok have followed suit, where her English, French and self-taught Punjabi freestyles and genre-defying sound continue to turn heads.
Nicole Blakk isn’t just here to entertain, she’s here to shift the narrative. With a mission to inspire young women through authenticity, she’s building a career on her own terms. With her debut official release due to land in coming months, records produced by Grime royalty Jammer and Blizzard as well as the talented New Machine (Jorja Smith, Maverick Sabre) and fresh from performing at Glastonbury’s Shangri La main stage, she is raw, real, and refreshingly genre-fluid. Nicole is proof that the future of UK music is proudly multifaceted.
