A free new channel, totally dedicated to tunes you say? Well, tomorrow your prayers are answered when 4music launches...

There’ll be plenty of familiar faces from the T4 and 4Music family to act as guides. Alexa Chung, Nick Grimshaw, Miquita Oliver, Lauren Laverne and Steve Jones amongst many others will be hosting shows across the channel.

4Music will kick off with exclusive live coverage of the V Festival (16th & 17th August), with headline sets from The Verve and Muse. This will be followed by coverage of Bestival, featuring Amy Winehouse headlining a festival for the very first time. Orange RockCorps powered by Sony Ericsson and Channel 4 will also make its debut on 4Music, which is a unique music-led volunteering programme that climaxes with a concert of diverse acts, including Busta Rhymes, at The Royal Albert Hall.

In September, 4Music will once again be teaming up with Vodafone Live Music Awards for a night to remember to celebrate live music in a star studded ceremony.

The channel will include the critically acclaimed Live from Abbey Road and 4Music Presents which is lined up to host Coldplay, The Verve, James Morrison and Sugababes plus many more. 

4Music will also screen concerts from the world’s biggest bands and performers such as Kylie’s XY tour,  Jay-Z in New York, N.E.R.D., McFly and The Streets. Furthermore 4Music will also be showcasing the likes of Mark Ronson, Boyzone and Will Young in Sunday Night Project, plus a sideways look at Take That, The Spice Girls and others in Star Stories.

How exciting!