Its because its quite cheap to just bring in a couple of people with mikes and a backing track, no need to set up a load of gear in the middle of that small studio! I would imagine that that's the main reason!

Thank you

Couldn't they just do without though?

I wish they would. I quite like rap and its various offshoots, but not on every show!

All BB Hms every year are RnB fans.  All of them, every bleedin' year.

Yesterday they were playing a game and Dave said "rock or RnB" and they all shouted RnB! incredulous that he'd even asked. They even looked shocked.

I find it bizarre...Mary was the only one ever to have requested a rock song

Oh that plank Shell said "back in black" was her fave song but she knew nowt about ACDC....oh and Sam Pepper likes Bring Me The Horizon.  Still out of Xhundred Hms it's baffling.

That's when I change channels cos all the music has been awful

Keeva had more individual tastes, liking 'The Knife' a left field electronic act that I'm quite partial to. I so wanted to like her because of that. Sadly she turned out to be a right miserable cow and J.J's bitchin' partner on top of that!