{"id":464783,"date":"2026-05-24T12:37:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T12:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/464783\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T12:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T12:37:08","slug":"watch-ellie-goulding-cover-justin-biebers-daisies-at-bbc-radio-1s-big-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/464783\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Ellie Goulding cover Justin Bieber&#8217;s &#8216;Daisies&#8217; at BBC Radio 1&#8217;s Big Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/ellie-goulding\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ellie Goulding<\/a> covered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/justin-bieber\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Bieber<\/a>\u2018s \u2018Daisies\u2019 during her performance at BBC Radio 1\u2019s Big Weekend. Check it out below.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ellie-goulding-interview-single-destiny-lily-allen-acceptance-3908255\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ellie Goulding talks tackling heartbreak with empowering single \u2018Destiny\u2019: \u201cI\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0have any urge to be mysterious at the moment\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/radio-one-big-weekend-2026-olivia-dean-cmat-niall-horan-lead-latest-line-up-3933718\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The festival is being held this weekend at the Herrington Country Park in Sunderland<\/a>, and on Saturday (May 23), Goulding played on the Main Stage.<\/p>\n<p>During her set, which was comprised of classic hits from throughout her career, she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-ellie-goulding-debut-new-single-black-prada-dress-at-radio-1s-big-weekend-3947102\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">debuted her new track \u2018Black Prada Dress\u2019<\/a>\u2013 which she first began teasing back in January \u2013 and gave a heartfelt shoutout to her son, Arthur, who was watching her perform for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, she played a cover of Bieber\u2019s \u2018<a style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, &#039;Segoe UI&#039;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &#039;Open Sans&#039;, &#039;Helvetica Neue&#039;, sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/justin-bieber-swag-review-3878486\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SWAG<\/a>\u2018 track, \u2018Daisies\u2019, reimagining it as an indie-pop anthem. Watch below.<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@much\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@much?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@much<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Ellie Goulding covers \u201cDaisies\u201d by Justin Bieber \u2764\ufe0f Via TT \/  @Becca \ud83c\udfa4 \ud83c\udfab \ud83c\udfb8 <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - MuchMusic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7643213505713294087?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u266c original sound \u2013 MuchMusic<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Goulding\u00a0has not released a studio album since her fifth LP \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/ellie-goulding-higher-than-heaven-review-3426776\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Higher Than Heaven<\/a>\u2019 in 2023, although she did release the singles \u2018Save My Love\u2019 with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/marshmello\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marshmello<\/a>\u00a0and \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ellie-goulding-interview-single-destiny-lily-allen-acceptance-3908255\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Destiny<\/a>\u2019 last year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ellie-goulding-interview-single-destiny-lily-allen-acceptance-3908255\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Goulding spoke to\u00a0NME\u00a0last year about her upcoming music<\/a>. \u201cBack before I signed a record deal, I was just writing songs, letting them come out naturally and not thinking too much,\u201d she said. \u201cTo be honest though, I still really have nothing to lose because I\u2019m always doing projects that indulge me, like classical music, electronic, and dance, plus I still get to write pop songs that are really appealing to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is probably the most honest I\u2019ve been in my lyrics. I don\u2019t have anyone to answer to. In certain situations, you\u2019re trying to please someone, but for the first time ever, I don\u2019t feel like I have to do that. I\u2019m just making music that I love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/ellie-goulding-higher-than-heaven-review-3426776\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NME\u00a0gave \u2018Higher Than Heaven\u2019 four stars back in 2023<\/a>, noting\u00a0that it \u201cmay not be strictly personal, but it definitely sounds like an album crafted with care, skill and no small amount of flair\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ellie-goulding-praises-women-working-on-climate-protection-as-she-speaks-of-honour-of-mbe-3921695\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Goulding celebrated being honoured with an MBE at the start of the year<\/a>\u00a0by sharing praise for the women working on climate protection, and she is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/laterwith-jools-holland-new-series-to-kick-off-next-month-check-out-the-line-up-for-episode-one-and-beyond-3943252\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">also scheduled to appear on the current season of\u00a0Later\u2026with Jools Holland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Other names on the bill at Radio 1\u2019s Big Weekend this year include\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/olivia-dean\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Olivia Dean<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/lola-young\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lola Young<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/fatboy-slim\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fatboy Slim<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/louis-tomlinson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Louis Tomlinson<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/zara-larsson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zara Larsson<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/niall-horan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Niall Horan<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/cmat\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CMAT<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ellie Goulding covered Justin Bieber\u2018s \u2018Daisies\u2019 during her performance at BBC Radio 1\u2019s Big Weekend. 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