Garage comedy meets Jorja Smith's Timberlake cover on BBC Radio 1Xtra

Lenny Henry's Traitors hypothetical rounds out three uploads, while Victony's Afrobeats medley keeps finding listeners.

Channel: BBC Radio 1Xtra Story of October 18, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Kurupt FM not the car keys

Jorja Smith covering Justin Timberlake would be a fair guess for BBC Radio 1Xtra's most-watched new upload. This time, though, the garage comedy has it: "Kurupt FM not the car keys" drew the largest audience of the channel's three releases, reaching about 8,200 views.

Kurupt FM brings its familiar MC-and-garage world to the slate, while "Jorja Smith - Cry Me a River (Justin Timberlake cover)" offers a Live Lounge interpretation of Timberlake's breakup song. The third upload takes a different kind of performance into consideration: "Lenny Henry Celebrity Traitors pending 👀" asks whether the comedian would make a good Traitor. It's a hypothetical, not a casting announcement.

Beyond those new arrivals, Victony's Live Lounge performance remains active. His own "SLICK" shares the session with a medley drawing on Burna Boy's "Tonight," Maleek Berry and Wizkid's "The Matter," and Davido and Musa Keys' "Unavailable." Kibo's Kenny Allstar freestyle, the focus of our previous note, also remains among the channel's busiest videos.

The subscriber count held steady, and daily viewing is close to its usual level. Among nearby music channels, triple j is having a considerably busier spell than usual; Link Up TV's weekly viewing was closer to 1Xtra's. For 1Xtra itself, the week added roughly 1.5 million views across a catalog that stretches well beyond its three new releases.

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The videos drawing views on BBC Radio 1Xtra right now

Jorja Smith - Cry Me a River (Justin Timberlake cover)4,901 views · 2026-10-14 Lenny Henry Celebrity Traitors pending 👀3,120 views · 2026-10-14 Victony - SLICK & an Afrobeats Medley in the 1Xtra Live Lounge182,445 views Kibo | Kenny Allstar Freestyle76,260 views

The numbers

Here is BBC Radio 1Xtra's week in views and subscribers.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

triple j

6,504,005

TroyeSivanVEVO

6,046,131

On The Radar Radio

4,231,559

Mixtape Madness

2,321,700

Link Up TV

1,631,931

BBC Radio 1Xtra

1,483,970

Complex News

371,477

Pressplay Media

310,689

subscribers

2,220,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

1,019,733,291

views per day

233,174

typical day: 229,544

first-day views of each video posted this week

Kurupt FM not the car keys

4,230

Jorja Smith - Cry Me a River (Justin Ti…

2,996

Lenny Henry Celebrity Traitors pending …

2,127

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Complex News

2,390,000

TroyeSivanVEVO

2,340,000

Link Up TV

2,260,000

BBC Radio 1Xtra

2,220,000

triple j

2,070,000

TravisScottVEVO

1,920,000

On The Radar Radio

1,860,000

Pressplay Media

1,850,000

Mixtape Madness

1,840,000

As of October 18, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.