King Charles Reveals His Surprising Music Taste in New Playlist, Featuring Artists Like Beyoncé, Bob Marley and Kylie Minogue
King Charles is revealing his music favorites.
The King, 76, shows off a somewhat eclectic mix of musical go-tos in The King's Music Room, a show curated for Apple Music, that premieres on Mar. 10.
Based around a Commonwealth theme, the music choices are Charles' own, and listeners get a sense of both his enthusiasm for the music, and how, through his charming comments, he has a remarkably good radio voice.
Through his choices, the royal praises artists such as Beyoncé and Kylie Minogue for their support of his King's Trust (formerly the Prince's Trust), and remembers his travels to the Caribbean, where he met Bob Marley and his widow Rita Marley. Charles also recalls seeing Raye perform at the Apple HQ in Battersea in December. (PEOPLE understands he is now learning more about the artist and playing her music.)
Here, read more about Charles' music loves, as discussed in The King's Music Room.
In the intro, Charles includes a rendition of the song played by the King's Guard at Buckingham Palace, before playing the actual tune by late singer himself.
Charles praises Marley's 'marvelous, infectious energy, but also his deep sincerity, and his profound concern for his community."
"I always recall his words: 'The people have a voice inside of them, ' " he adds.
The Jamaican-born singer was one of those who came to the U.K. as part of the Windrush Generation of the late 1940s, and 'whose gifts have so greatly enriched our country,' the King says.
This song, Charles says, 'is music for dancing."
"Again, it has that infectious energy which makes it, I find, incredibly hard to sit still," he adds. "There is such an irresistibly joyous feeling to that song.'
The track is a song from the 1920s-1930s era that "reminds" Charles "of my much-loved grandmother, because she used to play these sorts of music a lot."
The royal adds that the tune "also never fails to lift my spirits.'
Charles says he and his wife, Queen Camilla, have known Jones "for some time."
"I had the great pleasure of seeing recently at a reception at the St. James's Palace," he continues, then asking: "Is it possible to improve on such a classic song?"
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'She is a great ambassador for British music,' Charles says of the artist.
With a connection to Ghana, which Charles last visited in 2018, he says, 'I found myself dancing along' to this track.
The King points out that this song 'features lyrics in pidgin, which I love in all its forms, and in which I attempted to make a speech when I last visited Nigeria."
He adds, 'I understand that, thanks to Afrobeats, it is becoming ever more popular around the world.'
Highlighting how the track is in the Xhosa language, Charles quips, 'I shan't try too much to pronounce the title, as it requires a great deal of practice!'
Holland is another British musician the royal has known for years, alongside the 'unstoppable phenomenon' of soul singer Turner.
Charles says he likes the sitar playing in the song for being 'deeply redolent of the ancient culture of India.'
The royal celebrates how the Malaysian artist sings 'about love that is stronger than time.'
The song holds special meaning to Charles, as the New Zealand opera great performed it at his wedding to the late Princess Diana.
Bublé — who recently dined with Charles' son Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Vancouver — is Charles' pick to represent Commonwealth country Canada on the list.
From Monserrat, the King says of the title: 'When I last visited the island, it certainly was."
Charles thanks the musician for her work helping support the Prince's, and now, the King's Trust, before congratulating Beyoncé for winning her first album of the year award at the 2025 Grammys last month.
The song, Charles says, is one of his 'particular favorites."
'When I was much younger, it was absolutely impossible not to get up and dance when it was played," he further explains. "So, I wonder if I can still just manage it?"
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Charles is head of the Commonwealth, a loose coalition of 56 countries — including Australia, Canada, India and Kenya — that have strong ties to the U.K. and span much of the world.
On Mar. 10, he will lead the royal family, including Prince William and Kate Middleton, during a service at Westminster Abbey.
'This seemed such an interesting and innovative way to celebrate this year's Commonwealth Day,' Charles says in the show.
Related: King Charles Is Playing DJ in an Unexpected Collaboration with Apple Music: 'It Brings Us Joy'
The King's Music Room is now available to watch for free, or view anytime on demand with an Apple Music subscription, on Apple Music 1.
Additional radio broadcasts will be available to stream for free on Apple Music 1 and Apple Music Hitson March 10 and March 11.
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