[16] Across NTS two live channels, there are currently over 500 resident artists, music producers, DJs and record collectors globally that make up the regular shows on the platform, most of whom own share options in the company.
[13] Regular hosts have ranged from the likes of Sunn O)))'s Stephen O'Malley to The XX's Jamie xx, Yellow Magic Orchestra's Haruomi Hosono, Yaeji, rapper Zack Fox, Show Me the Body, Theo Parrish, Moxie, Jim O'Rourke, Oneohtrix Point Never, Four Tet, Mark Leckey, Floating Points, artist Martine Syms, Eclair Fifi, Kelsey Lu, Erol Alkan, Moor Mother, Fenriz, Coby Sey, Smithsonian Folkways, The Numero Group, jazz musician Angel Bat Dawid, and Andrew Weatherall.
From these guest shows, many have been used by the hosts as an opportunity to premiere new music, with the following airing their releases as a 'first listen' on NTS before official release; Death Grips,[22] Arca,[23] Flying Lotus,[24] Jeff Mills,[25] Dean Blunt,[26] Nicolas Jaar,[27] Kelela,[28] Autechre,[29] Mount Kimbie[30] and Arthur Russell[31] have all debuted on NTS in recent years.
Originally exclusive to the NTS iOS app, this led to a feature on the Apple Store as 'App Of The Day'[32] and now accounts for 20% of their overall streaming figures according to Music Business Worldwide.
Supported by Carhartt, Work In Progress[34] is run in partnership with Arts Council England, and attracted over 9,000 applicants in its first year.
Over a long weekend, Warp took over both of NTS' live channels, broadcasting over 100 hours of original content from the likes of Boards of Canada, Brian Eno, Flying Lotus, Death Grips, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Kelela and many more.
[40] In September 2019 NTS and Netflix devised a two-day series of workshops and panels about getting into the creative industries, directed at 16-25 year olds in London.
The event featured director Jenn Nkiru, Skepta manager Grace Ladoja, former NTS presenter Tiffany Calver and rap engineer Sean D, alongside Top Boy actors Ashley Walters and Micheal Ward.
The broadcast brought together musicians, DJs, artists and filmmakers from across the globe to present radio shows and mixes, exclusive premieres, and live video streams.
The curators were Simpsons creator Matt Groening, rising Ghanaian alté star Amaarae, My Bloody Valentine, Patia's Fantasy World, Mica Levi, Liz Johnson Artur, Dopplereffekt, Theo Parrish, Laurie Anderson and Arca.
Notable guests that those curators selected across the week ranged from Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Eric Andre, Marshall Allen from Sun Ra Arkestra to ANOHNI.