MTV Australia Announces Hosts Of Brand New 'TRL' Show

The show's return was announced in August last year and now MTV Australia has revealed all the info about the new version of Total Request Live (TRL).

The HIT Network radio hosts Ash London and Angus O’Loughlin will host the program, which will air on MTV on Foxtel, Foxtel Now and Fetch every Friday night from 6pm. They'll be joined by MTV presenter Flex Mami and MTV.com.au editor Lisa Hamilton.  

"I grew up on a solid diet of MTV, memorising Britney moves and dreaming that one day I’d be part of that world," says London.

"Music is my number one passion and as soon as I heard that TRL was coming to Australia I knew I wanted to be part of it. Hosting it with Angus is a bonus... We once got married in Vegas so I feel like hosting a show together on MTV is the natural next step." 

Left to right: Lisa Hamilton, Angus O'Loughlin, Ash London & Flex Mami

"I can now tell all my mates the hours I’ve spent watching Ex On The Beach on a Sunday afternoon were for ‘research'," adds O’Loughlin. 

"So stoked to be joining the MTV family alongside my bestie Ash London! We’ve already started talking about how these live music shows will be like nothing ever done in Australia before. I just can’t wait to begin."

TRL Australia has been off-air since 2006 following a two-year stint with hosts including Maz Compton, Jason Dundas and Kyle Sandilands. The US version of the show was brought back in 2017 after a nine year hiatus.

“We are thrilled to welcome Ash and Angus to the MTV family alongside Flex and Lisa," says Simon Bates, Vice President and Head of MTV Asia Pacific.

"Their combined wealth of talent, knowledge, experience and energy will bring a distinctly local flavor to this brand new Australian version of an iconic MTV franchise."

The show is set to premiere on Friday 8 March, and promises interviews and performances with local and international artists and celebrities.