The two-time Grammy Award-winners Evanescence was formed in the mid-90s and played a pivotal role for women in rock. They found their break in 2003 after releasing their debut album Fallen that spent 43 weeks on the Billboard 100 Chart, selling a staggering 17 million copies worldwide. Their most famous hit single ‘Bring Me To Life’ formed the base for their global success, reaching #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as #1 on the U.K Official Singles Chart. Their latest album, Synthesis was released in 2017 through the renowned BMG record label. Along with a couple of new singles, the majority of the album saw the band rework their original hits with assistance from an orchestral ensemble.

With a history spanning two decades, Within Temptation recently signed a worldwide distribution deal with BMG and partnered with Spinefarm Records for their latest album, Resist released February 2019. Debuting in 1997 with Enter, Within Temptation have since released a total of 7 studio albums and with over 3.5 million record sales they have accumulated a global fan base. To add to their list of accolades, their Resist album has reached #1 on the UK Rock Album Chart and also topped the German album charts for the first time, proving their success and influence within their European audience.

You can purchase tickets on Friday 20^th September through both of the bands’ official websites www.evanescence.com and www.within-temptation.com. The VIP ticket upgrade packages include meet and greet, ability to purchase exclusive merchandise and of course having the best seats in the house.

The dates and venues for the Worlds Collide Tour are shown below:

04/04/20 – Palais 12 – Brussels, Belgium
05/04/ – Accor Hotel Arena – Paris, France
07/04/ – The O2 Arena – London, United Kingdom
09/04/ – Velodrome – Berlin, Germany
11/04/ – Festhalle – Frankfurt, Germany
12/04/ – Hallenstadion – Zurich, Switzerland
14/04/ – Mediolanum Forum – Milan, Italy
15/04/ – Zenith – Munich, Germany
17/04/ – Sporthalle – Hamburg, Germany
18/04/ – Leipzig Arena – Leipzip, Germany
20/04/ – Mitsubishi Electric Halle – Dusseldorf, Germany
21/04/ – Ziggo Dome – Amsterdam, Netherlands

You can watch the latest video from Within Temptation’s latest album, Resist entitled ‘Supernova’ below:

This sound travelled globally thanks to the Internet and mainstream exposure. U.K artists and producers blending with it Grime and Garage to revamp and own this newfound sound. The heavy drops and hard-hitting 808 drums make the beats headbangers and allow for eerie storytelling, jumpy flows and assertive bars.

Arguably becoming one of the top anthems of the summer, Pop Smokes’ ‘Welcome To The Party’ was released in April and has already seen remixes from Nicki Minaj, Skepta and French Montana. Hailing from Brooklyn, Pop Smoke is just one of the number of drill artists to emerge out of New York, other notable New York Drill artists include Sheff G and 22Gz.

His debut project Meet The Woo was released in July and includes the singles ‘Meet The Woo’ and ‘Welcome To The Party.’ It is produced entirely by the British beatmaker 808Melo, an East London native who forms part of the U.K collective Trap House Mob. On this project Pop Smoke takes on the U.K Drill sound, which differs significantly from its Chicago counterpart, his jumpy flow and repetitive bars are reminiscent of some of London’s emerging Drill artists.

Hella UK artists on Trap Music. but you patty’s wanna complain about an American don on a UK Drill Beat

—(@808melo) September 8, 2019

808Melo first came on the scene in 2017 after featuring heavily on Headie One and RVs collaborative mixtape The Jugg. However, 808Melo’s major break came last year as he received production credits on Headie One’s catchy ‘Know Better.’ Now he’s getting the global recognition he deserves thanks to streaming sites such as YouTube, where Pop Smoke says he discovered the young producer. Other prominent figures within the Drill scene with intro tags you can recognise in an instant include M1OnTheBeat, MK The Plug and U.K rap veteran Carnshill.

From being imported from Chicago to exporting a revamped sound around the globe, artists from Australia, North America and Europe have all stated they’ve received their influence from the U.K Drill scene. With Germany’s Gzuz and Australian group ONEFOUR all possessing that Drill aesthetic, it’s safe to say that the U.K have now solidified themselves as pioneers in this game.

You can watch the video to ‘Welcome To The Party’ below.

Commencing on 7^th November in Dublin and end on 6^th December in London, the tour will visit 15 cities across Europe and includes 7 dates in the UK. The UK rap veteran will be performing tracks off his latest album alongside all his classic hits and prepare to experience some heavy mosh pits for tracks like ‘KMT’ and ‘Talkin’ Da Hardest’.

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Known for his deep-voice and gritty unapologetic lyrics, the Peckham native gained traction after releasing ‘Talkin’ Da Hardest’ in 2007 alongside a string on underground mixtapes in the early 00s which took the UK by storm. Despite gaining national recognition in the 00s, Giggs was still a target of the now-scrapped ‘Form 696’ which gave the Metropolitan Police the authority to shut down events they deemed ‘unsafe’. This didn’t stop fans from wanting to see the rapper perform live and due to popular demand, he organised a ‘secret’ concert where the venue was undisclosed and transportation arranged for fans to attend the gig. Fast-forward a decade and Giggs’ fanbase has reached international waters and has achieved the success that speaks for itself.

Dates and venues for Giggs The Tour are shown below and you can purchase tickets from the official Giggs website www.sn1giggs.com.

07/11/19 – Olympia – Dublin, Ireland
15/11/ – Kraken – Stockholm, Sweden
16/11/ – Amagber Bio – Copenhagen, Denmark
18/11/ – Bi Nuu – Berlin, Germany
19/11/ – CBE – Cologne, Germany
20/11/ – Melkweg Big Room – Amsterdam, Netherlands
22/11/ – Botanique – Brussels, Belgium
23/11/ – Nouveau Casino – Paris, France
25/11/ – O2 Academy – Newcastle, United Kingdom
27/11/ – O2 Academy – Bristol, United Kingdom
29/11/ – O2 Academy – Birmingham, United Kingdom
30/11/ – O2 Academy – Bournemouth, United Kingdom
03/12/ – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester, United Kingdom
04/12/ – Rock City – Nottingham, United Kingdom
06/12/ – The SSE Arena Wembley – London, United Kingdom

You can watch the visuals for Giggs’ latest single off Big Bad… ‘Terminator’ featuring Swizz Beatz below.

This remix sees Sir Spyro revamp the instrumental and recruit grime heavyweights Jaykae and Aitch to represent the two biggest cities outside of the capital. The track opens up with Ed Sheeran singing the inspirational chorus before Stormzy spits in his usual assertive flow, describing his growth as an artist whilst representing his area “We were younger then, now we’re unified, South London boys get you crucified.” Ed jumps in with bars of his own, silencing his critics and proving that he’s not just a pop singer but a talented versatile artist. He too speaks of his growth but explains that he’s also down to earth “Give me a packet of crisps and my pint, hit my friends up, go straight to the pub, cos I haven’t been home in time.”

Stormzy and Ed Sheeran go back-to-back with bars before the second chorus commences. Jaykae cuts the chorus short as he represents for his hometown Birmingham, his braggadocio verse speaks on his come up and the luxury items he has acquired but can also be found in a pub. With eyes being on London when it comes to grime, Jaykae unapologetically lets you know where he’s from “Rep blues when I’m here, it’s Brum, fam are you dumb.” Since coming onto the scene, Aitch has continually expressed he’s not a trap rapper and lets his talent speak for itself whilst accumulating a strong fan base. Reiterating this statement on the track with his jumpy flow he raps, “I came for first place, made a change to get paid, fam I stayed in my lane and came with that flame.”

Directed by Manchester’s KC Locke and shot around London, Manchester and Birmingham, the creative visuals capture the essence of British culture. The video begins with Stormzy riding shotgun as Ed Sheeran drifts a Rolls Royce Cullinan in an empty field, they wear matching grey tracksuits from Stormzy’s latest collaboration with Adidas. They perform their verses standing back-to-back in a high-end suit store whilst a tailor measures them up for a perfect fit.

Jaykae starts his verse surrounded by a circle of biker boys riding a mixture of ATV’s and dirt bikes. The scenes cut between him, Aitch and Ed drinking and having a good time on a red interior tour bus to the Birmingham rapper standing amongst friends at the pool table of a pub. Jaykae’s verse ends abruptly as Aitch is seen toasting Ed Sheeran whilst they sit side by side in a traditional English café drinking a cup of milky tea. Given Ed’s global exposure these scenes all encompass British culture and give his international fans a taste of how the U.K do it.

Since its release, grimes godfather Wiley has taken aim at Ed Sheeran labelling him a “culture vulture” for jumping on a grime track for “exposure” that’s clearly unneeded given his current success. Stormzy was quick to respond to these comments stating, “Ed been doing this from early, been a real one from early, can’t question that.” Jaykae also came to Ed’s defence saying, “I’ve looked up to you for over a decade. But you’re moving like a wasteman” whilst tweeting a clip of his verse on the track where he raps “You could be 40, you don’t wanna war me, end of story, you’re gonna get spun” clearly sending shots at the grime OG.

I’m happy for you Wiley. I tell people all the time recently that you look like your in a good space after looking like you was having a mid life crisis on social media. Your killing it. I’ve looked upto you for over a decade. But your moving like a wasteman. Safe pic.twitter.com/HJTaaTp8gJ

— Jaykae (@Jaykae10) August 24, 2019

You can watch the visuals to ‘Take Me Back To London (Sir Spyro Remix)’ below.

Starting in Germany on 22^nd November, the 21-day tour will pass through 11 European countries and includes 5 dates in the U.K. In true GWAR fashion, expect to experience highly offensive lyrics, gore and out of this world costumes as they aim to take over Europe from beyond the galaxy this winter. Speaking on the upcoming tour, guitarist Brent Purgason a.k.a Pustulus Maximus states, “GWAR has waited long enough to terrorise youth across the pond. What better way to spend a winter than pillaging and copulating across Europe.”

Hailing from Richmond, Virginia the satirical band was founded in 1984 and formed through a creative collective of artists, filmmakers and musicians called Slave Pit Inc. who manage to bring their extraordinary vision to life. The visual aesthetics encompass that of mythological alien warriors combined with deep-rooted sexual fetishes. During their shows, they touch on everything from political satire to acts of controversial scatology. Their last album and supporting the tour is The Blood Of Gods which was released back in 2017 and peaked at #13 on the Billboard US Top Hard Rock Albums.

In 2014 the group’s frontman Dave Brockie passed away at the age of 50 due to acute heroin toxicity. Being the last of the original-founding members, the band keeps the GWAR heritage alive by using a continual rotation of musicians from Slave Pit Inc. For their U.K and European tour the band will consist of the following artists:

Michael Bishop as The Berserker Blóthar: Lead Vocals
Casey Orr as Beefcake the Mighty: Bass Guitar, Vocals
Brent Purgason as Pustulus Maximus: Lead Guitar, Vocals
Mike Derks as BälSäc the Jaws ‘o Death: Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Brad Roberts as JiZMak da Gusha: Drums
Bob Gorman as Bonesnapper: Vocals
Matt Maguire as Sawborg Destructo: Vocals

The Use Your Collusion U.K & European Tour dates and venues are shown below and you can purchase your tickets through the official GWAR website www.gwar.net.

22/11/2019 – Matrix – Bochum, Germany
23/11/ – Le Forum – Vaureal, France
24/11/ – MS Connexion – Mannheim, Germany
26/11/ – Live Music Hall – Cologne, Germany
27/11/ – De Kruen – Kortrijk, Belgium
28/11/ – 013 KZ – Tilburg, Netherlands
30/11/ – Club Academy – Manchester, United Kingdom
01/12/ – The Garage – Glasgow, United Kingdom
02/12/ – Steel Mill – Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
03/12/ – Riverside – Newcastle, United Kingdom
04/12/ – Islington Academy – London, United Kingdom
05/12/ – Zappa – Antwerp, Belgium
06/12/ – Schlachthof – Bremen, Germany
07/12/ – Pumpehuset – Copenhagen, Denmark
08/12/ – Festsaal Kreuzberg – Berlin, Germany
09/12/ – Meet Factory – Prague, Czech Republic
10/12/ – Masters of Rock Café – Ziln, Czech Republic
11/12/ – Explosiv – Graz, Austria
12/12/ – Kino Siska – Ljubljana, Slovenia
13/12/ – Rock Planet – Pinarella di Cervia, Italy
14/12/ – Komplex – Zurich, Switzerland

The first leg of the tour commences in September and visits seven cities in the U.K starting in Dublin. The second leg consists of eleven cities, adding six new venues to the schedule and re-visiting five of the previous cities, taking place in December. Along with the tour dates Aitch has announced that his long-awaited EP, AitcH20 will be released on 6^th September.

The 19-Year old has already earned three top 20 singles as a featured artist on Young T & Bugsey’s ‘Strike A Pose’, Bugzy Malone’s ‘Kilos’ and Russ & Tion Wayne’s ‘Keisha & Becky (Remix)’. The first single off the new EP ‘Taste (Make It Shake)’ was released two weeks ago and has reached #4 on the U.K Singles Chart, accumulating 4 million views on YouTube. The catchy track has even caught the attention of an unlikely fan, Robbie Williams who uploaded a clip of him lip-syncing the lyrics on his official Instagram account. To tease the new EP, Aitch has also supplied a 1-minute freestyle accompanied by visuals, which resemble the cover art of the project to his official YouTube channel.

The Mancunian is set to have a highly successful year ahead, he already has sold out shows, hit the charts and has assisted Manchester United with their campaign to unveil their new 2019/20 away kit.

AitcH20 Tour first leg venues and dates are as followed:

13/09/2019 – The Academy – Dublin
14/09 – SWG3 Warehouse – Glasgow
17/09 – O2 Academy Islington – London
18/09 – O2 Institute 2 – Birmingham
19/09 – Rescue Rooms – Nottingham
20/09 – Academy 2 – Manchester
23/09 – Globe – Cardiff

AitcH20 Tour second leg venues and dates:

03/12/2019 – SWG3 TV Studio – Glasgow
04/12 – The Academy – Dublin
05/12 – O2 Academy – Bristol
10/12 – Concorde 2 – Brighton
11/12 – Junction – Cambridge
12/12 – Waterfront – Norwich
13/12 – O2 Academy – Leicester
16/12 – O2 Forum Kentish Town – London
17/12 – O2 Institute – Birmingham
18/12 – University – Newcastle
19/12 – Academy 1 – Manchester

You can watch the visuals to ‘Taste (Make It Shake)’ below.

Over this vocalised rap instrumental, Rapman summarises the leagues legacy. He takes us through the most iconic players, goals and moments to have taken place since its unveiling back in 1992. Along with dropping statistics and addressing the battle of the GOAT, he lets it be known who his personal favourite is. Rapman concludes the track with a positive message expressing the unity that football brings in the midst of escalated bigotry, “All different classes, all different races, no room for prejudice, no room for racists, no homophobics anti-abrasive, this is everybody’s game, rainbow laces.”

The minimal video sees Rapman perform in front of a plain backdrop, which alters to resemble the colours of the Premier League logo. Memorable football flashbacks are reeled off to accompany Rapman’s bars, including Kevin Keegan’s legendary ‘Love It’ rant, David Beckham’s 1996 halfway line goal and Sir Alex Ferguson’s plethora of trophy celebrations.

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Rapman first hit the scene in 2014 after releasing his hard-hitting, three-part series, ‘Shiro’s Story.’ His ability to effortlessly tell a story using rhymes caught the attention of hip-hop superstar Jay-Z who signed him to his Roc Nation label in November 2018. Rapman declared that he has teamed up with global distributors, Paramount to release a movie spin-off of the hit series entitled ‘Blue Story.’ Adding to his list of talents, he recently directed the visuals to Krept & Konan’s controversial track ‘Ban Drill’ which led the rappers to debate the topic of the genre at the British parliament.

The Premier League is the most-watched sporting event in the globe, in an effort to keep innovating and generate appeal amongst the younger generation they’ve teamed up with arguably the best storyteller in the U.K. This shows the influence that the British hip-hop scene has on the mainstream. Hitting the official charts, obtaining Royal recognition and featuring on prime time television is all proof of the impact that this culture has.

You can watch the video to ‘Premier League Wrap Up’ below.

Presenting his afro-swing style, Kojo Funds brings through the feel-good vibes with this track as we come to the end of summertime. The melodic chorus sees Kojo expressing his adoration for a female, providing her with the option to call when she needs. As Wizkid supplies his trademark vocalised flow, he keeps to the lustful theme “Baby call me when you’re lonely, say I’m liking your body girl put it all on me.”

Directed by Dir. Lx, the visuals see the two artists posted in a luxurious villa at an unknown exotic location. Equipped with an indoor pool and a scenic beach view, they are accompanied by a diverse group of bikini-clad models, which represent the aesthetic of this summer banger. Edging away from the traditional excessive alcohol and jewellery, Dir. Lx captures the singers dripped in high-end designer fashion in this minimalist video.

Be sure to catch Kojo Funds performing live at the following locations this year:

21/09/19 – Tokyo World Festival – Bristol
15/11/ – O2 Academy – Glasgow

You can watch the video for ‘I Like’ below.

Over this vocalised instrumental, the East London native cleverly uses every bar as an opportunity to insert his creative metaphors, “More street than Harley, more B than Cardi, Loubs match the car seat.” Along with hard-hitting bars, Rimzee addresses his life of luxury whilst also providing an insight into the stresses of prison life. This track solidifies Rimzee’s place back in the music game and the melodic chorus demonstrates that “Back to where I started, now it’s go time.”

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The visuals, directed by Suave begin with a black and white video reel of scenes from Rimzee’s previously released music videos, from his debut freestyle in 2010 to his last video entitled ‘Everyday (Remix).’ Newspaper clippings related to the shooting along the incriminating CCTV footage of the incident is also shown, before cutting to a clip of his friends welcoming him as he exits Stanford Hill prison on his first day out.

Acknowledging the set back of his time in prison, Rimzee then embraces his freedom and gives us a glimpse into his usual lavish lifestyle. Shot in a chic mansion equipped with an outdoor pool, Rolls Royce’s and champagne Rimzee performs his first verse alongside a straight-faced model. For his second verse, we see Rimz posted in a narrow London street sporting a Benjart tracksuit accompanied by more cars and flashier jewellery.

You can watch the visuals to ‘Go Time’ below.

Regarded as one of the pioneers of U.K gangsta rap, Giggs has been putting out hits for over a decade releasing his first mixtape in 2005. With 13 underground mixtapes, 5 albums and 5 compilation mixtapes he has earned the title of a living legend in the U.K. From working with the likes of DJ Whoo Kid, B.o.B and most recently Drake, Giggs is no stranger to artists from across the pond.

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Serving as the technological follow up to vinyls, the cassette tape was developed and released by Philips in 1962. Like with any product, consumers are always looking for easy accessibility so in 1979 Sony released the first portable cassette player also known as the Walkman, which quickly became a necessity for music lovers worldwide.

In 2019 we see the resurgence of the old-time classic, as consumers continue to indulge in vintage accessories. Currently, cassette tape sales are at the highest they’ve been since 2004, in the U.K sales have skyrocketed by 112% year-on-year in the first half of 2019, with 36,000 cassettes units sold. It’s safe to say that’s its the new collectable product and we wait to see what the next vintage trend in music will be.