Mahalia took to her Instagram to share the preview of her new track with AJ Tracey to her 570 thousand followers.

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The 23-year-old then went on to share that she will be going live on her Instagram tomorrow to answer any questions the fans have for her before the release of her new single on Thursday.

 

 

 

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“Roadside” will only be Mahalias 3rd single release this year having already dropped her well-received single “Jealous” alongside American rapper Rico Nasty and “Whenever you’re ready” which was a solo effort from the talented RnB singer which has seen an official remix from dutch artist Jarreau Vandal.

Mahalia new single comes after a busy month that has seen the songstress appear on DJ Targets new BBC three-show “Tonight with target” alongside UK content creators and tastemakers Henrie and Poet. Alongside this appearance, Mahalia was nominated at this years Ivor academy awards for best contemporary song for her feature on Pa Salieus track “Energy” which featured on the Coventry artists debut project Send them to Coventry.

AJ Tracey feature will follow on from his feature on Birmingham rappers M1llionz tape on the title track “Provisional License”, this being his only appearance since the Ladbroke Grove rapper dropped his sophomore project Flu Game, which the rapper dropped independently and saw peak at number two in the official charts staying in the charts for 19 weeks.

The single “Roadside” by Mahalia featuring AJ Tracey is set to drop this Thursday and can be pre-saved here.

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Berwyn won’t only be at the awards show as a performer having being nominated for his mixtape DEMOTAPE/VEGA. The first artist to ever be nominated for a mixtape alone.

Berwyn is a Trinidadian migrant who has lived in the UK since he was 9 years old but does not yet have a British passport, which previously would have made him ineligible for the award. The rules were changed after Japanese-Britsh pop star Rina Sawayama revealed last year she was ineligible for a Mercury and Brits award nomination despite having lived in the UK for 26 years.

An online campaign transpired in support of her with the hashtag #SAWAYAMAISBRITISH , which ignited a conversation around Britishness and what makes somebody British. Sawayama met with the BPI following this and the rules were changed.

The change in rules meant that artists will have to meet one of the three following criteria in order to be eligible: they were born in the UK, they are a UK passport holder (this includes those that hold more than one passport), or they have been permanently resident in the UK for more than five years.

These rule changes have allowed Berwyn to be nominated for his debut mixtape, a victory that will be appreciated by the artist who in his most recent project spoke about how his citizenship had affected his ability to put out music and nearly led him to give up.

Berwyn’s performance will be on BBC iPlayer and BBC 4 on Thursday 9th September at 9 pm.

Berwyn’s Mercury prize-nominated mixtape is available to listen to here:

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The track and video were released Friday morning and is the Leicester rappers first track since his last single ‘Old Times’ which the 21-year-old released in early May.

The video which was released on Sainte own channel has already racked up over ten thousand views in its first 11 hours and features Sainte in a number of dimly lit locations, including an apartment, an empty pebble beach and a dance hall where the talented Miraa May makes her first appearance.

The track veers away from Sainte normal content and focuses on the topic of love. The song is about sharing no love in an attempt to protect themselves and could be said to have a jaded attitude towards love.

Sainte is one of the most exciting upcoming rappers in the UK scene, hailing from Leicester the rapper looks to become the first big-name out of that part of the midlands. The 21-year-old released his debut project ‘Local MVP’ earlier this year, the 4 track project currently sits on just over 15 million streams which can be credited to the success of Saintes hit ‘Champagne Shots’.

The younger rappers ability to float on a number of different beats and next to a number of different artists makes his possibility endless. Having only starting releasing music within the last 2 years the 21-year-old still has time to grow and become one of the most exciting rappers in the UK scene.

Miraa may is a talented singer of Algerian descent from North London and has been releasing music since 2016. The 25-year-old has appeared alongside Ghetts, Hamzaa and Sainrte in her last 3 appearances and looks to be taking a step back this year. Miraa’s lack of output is no surprise after the singer gave birth to her son in 2020 alongside UK personality Harry Pinero.

The video for ‘No Love’ by Sainte featuring Miraa May is available to watch here:

Wesley Joseph dropped his single ‘Patience’ alongside collaborator Jorja Smith prior to the project release. The video has been out for a week and currently sits on 125 thousand views, the beautifully shot video was directed by the Birmingham artist and showcased his creativity not only musically but in artistic direction.

The 24-year-old musician was lauded by the guardian as a one to watch at the end of 2020, born in Birmingham but raised in Walsall Wesley was part of of a collective called the OG horse collective alongside fellow Walsall star Jorja Smith.

Moving to London in 2016 to study the film, the artist can be seen to not only use his music as a form of personal expression through his lyrics but also his passion for film seeps through in his work having directed a number of his own videos including his most recent single ‘Patience’ and the powerful video for his second single ‘Martys’ featuring Monks.

Wesley’s passion for film and telling a story through visuals is evident and in an interview he did with ID ahead of the release of ‘ULTRAMARINE’ he spoke on modern music videos and said, “It’s a depressing way to look at it but I think, future tense, music is feeling more and more like entertainment instead of its deeper purpose, so videos are following that pattern. They’re parallel things that are attached together and need each other for an artist to exist in full form.”

Wesley Josephs is an artist who uses all avenues of art and entertainment to express himself, through lyrics and songwriting, video directing and even production, Wesley ensures every element of his art is a part of him.

Wesley Josephs new EP ‘ULTRAMARINE’ is available now on all digital platforms.

The video features a number of artistic and graceful locations, in numerous different outfits and looks. The video follows on in a similarly artistic fashion to that of the artist’s previous videos.

The 22-year-old singer/songwriters release is her latest since her ep ‘Girl eats suns’ which released in late 2020 and featured 6 songs including a feature from American artists Amine.

 Her latest song covers the topic of unrequited love, the song is full of lyrics of disappointment and romantic failure with the opening line being ‘Its a shame, that I love you and you don’t feel the way I do’.

At the end of 2020, Barack Obama released the annual list of his favourite songs of the year, the list included a few British acts such as the talented J Hus and Little Simz. Hope Talas powerful song  ‘All my girls like to fight’  feature on the list that was released by America’s first black president. 

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The title of her latest ep ‘ Girls eats sun’ was a message, in an interview with Gal-dem the artist from West London said “The name ‘Girl Eats Sun’ was a way of saying that I’m strong enough to take the heat and really pursue the dream of music”

The reaction to her latest single has been positive and with her impressive features and poetic work it seems that the next few releases of Hopes will be important for her to stamp her name in the music industry.

Hope Talas latest single ‘Mad’ is available on all streaming platforms now and can be watched here:

A2 uses the album to speak on a number of topics, including his love interests, keeping to the conventions of the Rnb Genre, and accolades. The album starts with audio from a video of Nigerian actor Kanayo O Kanayo in which he says “Oh wow I deserve some accolades”. The opening song may be A2s call for his much-needed accolades, being an artist who has constantly pushed the UK RnB sound receiving plaudits from some of the biggest artists in the country including fellow Croydon-er Stormzy who chose A2 as his opener on his 2017 Gang signs and prayers tour.

The project consists of 11 songs including previous releases, ‘Not mine’, ’No rush’ and ‘Akolades’, the latter being released after a two-year hiatus of solo A2 music. His only appearance in those years coming as a feature in 2020 on ‘Unpredictable’ alongside fellow South Londoners Fee Gonzales and H Moneda. Fee Gonzales feature on A2s recent release, being one of the two features on the project with the other being previous collaborator Etta Bond who appears on ‘No rush’.

The day before the release of ‘Just So You Know’ A2 announced on Twitter that his latest project will probably be his last contribution to music, the self-effacing artist tweeted:

Just so you know probably gonna be my last contribution to music

— A2’ (@A2Artist) May 26, 2021

Alongside his album release, the singer also released merch. The ‘them versus us, lucky number 7’ tee was released in 3 different colours and announced on the artist Twitter.

THEM•VERSUS•US
LuckyNumberVii #1

Join the team…

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The North West London singer-songwriters latest release pays tribute to his hometown with lyrics referencing the streets that he walks day to day. ‘These streets that I walk in were never made for me’, his foreign identity in the streets that he was born in is expressed in his soulful voice as he makes reference to the current world climate throughout his song.

The video was directed by Walid Labri and premiered on Complex UK, the visuals show Moe moving around his local area of Wembley, North West London and features a scene in the studio of rising Nigerian artist Olaoluslawn. His latest release follows on from his previous single ‘Turned out alright’, another ode to his local community and friends he grew up around in North West London with the video featuring a cameo from Wembley local and internet sensation Chunkz.

In an interview with Complex UK, the singer said “There’s discord between what we desire and what benefits the soul,”, his music is heavily tied to his faith and lyrics such as “Wake up in the morning, pray my Salah / If I got what I wanted, would I see Jannah?”, refers directly to what the artist had to say to Complex. As a Muslim just creating music is haram and Moe questions his wants with his ultimate goals of Jannah throughout his new release.

Moe has been releasing music since 2018 but with only 5 videos on Youtube and 4 songs on Spotify every time the artist drops it feels like an event with his cinematic videos and pure lyrics.

Cityboymoes new single ‘City on fire’ is available on all streaming platforms.

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18-year-old Singer Kamal has released his most recent single ‘lose’ and has announced his upcoming project ‘War outside’ which will be released on June 11. The single titled ‘lose’ was released last week accompanied by a video that saw the young RnB singer in a number of tranquil locations.

The EP from the singer out of North West London will be his first project, after having released 6 songs so far including ‘homebody’, the only other song from the upcoming project to have been released.

The young artist announced the release on his Instagram with the simple caption “my first EP ‘War outside’ drops June 11” accompanied with a photo of the project cover and tracklist.

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The project follows a surprise feature on UK superstar Dave’s song ‘Mercury’ which the South London rapper released after a long hiatus in a two-pack titled, ’Titanium & Mercury’.

The young songwriter covers topics of anxiety, love and night bus trip, his unique voice and raw talent make him one of the UK’s most exciting emerging stars. He is signed to independent label Neighbourhood home to collaborator and young British star Dave.

He gained a lot of attention during lockdown having released his last 3 singles during this time, in an interview with the telegraph the 18-year-old singer said “I think that’s why my songs have picked up traction, everyone is stuck at home, so they clicked with it,”

Kamal’s debut EP” ‘War outside’ will be released on June 11 and will feature seven songs, the title track ‘War outside’  was previewed by the artist on Instagram in a clip he posted and captioned “there’s a war outside” in early March.

 

 

 

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Listen to Kamal’s new single” ‘Lose’ below: