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Her latest single ‘Things You Do’ is garnering strong support and rave reviews from BBC 1Xtra, Capital Xtra, The 405, ILUVLIVE and The Hype Magazine, among others, and with her recently released stripped version of ‘Leave Me Be’ being championed by Clash Music, AXS and R&B Supreme, to mention a few, British Soul songstress Cherri V is having an outstanding final quarter of the year, as she gears…

Vibrant, sophisticated style: ‘pray is the latest release by emerging independent artist, duendita

duendita is an emerging, independent artist from Queens, New York. At just 15, duendita would score the award-winning independent film ‘Swim Little Fish Swim’, which premiered at SXSW in 2013. It was an early look into her intensely talented world.

A year later, aged 16, she released her debut body of work ‘This is Not an Album’; a 10-song project that paired original music to pieces in MoMA’s…

Born in Lisbon, meet 27 years-old Portuguese Visual Artist Andre Maia.

When asked about how he first got into art, Andre explains, ‘From an early age I discovered art is part of who and what I am. I have always felt a great passion for drawing, and have always seen it as a way of expressing myself.’

Between objects, landscapes and even human faces, he looks at drawing as a form of expression.

Catering for any mood: ‘Adolescence’ is the amazing debut album by emerging UK artist, Roman Yasin

The incredibly versatile Adolescence is Roman Yasin’s debut album that provides a variety of songs to cater for any mood. From the humble beginnings of Wales, Roman is a 17-year-old who is determined to make waves and become the sensation he knows he can be.

To go hand in hand with the release of the album, Roman also helped create his own documentary to give a more in depth view into the…

The South East London born R&B singer gets ready to release her first single ‘Starship’, taken from her debut album which drops in 2018.

Danielle is a soulful, authentic artist with a bias towards Motown-tinged R&B/Pop, who knows what she wants. The single is the first offering from an exciting debut album, co-written and produced by UK-based production duo Jud Mahoney and Natalie DeLucia, who…

‘Rome’ is the latest single from London-based emerging artist, Dan Crossley

21 year-old singer songwriter Dan Crossley blazed into the scene last year a debut EP and two critically-acclaimed single releases ‘Feel’ and ‘Nothing But Love’ – racking up over 300K Spotify streams in the process. A serious and notable introduction that quickly garnered both tastemaker and industry press, the emerging, London-based artist comes through with his first new material since the EP…

Electro-pop production with interesting lyrics, ‘Rundown Hotel’ is the new EP by South African dream-pop collective, meh

Brothers David and Matthias grew up on a farm in South Africa listening to their dad’s old vinyls of Steely Dan and Joe Sample. David could sing back any Steely Dan guitar solo whilst Matthias jammed it out on the keys. From fooling around with sounds on tape recorders, they moved on to music production.

Enter Naomi, a street-wise Capetonian with a classical background and an experimental…

At just 21 years of age, British singer, songwriter and musician Althea already has two well received and acclaimed EPs to her name – 2016’s See My Vision and Cold Thoughts from earlier this year – which have seen the East London native garner strong support from Wonderland Magazine, The 405, Rinse FM, Okayplayer, Guestlist Magazine and the MOBO Awards, among others.

As she gears up for her…

‘If Only’ is the new sultry R&B single by Indian-American Soul Singer, Raveena

With romantic vocals and empowering lyrics, 23 year-old Raveena is moving on from toxic relationships in her new single, “If Only” via The Fader.

Photo by Everett Orr

“If Only” is the sultry R&B follow up single to her mid-tempo music video, “Sweet Time”that originally premiered on i-D Magazine last month. Raveena’s freshman catalogue explores her deep passion for women of color joining together…

On the 17th November 2017 our writer Josie Schiller and her pals got to go to see the lovely Leena Ojala perform live at White Noise, a brand new music venue, bar and kitchen in the heart of Old Street.

Photo by Splento

To celebrate the launch of the exciting new venue White Noiseteamed up with Leena, an up and coming indie-electronica singer-songwriter who performed tracks from her beautiful…

One woman’s junk and garbage is another woman’s treasure: Meet Visual Artist, Patrizia Casagranda

Patrizia regularly works in the poor regions of North India. When ask about her experience visiting these regions she explains ‘I have the privilege of getting to know some very remarkable and special women there. Every morning we shared a cup of tea and many words. The tribal women were proud beautiful women who with great skills collected goods that was discarded as garbage.’

Junk and garbage…

Celebrating curves: US Producer Ian Ewing presents ‘RiRi Thick’ ft. SunBLVD

For most cultures, it’s a compliment to celebrate a woman’s curves, and with all the craze surrounding Rihanna at the moment, producer Ian Ewing praises the Barbados goddess with a positive soulful piece titled “RiRi Thick.” Starting off with a slow build, SunBLVD’svocals showcases a smoky yet enticing compliment over an addictive drum beat. With lyrics that bring a clever soulful r&b flow, RiRi…

It’s all about strong denim washes, distressed detailing and bold block colour with SectionClo’s A/W 2017 collection.

Inventive design emerges through rips and splash detailing in the acclaimed denim range. Loungewear heads in a contemporary direction with a nod towards progressive streetwear, incorporating half-zips, high collars and fitted fabrics.

Since 2014 Sectionhas established its self…

R&B, Pop and feel good Afrobeat vibes: UK artist Valentine releases ‘Move Right’ ft. Lerome

Summer may officially be over, but the heat from Valentine’s new release ‘Move Right’ is extending the good times!

The young singer links up with Lerome for ‘Move Right’, a radio-ready dance floor hit that combines R&B, pop and feel good Afrobeat vibes too.

With lyrics designed to seduce and a beat supported by a driving bass and upbeat synths, the song works just as well on the dance floor as…

Tipped as one of the brightest hopes for 2018: UK singer-songwriter Rothwell presents new single ‘Freedom’

“Heartstopping vocals” – Mixmag “On our radar as a one-to-watch” – 1883 magazine

The likes of Justin Bieber, Annie Mac and Mista Jam have already picked up on gifted and dynamic singer-songwriter Rothwell, now the rest of the world can catch up as she releases the anthemic single ‘Freedom’ on 8th December.

Already familiar as guest vocalist on the Metrik track ‘We Got It’, which she wrote,…

Andrew Korkise, aka Anndyk is a 24 years old producer and from Sydney, Australia. He has been in the music industry for a year now, but he has been producing music for around 5-6 years.

When asked about how did he get started in music, Anndyk explains ‘at a very young age, my father bought me a keyboard. I started teaching myself how to play it and after so many years of practice, it all comes…

‘Happy’ is the latest release by NYC based singer-songwriter, Maxine Ashley

Born and raised in The Bronx to Salsero parents, The NYC based singer-songwriter ‘Maxine Ashley’ has outdone a distinct narrative on her brand new song ‘Happy.’

The songstress has been working steadily on her music in the studios of NY, LA and London where she has developed a cosmopolitan mix of Hip hop, R&B with rock under tones and soul that is undoubtedly from New York but ready for the world.