LIANNE LA HAVAS - FORGET (VIDEO)

New single and visuals for BBC Introducing act Lianne La Havas. The song is titled 'Forget.' I posted up a Two Inch Punch remix of this track the other day which you can listen to here.

AZEALIA BANKS - NEEDSUMLUV (SXLND)

BBC Sound Of 2012 nominee Azealia Banks decided to let go this new track 'NEEDSUMLUV' earlier on Soundcloud.

FORGET - LIANNE LE HAVAS (TIP NEW JACK THING REWORK)

Two Inch Punch is back with his rework of BBC Sound Of 2012's Lianne Le Havas 'Forget.' With every track of his I hear, I fall more in love with his production!

MUSIC TIPS FOR 2012

I am going to run down my top 10 tips for 2012. The one rule to be eligible for this list is that the artists featured cannot have released an album before the 1st January 2012.

10) Nina Nesbitt
Having toured with Example and Ed Sheeran at the back end of last year, 2012 could be a breakout year for the Edinburgh born singer/songwriter. She released her debut EP 'Live Takes' in December and this is just a short snippet of whats to come.



9) Sam Frank
Frequent Skream collaborator and excellent songwriter Sam Frank is looking to go it alone in 2012. His debut single 'Simple Life' was released on the 1st January and I one for one am looking forward to many more Talkbox tracks in 2012.



See the rest of the list after the jump.

BBC SOUND OF 2012 - AND THE WINNER IS......

Michael Kiwanuka who I previewed as an artist here. It should be a big year for the singer as previous winners (Adele, Ellie Goulding, Jessie J) have shown.

The top 5 on the list are shown below.

Artists that I profiled featured on the 2012 long list include;

• Frank Ocean
• Azealia Banks
• Skrillex
• Ren Harvieu
• Flux Pavilion
• A$AP Rocky
• Dot Rotten
• Dry The River
• And Friends

To read about the other artists that I didn't get a chance to profile, you can view the Sound Of 2012 website here.

DOT ROTTEN - ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED

One of the BBC's Sound Of 2012 (still need to finish that feature) comes through with a new track titled 'Are You Not Entertained?'

BBC SOUND OF 2012 - FRIENDS

'Friends' are the band profiled in this installment of the 'BBC Sound Of 2012' series. You can read about them below as well as listening to their tracks.

BBC SOUND OF 2012 - DRY THE RIVER

Another installment of the 'BBC Sound Of' poll. Introducing Dry The River. You can also listen to their tracks 'No Rest' and 'Bible Belt' below.

BBC SOUND OF 2012 - MICHAEL KIWANUKA

Here is the latest installment of the BBC 'Sound Of 2012' series. This part features soul singer Michael Kiwanuka. You can also listen to his songs 'Tell Me A Tale' and 'Home Again.'

BBC SOUND OF 2012 - SKRILLEX

Here is the latest installment of the 'BBC Sound Of 2012' feature. Skrillex is profiled in this one and you can also liste to his tracks 'Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites' and 'First Of The Year.'

BBC SOUND OF 2012 - DOT ROTTEN

Here is the latest installment of the BBC 'Sound Of' series. This installment see's me profiling South London rapper Dot Rotten. You can also listen to his track's 'Keep It On The Low' and 'Normal Human Being' below.`

BBC SOUND OF 2012 - AZEALIA BANKS

Here is the latest installment in the BBC 'Sound Of' poll' featuring rapper Azealia Banks. You can also listen to her cover of Interpool's 'No Hands' and her original '212' below.

BBC SOUND OF 2012 - ASAP ROCKY

Here's part four of the 'BBC Sound Of 2012' poll. This editition features A$AP Rocky who I'm sure you are all familiar with on this blog. Below you can also listen to his track's 'Peso' and 'Palace.'

BBC SOUND OF 2012 - FLUX PAVILION

Part three of the BBC Sound of 2012 series. In this part we take a look at Dubstep producer Flux Pavilion. You can also listen to his tracks 'I Can't Stop' and 'Superbad.'

BBC SOUND OF 2012 - FRANK OCEAN

Here's part two of my 'BBC Sound of' series. Although the majority of you are probably very familiar with Frank Ocean, for those that are not, here is a short insight into the singer/songwriter. You can also listen to his songs 'Thinking About You' and 'Swim Good' below.

BBC SOUND OF 2012 - REN HARVIEU

Here is Part 1 of my 'BBC sound of 2012' feature where I will be introducing you to all the acts featured on this years 'Sound Of' poll. The first installment features singer Ren Harvieu. You can also listen to her tracks 'Through The Night' and 'Forever Blue' below.

BBC SOUND OF 2012 LONG LIST

The BBC yesterday announced their long list for their 'Sound Of 2012' poll. The list includes

• A$AP Rocky
• Azealia Banks
• Dot Rotten
• Dry The River
• Flux Pavilion
• Frank Ocean
• Friends
• Jamie N Commons
• Lianne La Havas
• Michael Kiwanuka
• Niki & The Dove
• Ren Harvieu
• Skrillex
• Spector
• Stooshe

It is a very diverse list this year and readers of this blog should already be very familiar with A$AP Rocky, Azealia Banks, Flux Pavillion, Dot Rotten and Skrillex. I am going to do a profile on each artist leading up to Christmas, so stay tuned for those. 

The Top 5 and Winner will be decided in January of next year.