JAKWOB FEAT JETTA - ELECTRIFY (IN STUDIO)

Jakwob performs an in studio performances of his Jetta featuring track 'Electrify.'

RITA ORA FEAT TINIE TEMPAH - R.I.P.

Rita Ora follows up 'Party & Bullshit' with the Chase & Staus produced, Drake written and Tinie Tempah featuring 'R.I.P.' The song samples Chase & Status and Nneka's 'Heartbeat.'

GORILLAZ FEAT JAMES MURPHY & ANDRE 3000 - DO YA THING (VIDEO)

Here are the visuals to accompany Gorillaz 'Do Ya Thing' featuring Andre 3000 and James Murphy.

DONAEO - N*GGAS IN PARIS (KANYE & JAY-Z COVER)

Donaeo covers the Kanye West & Jay-Z hit 'N*ggas In Paris' using nothing but his voice!

KATY B - WITCHES BREW (DIPLO REMIX)

Diplo uploaded his remix of Katy B's 'Witches Brew' yesterday evening and here it is for you.

MARK RONSON - BEAT 2012

Mark Ronson has come together with Coke to create a track inspired by and featuring sounds of Athletes who will be competing in the 2012 Olympics. This sounds like a pretty novel idea to me, I wonder what the final track will be like.

SKI BEATZ - BLU TOPS

Ski Beatz has decided to bless us with this free EP 'Blu Tops.' The EP features the likes of Cam'Ron and Vado. You can download it from here or listen below.

PLAN B - ILL MANORS

Plan B is officially baaaaaccckkkk! Zane Lowe had the first play of his new single 'iLL Manors' taken from the soundtrack of the film of the same name also directed by Plan B. Taking you back to the days of 'Who Needs Action When You've Got Words.'

REBECCA FERGUSON - TAKE CARE (COVER)

On her recent UK Tour former X-Factor contestant Rebecca Ferguson covers Gil-Scott Heron/Drake and Rihanna's 'Take Care.'

ALVIN RISK FEAT SIRAH - SURVIVAL

Here is some brand new Alvin Risk for you guys. The track is titled 'Survival' and features Sirah.

RWD MAG - MARCH 2012

Plan B (Ben Drew) is on the cover of this month's RWD Magazine which you can read online below. He talks to RWD about his upcoming film 'iLL Manors.'

ARCTIC MONKEYS - R U MINE? (VIDEO)

We'll this one certainly came out of the blue! Arctic Monkeys return with a brand new track and video. The song is titled 'R U Mine?' and see's the band driving around California.

YASMIN - VIBES MINI MIX

Yasmin provides us with the Mini Mix that she whipped up for Emerald St.

Tracklist:

Beyonce - Countdown (Jack Beats Remix)
Stooshe - Betty Woz Gone (Zed Bias Remix)
Donaeo - Move To The Gyal Dem (Mensah Remix)
Anton Romero - Games (2-Step Remix)
Jacques Greene - The Look (Koreless Remix)
Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (Maribou State Bootleg)
Maverick Sabre - No One (Roska Remix)
Redlight - Get Outta My Head
Mike Delinquent - Evacuate
Major Lazer - Original Don
Swindle ft Nadia & Footsie - Igniton

MADEON - ICARUS

Madeon became a Youtube sensation when he released his 'Pop Culture Mashup' last year and he has finally blessed us with his debut single 'Icarus' available to buy on Beatport right now.

SUNDAY CLASSICS - ELLA FITZGERALD

This weeks Sunday Classic come courtesy of Ella Fitzgerald with her haunting rendition of 'Cry Me A River.'

MARINA & THE DIAMONDS - HOMEWRECKER

Here is the new single from Marina & The Diamonds titled 'Homewrecker.'

SKRILLEX - POP DANCE (CHALLENGER)

Here is some new Skrillex for you guys. The track is titled 'Pop Dance' but the origins of the track are unknown, it is thought it may appear on his upcoming 'Voltage' EP.

HODGY BEATS - UNTITLED EP

Hodgy Beats has decided to drop a free 9 track EP which features production from the likes of Alchemist and Flying Lotus. You can download it from here.

TEYANA TAYLOR FEAT FABOLOUS & JADAKISS - DUI

Here is the second single of Teyana Taylor's upcoming album. The track is titled 'DUI' and features rappers Fabolous and Jadakiss.

LABRINTH - LAST TIME (VIDEO)

Here is the video for Labrinth's latest single 'Last Time.' Lab seems to be getting bigger and more extravagant with every video! You can also listen to my remix of the track below.

INTRODUCTION ALBY DANIELS

I've got to thank The Guardian's 'New Band Of The Day' for this recommendation. Alby Daniels is a singer/producer out of London/Brighton who The Guardian compare to the likes of Flying Lotus and D'Angelo (some pretty good company to be in!) With his eclectic production and crooning vocals you can see where these comparisons may come from.


The Guardian describe his debut EP 'This Dawn' as a "collection of stories about angst-filled days and blurry nights. It was released earlier this week on Black Acre Records.


Below you can listen to his tracks 'This Dawn' and 'Her About Something.'

THE DREAM FEAT CASHA - KILL THE LIGHTS

The Dream drop's his latest track 'Kill The Lights' named after his upcoming tour. The track features  singer Casha.

RITA ORA - PARTY & BULLSHIT

After months of waiting here is Rita Ora's debut single 'Party & Bullshit' set to appear on her debut album due this summer.

DIGGY FEAT JADAKISS - 88

Diggy links up with Jadakiss for '88' taken off his upcoming debut album.

BENGA - I WILL NEVER CHANGE

Zane Lowe's 'Hottest Record In The World' from yesterday is Benga's new track 'I Will Never Change' taken from his upcoming second album 'Chapter 2.'

NICKI MINAJ FEAT LIL WAYNE - ROMAN RELOADED

Here is the title track off Nicki's upcoming album. The track is titled 'Roman Reloaded' and features Lil Wayne.

MAESTRO KNOWS - FRONES

Maestro is back with another video detailing the release and design of his first ever show in conjunction with Vans. I don't think there are any more inspiring videos than these released by Maestro!


Maestro Knows - Special Edition (Frones) from Maestro Knows on Vimeo.

LIONESS - BOMB

Here are the visuals for Lioness' track 'Bomb' taken off her 'Roarness' mixtape.

ESTELLE FEAT JANELLE MONAE - DO MY THING

Here is the latest leak off Estelle upcoming third studio album. The track is titled 'Do My Thing' and features Janelle Monae.

AMPLIFY DOT - RUCKUS (VIDEO)

Here are the new visuals and track from Amplify Dot titled 'Ruckus.' The video was apparently shot by 13 year old Jamal Woon.

 

ESTELLE FEAT BUSTA RHYMES & FRENCH MONTANA - THANK YOU (REMIX)

Busta Rhymes and French Montana come through for the remix of Estelle's latest single 'Thank You.'

MASTER SHORTIE - ENGLISH MAN IN NY EPISODE 1

Master Shortie drops the first episode of his 'English Man In NY' which features A$AP Rocky. The series is building up to the release of his new mixtape 'Studying Abroad' dropping on the 1st March.

GORILLAZ FEAT JAMES MURPHY & ANDRE 3000 - DO YA THING

Gorillaz came together with James Murphy & Andre 3000 for Converse to create the track 'Do Ya Thing.'

JAMES BLAKE - I NEVER LEARNT TO SHARE (M-PHAZES REMIX)

M-Phazes dropped his remix of James Blake's 'I Never Learnt To Share' on Soundcloud earlier today. I've never heard of M-Phazes before but drums on this remix are well and truly banging, best track I've heard in a while, remix or otherwise.

CYPRESS HILL & RUSKO - ROLL IT, LIGHT IT (VIDEO)

There is news that Cypres Hill & Rusko plan to release a collaborative EP. Here is the first track and visuals to be released from the project titled  'Roll It, Light It.'

WILEY - EVOLVE OR BE EXTINCT

Here is the visuals for Wiley's album title track 'Evolve Or Be Extinct.' As usual he provides us with a very creative concept.

XV - XTOTHEVLOG EPISODE 5

XV hits up Madison, WI in episode five of his 'XTOTHEVLOG' video blog series documenting his 'Midwest State Of Mind' tour.

WIZ KHALIFA - MOROCCO

Wiz Khalifa drops a new track titled 'Morocco.' Really liking the production on this handled by Sledgen.

J. COLE - GREW UP FAST

J. Cole decided to release 'Grew Up Fast' as a free download to celebrate reaching 2 million fans on Twitter.

NO LAY - LINK UP TV FREESTYLE

No Lay dropped into Link Up TV to spit a quick freestyle, she's definitely got lyrics.

INTRODUCING MIAMI HORROR

It's been a while since the last 'Introducing' post so I thought it was about time for a new one. In this edition I will be looking the Melbourne based indietronica band Miami Horror. The band is made up essential of just producer Benjamin Plant, however the live band is made of Platt and three others.

Platt released the band's first EP back in 2008, titled the 'Bravado' EP. Off the back of that five-track EP Miami Horror were signed to EMI music with whom they released their debut album 'Illumination' in 2010.

Below you can listen to the bands tracks 'Holidays' and 'Moon Theory.'

NINA NESBITT - 96 F*CKERIES (JME COVER)

Scottish singer Nina Nesbitt decides to release an unexpected cover of JME's '96 F*ckeries' whilst also doing a short Q&A for fans. Skip to 2.40 to hear the cover.

SANTIGOLD - DISPARATE YOUTH

Here is the first single of off Santigold's second album. The track is titled 'Disparate Youth.'

ODD FUTURE - RELLA (VIDEO)

Here is the first video and track to be released from the Odd Future album due out in March. The track is titled 'Rella' and feature Hodgy Beats, Domo Genesis and Tyler, The Creator.

LABRINTH - LAST TIME (EL. TRAIN NDOTH REMIX)

Here is my remixes of Labrinth's next single 'Last Time.' Hope you guys like it.

SMILER FEAT LANA DEL REY - SPENDER

Smiler brings in Lana Del Rey for his new track 'Spender' which uses the famous Shirley Bassey chorus.

YASMIN - TAKES 1 2 KNOW 1

Always nice to hear some new Yasmin. The track is titled 'Takes 1 2 Know 1' and features production from the one and only Diplo.

CHIDDY BANG - GRAB A PLATE

New track taken off Chiddy Bang's upcoming second album 'Breakfast.' The track is titled 'Grab A Plate.'

ROBIN THICKE - EXHALE (WHITNEY HOUSTON COVER)

Robin Thicke covers the Whitney Houston classic 'Exhale' taken from the 'Waiting To Exhale' soundtrack.

SUNDAY CLASSICS - I SAW HER STANDING THERE

I've been listening to my Beatles Anthology recently and 'I Saw Her Standing There' seems to have been on repeat for me, so I thought I'd share it with you.

RUSKO - SOMEBODY TO LOVE (SKREAM REMIX)

Skream has decided to give away his remix of Rusko's 'Somebody To Love' for free, you can cop it from here or listen to it below.

SKRILLEX - BANGARANG (VIDEO)

Skrillex unleashes the visuals to his EP track 'Bangarang.'

COLIN MONROE FEAT PUSHA T - THE FLIGHT OF MY LIFE

Here is a new track from singer Colin Munroe featuring Pusha T. The track is titled 'The Flight Of My Life.' Colin was featured on Kendrick Lamar's debut album 'Section.80.'

DALEY FEAT MARSHA AMBROSIUS - ALONE TOGETHER (VIDEO)

Here is the video to Daley's mixtape track 'Alone Together' featuring Marsha Ambrosius. I don't know if there is a better UK male vocalist out there, Daley is definitely suited for the American market.

JESSIE J - WE FOUND LOVE (COVER)

Jessie J covers Rihanna's 'We Found Love' for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.

STALLEY - MIND MADE UP

I'm not a massive Stalley fan but saw that this track was produced by Chad Hugo and had to check it out. The track is titled 'Mind Made Up' and is pretty decent.

YUNA - LIVE YOUR LIFE (VIDEO)

Here's the video for Yuna's Pharrell produced cut 'Live Your Life.'

CHILDISH GAMBINO - HEARTBEAT (JUSTIN FAUST REMIX)

I posted the video for Gambino's new track 'Heartbeat' the other day and hear is the Justin Faust remix which is even better than the original think.

CHIDDY BANG FEAT CHIP THA RIPPER - EXTRA WELL

New track from Chiddy Bang featuring Chip Tha Ripper titled 'Extra Well.' Nice production from Xaphoon as usual.

MZ BRATT - FALLING DOWN

New single from Mz Bratt feature on Mistajam's show last night titled 'Falling Down.'

LUCY ROSE - RED FACE

Heard this new track from Lucy Rose earlier today on Radio 1. The track is titled 'Red Face.'

PETE ROCK & SMIF-N-WESSUN FEAT MEMPHIS BLEEK - TOP OF THE WORLD

Legendary Hip-Hop producer Pete Rock links up with Smif-N-Wessun and Memphis Bleek for 'Top Of The World.'

NERO - SYNDICATE THEME

Here is Nero's version of the 'Syndicate' theme for the video game of the same name. I posted the Skrillex version a while back and it seems EA are getting in all the a-listers of electronic music for the soundtrack.

ED SHEERAN - EMPIRE STATE OF MIND (COVER)

Here is Ed Sheeran's cover of Jay-Z & Alicia Key's 'Empire State Of Mind' taken from yesterdays Radio 1 Live Lounge.

SKREAM - ONE TAKE

New track from Skream taken from his Soundcloud. This ones titled 'One Take.'

LUKE CHRISTOPHER - PRETEND WE'RE IN LOVE (VIDEO)

New track and visuals from Luke Christopher titled 'Pretend We're In Love.'

BUSTA RHYMES FEAT MISSY ELLIOTT, LIL WAYNE & CHRIS BROWN - WHY STOP NOW

Here's the remix to Busta Rhymes 'Why Stop Now' featuring Missy Elliott, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown.  

ELLE VARNER & KARINA PASIAN - LUV ME TOMORROW

Elle Varner is back with a new track titled 'Luv Me Tomorrow' featuring Karina Pasian.

KENDRICK LAMAR - CEREAL & CARTOONS

New music from Kendrick Lamar titled 'Cereal & Cartoons.' I've been waiting for this for a while!

A$AP ROCKY - A DAY IN THE LIFE

Insight into the daily life of A$AP Rocky and his mob.

MAC MILLER & MC MELODEE - GENIUS (VIDEO)

New track and visuals from Mac Miller and MC Melodee produced by Cookin' Soul. The track is titled 'Genius.'

SAM FRANK - LIKE A FOOL & BREAK

Mr Sam Frank posted two new tracks on his Soundcloud earlier today, they are 'Like A Fool' and 'Break.'

NERO - MUST BE THE FEELING (FLUX PAVILION REMIX)

I gave you the video to this track just the other day and here is the Flux Pavilion remix of Nero's 'Must Be The Feeling.'

JESSIE WARE - RUNNING

First played yesterday on Mistajam's show, 'Running' is the second single to be taken off of Jessie Ware's debut album.

LITTLE DRAGON - CRYSTALFILM (VIDEO)

Here is the video for Little Dragon's 'Crystalfilm' taken off their 'Ritual Union' album from last year.

TONY WILLIAMS FEAT KANYE WEST - ANOTHER YOU

'Another You' is taken off Tony Williams 'King Or The Fool' project and features Kanye West.

CHRISTINA MILIAN - MR. VALENTINE

New music from the latest Young Money signee Christina Milian. The track is titled 'Mr Valentine' and see's Mrs Milian back on form.

TWISTA - WHITNEY HOUSTON TRIBUTE

Twista drops his Whitney Houston tribute. I expect this will be the first of many to arrive in the next few days.

MAVERICK SABRE - LIVE LOUNGE

Only just heard this Live Lounge from Maverick Sabre. He sings his own track 'No One' and a mash up of Emeli Sande's 'Heaven' and Lana Del Rey's 'Video Games.' You can listen to his interview and the performance below.

CHILDISH GAMBINO - HEARTBEAT (VIDEO)

Here are the visuals for Childish Gambino's track 'Heartbeat.'

DRAKE FEAT THE WEEKND - CREW LOVE (SHLOMO REMIX)

Shlomo comes through with the remix of Drake and The Weeknd's 'Crew Love.'

2012 GRAMMY AWARD WINNERS

The 2012 Grammy Award ceremony took place last night with the big winners of the evening being Adele and Kanye West receiving 6 and 5 gongs respectively. Adele took home every award she was nominated for, which included; Best Pop Album, Best Pop Solo Performace, Song Of The Year, Record Of The Year and Album Of The Year.


Find out the rest of the winners after the jump.

NICKI MINAJ - ROMAN HOLIDAY (GRAMMY PERFORMANCE)

Well if Nicki Minaj wasn't crazy before, now she's gone completely over the edge! She premiered her new track 'Roman Holiday' at the 2012 Grammy Awards and it featured a live exorcism of her fictional character Roman Zolanski.


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NERO - MUST BE THE FEELING (VIDEO)

Here is the video for one of my favourite tracks of Nero's debut album. The track is titled 'Must Be The Feeling.'

BIG SEAN - TWO CAN WIN

In memory of the great J Dilla, Big Sean released a freestyle over the Dilla produced 'Only One Can Win' for his track 'Two Can Win.'


Sean had this message to go with the release;


"In honor of J. Dilla being one of the most influential producers of all time, I decided to lay a verse to one of my favorite tracks off of J. Dilla’s Donuts. Being from Detroit I feel I have a responsibility to honor his legacy n continue it in my own way. His soul will live forever… RIP J. Dilla"

SUNDAY CLASSICS - WHITNEY HOUSTON

After the news in the early hours of the morning that Whitney Houston had sadly past away, it only felt right to pay tribute to her by making one of her songs this weeks Sunday Classic. RIP Whitney Houston one of the best there was.

STACY BARTHE FEAT JOH LEGEND - NO STRINGS ATTACHED

Surf Club singer Stacy Barthe has linked up with John Legend for her track 'No Strings Attached.'

MELO X - ERYKAH BADU REMIX EP

Here is some unreleased Melo X for your listening pleasure. The EP is a series of Erykah Badu remixes that Melo X never got the chance to release.

SKI BEATZ FEAT MAC MILLER - TIME GOES

Taken off Ski Beatz upcoming '24 Hour Karate School' album. The track titled 'Time Goes' and features Mac Miller.

ESTELLE FEAT CHRIS BROWN & TREY SONGZ - INTERNATIONAL

Here's the latest leak from Estelle's upcoming album. The track is titled 'International' and features Chris Brown & Trey Songz.

TEYANA TAYLOR FEAT HONEY COCAINE - BAD BOY

New track from Teyana Taylor featuring Honey Cocacine. The track is titled 'Bad Boy.'

CHIDDY BANG - BY YOUR SIDE (VIDEO)

New Visuals and music from Chiddy Bang titled 'By Your Side.' The track is allegedly not set to feature on the duos album 'Breakfast.'

DOMO GENESIS FEAT WIZ KHALIFA - GROUND UP

Domo Genesis and Wiz Khalifa hit up the studio to record the track 'Ground Up' with production coming from Cardo.

PHONTE - THE GOOD FIGHT (VIDEO)

New track and visuals from Phonte, production courtesy of 9th Wonder. The track is titled 'The Good Fight.'

INTRODUCING OCEAN CITY DEFENDER

Ocean City Defender (real name K. Preston Merkley) is a multi-instrumentalist/producer out of Ontario who makes lush synth-pop songs. Preston makes music that sounds like it has being played by a whole band and he has a similar style to that of M83.

His debut EP 'Golden Hour' was released last month and you can get it here for whatever price you would like to pay for it. The stand out track for me on the EP is the title track 'The Golden Hour,' everything just seems to fit perfectly from the Bass, to the the dreamy synths to the drums.

You can listen to the EP below and if you like it, don't forget to buy it!