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As we continue to showcase the best music to come from 2014, we've decided to share with you the 14 biggest free downloads of the year. There's been some remarkable edits over the past twelve months, and the best ones are all here, for...

Whilst creating an original masterpiece of music is no easy feat, one of the strongest elements of the industry's art comes when an artist or producer takes their hand at remixing existing pieces of work. Not without their merits, some remixes can even help...

Following our previous release of Andy Jordan's brilliant Alex Clare cover of Too Close, we are proud to bring you the next instalment of our Stagedoor Sessions series, this time featuring The Voice UK 2014 finalist, Christina Marie (alongside support by rising musician Mario...

Words by: Dan Bull Follow @DanBull7609 !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s),p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs'); If you liked a radio-friendly, beat-driven, earworm of a song last year, the chances are Ryan Tedder had a helping-hand in writing it. Not content with OneRepublic’s Counting Stars hitting the top spot for two non-consecutive weeks (either...

As part of our ongoing partnership with YouTube channel Ont'Sofa, we recently invited down up-and-coming singer/songwriter Gareth Esson for the next instalment of our Stagedoor Sessions series of acoustics. Performing a wonderful stripped-back cover of John Legend's iconic Ordinary People, Esson's emotionally-soulful vocals made for...

Whilst many families are looking forward to the upcoming four-day Easter break, this Saturday (19th April) brings an additional aura of excitement for music fans - Record Store Day is almost upon us! Arguably one of the most exciting, and anticipated dates in any...

Fresh from the release of his work with The Afropeans for new album The Other One, released last week, German based record label Peppermint Jam, have put together a remix package that offers an equally fresh and exciting listening experience, and it's here for...

Following her beautiful cover of Whitney Houston's iconic I Wanna Dance With Somebody earlier this week, we're proud to bring you the next instalment of our Stagedoor Sessions series from Tawiah. Filmed in partnership with Ont'Sofa, the Londoner, who's currently working on a brand new...

If you're a fan of US neo-soul singer Eric Benét, have we got a competition prize for you! Following on from May's exclusive stream of his new Afropeans remix album The Other One, we've partnered up with the star to give away five bumper...

2013 really has been a stellar year for music, capped off of course by last week's huge news of Beyonce's surprise fifth studio recording. Here we'll take you on a trip down memory lane with some of the biggest music surprises, announcements, and hits...