Spotlight: 15 for 2015 ‘Ones To Watch’ – TALA

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With two astonishingly-brilliant EPs already under her belt (The Duchess & Alchemy), 25 year-old TALA seems to be heading in the right direction for success. Having been signed to Aesop (and counting the likes of Sylas, Wayward and SOHN as label-mates), TALA's releases have...

Year in Review: 2016’s best songs

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From Skepta winning the Mercury Prize (deserved, but we still reckon Made In The Manor should've pipped it), to Adele giving a masterclass on how to own the Pyramid Stage all the way to both Beyonce and Solange dropping surprise LPs, 2016's been pretty...

Spotlight: 15 for 2015 ‘Ones To Watch’ – George The Poet

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The backdrop to London's 2012 Olympic Games first allowed us access to George The Poet, with his insightful look into the real inner-state of the capital in My City. More a poem than a song itself, it was My City that not only opened...

Spotlight: 15 for 2015 ‘Ones To Watch’ – Becky Hill

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Throughout the month, we'll be documenting our '15 for 2015' Ones To Watch. First up, it's Becky Hill: Regardless of whether an artist wins (or appears in the live finals), the ability to be able to positively shun the chains of reality TV show appearances...

Spotlight: 15 for 2015 ‘Ones To Watch’ – Lapsley

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Regular Stagedoor FM readers should be well up-to-speed about Lapsley now, the young Liverpudlian musician (real name Holly Lapsley Fletcher), whose dent on the scene has been pretty extraordinary over the past twelve months. Whilst not her debut release, her most prolific cut Station sent...

Spotlight: 15 for 2015 ‘Ones To Watch’ – LuvBug

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Back in early-summer, a new track (Resonance) by an unheard of house collective emerged on the scene in a bizarre way - lots of fanfare, yet little in the way of content to be heard (bar the aforementioned song). After many spins from...

Spotlight: 15 for 2015 ‘Ones To Watch’ – Dornik

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Throughout the month, we'll be documenting our '15 for 2015' Ones To Watch. This time, it's Dornik: When a new artist lands in your inbox, accompanied by the words "played drums for Jessie Ware", you know you've got to sit up and take note. And...

’16 for 2016: Ones To Watch’ – Leo Kalyan

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Aside from delivering outputs with some of the most desirable cover-art we've seen in a long time, newcomer Leo Kalyan also cuts above the rest when it comes to making sultry electro-soul. In only a short time within the scene, the youngster's talents have seen...

’16 for 2016: Ones To Watch’ – Billie Marten

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You may not have heard of Billie Marten, but if you've been listening to either Radio 1 or 6Music over the past six months, the chances are you've definitely crossed some of her music. 16 year-old Marten has been making blog-level waves over the past...

Spotlight: 15 for 2015 ‘Ones To Watch’ – Years & Years

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Whilst they may had been 'bubbling under' for a while, 2014 became Years & Years' time to shine, and showed just how powerful the internet can be to break and support new artists. Starting the year with the title-track from their Real EP, Years...