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Hear Lauren Faith’s groovy ‘Just A Little’, produced by Kaytranada

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After hooking up with Kaytranada back in 2015 to work on Craig David’s contribution to ‘99.9%’, newcomer Lauren Faith has taken the solo world into her own accord, reuniting with Kay once again for the bouncy ‘Just A Little’.

“I first met Kaytranada about 4/5 years ago and had always been a fan of his work before” Faith tells Complex, who premiered the track… “I first worked with him back in 2015 where I co-wrote ‘Got It Good’ and ‘Sink Or Swim’… both performed by Craig David and produced by Kay… after that, we stayed in touch. I went to a few of his shows around the world whilst I was recording in the same city which was a touch, his shows are always so much fun. K sent me this folder of beats (all of them were fire) and I picked the ones where my melodies and ideas couldn’t stop flowing. The beat for ‘Just A Little’ stood out to me and I had so much fun writing to it.”

Listen to the fresh joint below; so far, we’re really looking forward to what’s yet to come.

Newcomers ag. share their sultry debut ‘Warped Minds’

Leeds-based newcomers ag. have released their debut single ‘Warped Minds’.

Steeped with whispy, haunting vocals, reminiscent of the likes of early-Maribou State and Bonobo, the track has already received strong report from BBC Introducing, and it’s no surprise as-to-why… as debuts go, this one more than hits the mark and wonderfully blurs the lines between post-3am dancefloor groovers and ambient futuretronica.

Grab a listen to ‘Warped Minds’ below, and as always let us know your thoughts:

N.E.R.D. self-confirm surprise Reading & Leeds Festival appearance

After a chance listing appeared on their official website yesterday, organisers of this year’s Reading and Leeds Festivals have confirmed N.E.R.D. will take to the stage for a surprise performance later this month.

Confirmed to hit Reading on 25th August and Leeds one day later, the Pharrell-fronted group, who recently returned with ‘No_One Ever Really Dies’, will play in-between mainstage sets from Dua Lipa and Panic! At The Disco.

A limited number of tickets for Reading and Leeds are still on-sale, and will feature appearances from the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Wolf Alice, Slaves, Kings of Leon, Fall Out Boy and more. Hit the link below to go straight to Ticketmaster:

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Hear Elley Duhé’s magnetic ‘Dragon Mentality’ EP

Rising singer songwriter Elley Duhé has released her debut EP ‘Dragon Mentality’ following her recent appearance on Zedd’s ‘Happy Now’.

Featuring production by Joe Janiak (Ellie Goulding, Tove Lo, Britney Spears), Haze Banga (Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Selena Gomez), and Grammy-awarding winning producers Rahki (Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, 50 Cent) and Jordan Ware (Justin Bieber, Diplo, Skrillex), the 6-tracker is a perfectly-accomplished debut – uplifting and powerful against guitar-led electronic-erred melodies.

Listen to the full project below and as always hit us up to let us know your thoughts:

Hear Little Simz jump on the remix of alt-J’s ‘3WW’

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alt-J have shared the latest taster from their upcoming remix album ‘Reduxer’, welcoming Little Simz and OTG onto the rework of last year’s ‘3WW’.

The edit, released today, marks the third remix from ‘Reduxer’, which has already seem appearances from Pusha T & Twin Shadow and Danny Brown with The Alchemist.

“We are very excited to share this reinterpretation of ‘3WW’ with you” said alt-J – “Little Simz is a huge talent from our adopted home of London, and what she and OTG have done blows our minds. Let us know what you think…”

Listen below; ‘Reduxer’ drops on 28th September:

Listen: Maribou State share new song ‘Nervous Tics’

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Maribou State have reunited with long-term collaborator Holly Walker for their vibey new cut, ‘Nervous Tics’. Lifted off the Hertfordshire-based duo’s upcoming album ‘Kingdoms In Colour’, due out next month, the track seems a gorgeous continuation of 2013’s ‘Tongue’, which saw both Maribou State and Walker team up for the first time (prior to Holly lending her vocals to various cuts on 2015’s ‘Portraits’).

With ‘Nervous Tics’ remixes forthcoming from Maceo Plex and DJ Tennis, the single follows on from their recent collaboration with Khruangbin on ‘Feel Good‘ – currently receiving plenty of love on the 6 Music A-List.

Listen to ‘Nervous Tics’ below; ‘Kingdoms In Colour’ lands on 7th September:

Watch behind-the-scenes footage of Beyonce’s Vogue covershoot

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Vogue Magazine have shared a behind-the-scenes look at the formation of Beyonce’s iconic September cover shoot, one week on from the release of the latest issue.

Featuring an appearance from Blue Ivy, the 3-minute visual contains footage of the shoot with Bey posing in a secret garden in a variety of outfits.

Watch below:

Watch Ariana Grande and James Corden channel Titanic in new Late Late Show skit

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Ahead of her upcoming stint on the programme’s Carpool Karaoke (expected tomorrow), Ariana Grande dropped by James Corden’s Late Late Show to perform the entire story of Titanic with a medley of some of the biggest tracks of the past two decades.

Concluding (obviously) with Celine Dion’s ‘My Heart Will Go On’, Grande and Corden also performed cuts spanning Nelly’s ‘Ride Wit Me’ and Vanilla Ice’s ‘Ice Ice Baby’, among others. There’s no dialogue between the two, just songs they both feel replicate the various scenes of the movie.

Watch below:

Marshmello and Bastille announce new collaboration ‘Happier’

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Elusive producer Marshmello has announced ‘Happier’, his new collaboration with Bastille.

Set to land this coming Friday, 17th August, the track follows the open dialogue between the producer and Bastille’s Dan Smith back in March, where they discussed they were “playing phone tag”.

Grab a listen to the preview below:

HAPPIER ft. @bastilledan this Friday 😄 pre-save link in bio.

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Watch Wiz Khalifa and Swae Lee’s new video for ‘Hopeless Romantic’

Currently on the road for their joint ‘Dazed & Blazed’ tour, Wiz Khalifa and Rae Sremmurd’s Swae Lee have shared the video for ‘Hopeless Romantic’, one of the standouts from Khalifa’s recent ‘Rolling Papers 2’ project.

Watch below: