With just a fortnight to go until the release of his anticipated new album, Plan B has shared a further cut from ‘Heaven Before All Hell Breaks Loose’ with ‘Stranger’.
The album has already received numerous outtakes (available to stream here); ‘Stranger’ capitalises on the theme of power-led UK R&B. Grab a listen below:
**UPDATE – now with the track’s official video**:
After dropping his ‘Love Lies’ collab with Normani, alongside hooking up with Billie Eilish on last week’s ‘Lovely’, Khalid has shared another stunning example of his vocal excellence with ‘OTW’.
Featuring 6LACK and Ty Dolla $ign, ‘OTW’ is as velvet as they come, and hopefully paves the way for what’s to come from the youngster’s anticipated forthcoming sophomore album.
Listen below:
An orchestral tribute to Beyonce’s acclaimed ‘LEMONADE’ is coming to London.
Though further details are sketchy at this stage, what we do know so far is that the show will be brought by the same Re:Imagine team that have previously delved into orchestral interpretations of many other iconic pieces of work. Set at London’s XOYO, Re:Imagine’s live shows have heralded works from the likes of Lauryn Hill (‘Miseducation’), Daft Punk and Kanye & Jay-Z’s ‘Watch The Throne’, to name but a few.
The immersive show has been confirmed to take place on 10th July with ticket on-sale date set for 15th May – sign up for more information here.
Newcomer Kelsey Lu has debuted her new song ‘Shades of Blue’.
Having shared stages with the likes of Solange, Sampha, Blood Orange, Kelela and Moses Sumney (to name but a few), Kelsey’s latest endeavour follows her stunning debut EP ‘Church’, which received huge amounts of underground acclaim.
“I wrote ‘Shades of Blue; when I was squatting in a leather factory in Hoboken, New Jersey,” says the North Caroline-born artist – “I was really depressed at the time, and my life had flip-flopped in many ways—musically, financially, romantically and, really, soulfully. Yet, I was writing a lot more than I had been and this song is a manifestation of that point in my life. For me, it was a glimpse of hopefulness and peace from within that depression, and I can only hope it will bring a similar moment of peace to the listener.”
Listen below (**article now updated with the track’s epic new video**):
Mahalia has followed February’s excellent Little Simz-collab ‘Proud Of Me‘ with her new single ‘No Reply’.
With a slower, more mellow groove, ‘No Reply’ is another fine accomplishment from a young artist who’s likely to be the name on everyone’s lips for years to come.
Grab a listen below:
J. Cole is back, with another surprise album two years on from ‘4 Your Eyez Only’.
Announced less than a week ago, ‘KOD’ takes the form of multiple guises – Kids on Drugs, King Overdosed, and Kill Our Demons, and delivers another solid project which comes minus any major features. Instead here Cole goes mostly on his own, and it’s as praise-worthy as modern-day rap records come.
Stream the record in full below:
Less than an hour after sharing details of his own return to the scene (including a joint project with Kid Cudi), Kanye West has now spilled the beans on new music from both Pusha T and Teyana Taylor.
According to Kanye’s tweets, Teyana’s second album will be released on 22nd June, with Pusha T’s third studio record hitting stores one month prior, on 25th May. Both albums are currently untitled (but you can expect more news on that front to be announced soon, no doubt by Kanye again).
Check the tweets below:
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Pusha T May 25th
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 19, 2018
Teyana Taylor June 22nd
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 19, 2018
Kanye West has been a busy man on Twitter lately. No less than sharing his new book on philosophy in real-time on the platform, he’s also just used his account to announce two brand new albums.
Both set to land in early-June, the first album will be more of an extended-play, with 7 new songs. One week later he will follow the project with a collaboration-collection ‘Kids See Ghost’, his new partnership with Kid Cudi.
Check the announcement below; story developing:
my album is 7 songs
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 19, 2018
June 1st
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 19, 2018
me and Cudi album June 8th
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 19, 2018
it's called Kids See Ghost. That's the name of our group
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 19, 2018
*This story has been amended to reflect new updates – further information below*
Rihanna has shared a further cryptic teaser, leading her fanbase to speculate new music is on its way.
Whilst constantly active across her own social platforms, the last couple of days have seen the singer post two snippets that many believe could be outtakes from a new music video. If true, the music will mark Rihanna’s first piece of solo work since 2016’s acclaimed ‘ANTI’; Rihanna had previously stated that she had started writing for her ninth album not long after ‘ANTI’ was completed.
**UPDATE: Bad news fans, it seems Rihanna hasn’t been teasing new music at all – she has just revealed a new range of SAVAGEXFENTY lingerie. Seems like we’ve got a little while longer to go for ‘R9’!
Naughty Boy has revealed his new single, collaborating with Ray BLK and Wyclef Jean for ‘All or Nothing’.
Announced as Annie Mac’s latest Radio 1 ‘Hottest Record’, the song comes ahead of the Watford-based producer’s forthcoming second studio album ‘Bungee Jumping’, due out in September. Confirmed features on the new project will also include the likes of Dua Lipa, Raye and Emeli Sandé.
Listen to ‘All Or Nothing’ below: