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The Beat Hotel announces final Glastonbury foray

Organisers of Glastonbury Festival’s Beat Hotel have announced 2019 as their swansong year, saying farewell to Worthy Farm after years of being synonymous with day-raves that go through to the early hours.

Situated adjacent to the Pyramid Stage, organisers have revealed that 2019 will go “out with a BANG”, hitting the ground running on the Wednesday whilst the rest of the site remains quiet.

Regulars spanning the likes of Seth Troxler, Daniel Avery and Moscoman will help see out 2019, whilst additional names for this year include the likes of Jon Hopkins, HAAi, Bicep and DJ Seinfeld.

Check the full Beat Hotel line-up below; Glastonbury Festival returns on 26th June, running until 30th June.

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Listen: GoldLink shares ‘U Say’ (ft Tyler, The Creator and Jay Prince)

GoldLink has shared his new single, ‘U Say’.

Featuring Tyler, The Creator and London rapper Jay Prince, the song leads the charge for GoldLink’s forthcoming album ‘Diaspora’, which lands next week. The track also comes ahead of his forthcoming joint tour with Tyler, alongside Jaden Smith and Blood Orange.

Hear the funky ‘U Say’ below:

Hear CamelPhat and Jake Bugg connect for ‘Be Someone’

Camelphat have unveiled their latest single ‘Be Someone’.

Featuring Jake Bugg, the Liverpool-raised dance duo’s new belter received its premiere as Annie Mac’s recent ‘Hottest Record’ on BBC Radio 1, and comes ahead of their upcoming headline show on Glastonbury’s Sonic Stage (Silver Hayes) later this month.

Listen below:

Listen: Sampa The Great returns with new song ‘Final Form’

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Sampa The Great has announced her new single, ‘Final Form’.

Premiered as Zane Lowe’s latest World Record on Apple’s Beats 1, ‘Final Form’ hears the MC embrace her struggle as an artist – “It’s easy to get caught up in the constant chatter around you about how ‘you are not there yet’ how you ‘might not make it'” says Sampa, adding “Final Form is about expanding yourself and calling out any negativity towards that growth process. As an artist I now recognise my in-between stage; sometimes it drops and sometimes it rises, but I love that I get to level up each second. I might even final form tomorrow.”

The ‘Final Form’ official video, also released today, sees Sampa travel back to Zambia to explore the traditions and communities of her roots. Bridging the gap between the traditional worlds of Nyau dancers and modern Zambian youth culture, it was filmed in the run-up to her first ever shows on African soil, including her recent homecoming show in Zambia.

Having previously performed worldwide supporting the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Thundercat, Joey Bada$$, Hiatus Kaiyote, Noname, Ibeyi and Little Simz, 2019 will see Sampa make her debut at Glastonbury later this month, alongside play shows at Love Supreme Jazz Festival and with Sons Of Kemet at Somerset House’s Summer Sessions.

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Glastonbury’s Williams Green reveals 2019 lineup

With just three weeks to go until Glastonbury Festival opens its gates, organisers have now shared the detailed line-up for Williams Green, one of the north-westerly regions adjacent to the Pyramid field.

Nestled a short stroll away from Pedestrian Gate C, Williams Green has evolved into one of Worthy Farm’s many beloved sites, and has previously seen surprise appearances from the likes of Santigold, The 1975, Florence and the Machine, Two Door Cinema Club and more. 2019’s edition, which opens in full on the Thursday (27th June), will see ten different bands play daily, whilst at night, the Green turns into a parade of fun with Club De Fromage returning for another year on the Friday night (seeing through to 3am). Saturday and Sunday will see the main Williams Green tent play host to Deptford Northern Soul Club and Buttoned Down Disco.

Check the full day-split below; you can also see the entire Glastonbury 2019 line-up, here.

Listen: Jai Paul returns with new songs ‘Do You Love Her Now’ & ‘He’

Jai Paul has returned with two surprise tracks following a seven-year hiatus.

Sharing ‘Do You Love Her Now’ and ‘He’ at midnight, the double B-side singles mark the producer’s first official releases since 2012’s ‘jasmine (demo)’ – both songs were written, recorded, produced and mixed by Paul.

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Hear Skepta’s new album ‘Ignorance Is Bliss’

Ending weeks of fevered anticipation since its announcement last month, Skepta’s long-awaited fifth studio album, ‘Ignorance Is Bliss’, has arrived.

Preceded by two brilliant singles and their accompanying videos (‘Bullet From A Gun’ and ‘Greaze Mode’), ‘Ignorance Is Bliss’ sees the Tottenham-born MC once again push boundaries for grime as an overarching genre – from a majority of self-production all the way through to a solid guestlist of features (J HUS, Cheb Rabi & B Live, Lancey Foux, Lay Z & Wizkid and BBK), Skepta’s new one marks the ‘Konnichiwa’ follow-up that will no-doubt satisfy fans both new and old.

Listen below in full:

Hear Mark Ronson and Camila Cabello connect on ‘Find U Again’

Mark Ronson has teamed up with Camila Cabello for his new song, ‘Find U Again’.

Lifted off the producer’s anticipated new album ‘Late Night Feelings’, out next month, the vibey track follows a string of successful collaborations from the new project, including the Lykke Li-featuring title-track.

Alongside the song, Ronson has also confirmed two big UK replications of his ‘Club Heartbreak’ night – taking to London’s Scala before heading over to Glastonbury for a 5-hour set at the site’s Stonebridge Bar.

Listen to ‘Find U Again’ below:

Watch Skepta’s new video for ‘Greaze Mode’

Skepta has shared his new video for ‘Greaze Mode’.

Coming ahead of tomorrow’s release of his new album ‘Ignorance Is Bliss‘, the follow-up to 2016’s ‘Konnichiwa’, the ‘Greaze Mode’ visual follows Skepta’s recent clip for ‘Bullet From A Gun‘, which he dropped over the weekend.

Watch the new video below:

Stormzy announces free live-streamed gig

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Stormzy has teamed up with EE for a free live-streamed gig ahead of his headline slot at next month’s Glastonbury Festival.

Presented by Radio 1’s Clara Amfo, the event, filmed live at a secret London venue, comes in celebration of the mobile provider’s forthcoming launch of their 5G service. The entire gig will be streamed via 5G too.

Watch it all unfold as it happens below: