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Video: Lido – ‘Dye’

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Lido shows he’s not your ‘run of the mill’ electronic producer with his mesmerising new video for Dye.

Lifted as the third track from his excellent new record Everything, the Dye visual sees the Norwegian talent utilise his real-world instrumental skills (there’s none of that computerised trickery on this one!); seeing a musician go all-out nuts across percussion is a rarity, particularly in today’s more tech-led world, which makes the finished product that bit sweeter.

Catch the full video below:

Faithless announce intimate December 2016 London show

Faithless have announced a one-off London show to cap off their 20th anniversary year.

Following the release of their 2.0 Greatest Hits earlier this summer, next month’s set is expected to an intimate affair at an as-yet-unannounced venue in London. “Stay tuned for details of a very special & intimate London showcase that we will be announcing in the coming days” read the press release, continuing “Tickets will be extremely limited for this one”.

No other details are known at this moment, except that 8th December is the date you need in your diaries.

More as we hear it.

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Audio: Aanysa & Snakehips – ‘Burn Break Crash’

After growing her fanbase through various solid covers on her YouTube channel, US artist Aanysa gears up for her major label debut by hooking up with Snakehips for Burn Break Crash.

Catch it in full below; expect an EP to follow in the New Year:

Video: The Weeknd – ‘Starboy’ (Live at the 2016 MTV EMAs)

Ahead of the upcoming release of his new Starboy LP later this month, The Weeknd hit the stage at 2016 EMAs last night to perform the Daft Punk-produced title-track in full.

Other performances at the Rotterdam show included Martin Garrix, Bruno Mars and Green Day (who ‘dedicated’ American Idiot to Donald Trump).

Catch The Weeknd’s performance below:

Isle of Wight Festival 2017: Arcade Fire confirmed to headline

Arcade Fire have been the first act to be announced for 2017’s Isle of Wight Festival, organisers have confirmed.

Set to headline the annual festival on Saturday 10th June, Arcade Fire’s show will also be a UK festival exclusive, and will likely feature music from their as-yet-untitled fifth studio album, also due out next year.

Isle of Wight will be announcing more acts over the coming months; in the meantime, tickets for next year’s event, which runs from 8-11th June, go onsale at 9am today (7th November) direct from Ticketmaster:

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Watch Solange bring ‘A Seat At The Table’ to SNL

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Solange made her Saturday Night Live debut last night, performing two of the standouts from her excellent new record A Seat At The Table.

Enlisting Sampha for a live showing of Don’t Touch My Hair, the set also included Cranes In The Sky, a track which has spawned many an impressive remix, most-notably a spectacular edit from Kaytranada.

Catch both performances below; A Seat At The Table is out now:

Audio: Bruno Mars – ‘Versace on The Floor’

Bruno Mars has unveiled his mid-tempo Versace On The Floor, ahead of the release of his upcoming studio album 24K Magic, set to land on 18th November.

Grab a listen below – the track’s also avaialable as an instant download when you preorder the new record:

EP stream: Shift K3Y – ‘Nit3 Tales Pt 2’

After collaborating with the likes of MJ Cole and DJ Zinc for Part 1 of his NIT3 TALES series, Shift K3Y has now shared the project’s second chapter, enlisting the likes of MNEK, Ryan Ashley and Chris Lorenzo for a powerful 6-tracker that’s definitely one for the club-heads out there.

Grab a listen in full below; you can also stream it over on Apple Music too if that’s your thing:

Hear Kurupt FM’s 5-minute Radio 1 Mini Mix

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Kurupt FM were the latest inductees into Radio 1’s Mini-Mix hall of fame on Friday as they shared 5-minutes of UKG-led bonkersness full of classic tracks alongside their parody MCing.

Grab a listen to the full set below; tracklisting follows:

Kurupt FM Radio 1 Mini-Mix tracklisting
Scott Garcia feat Kurupt FM – It’s a Kuruption Thing
Spooky – Cheque One Two VIP
Second Protocol – Basslick (VIP Remix)
Jameson – Urban Hero
Kurupt FM – Bruno Shudda Brought You Flowers
Sticky – Triplets
Kurupt FM – Heart Monitor Riddim
Musical Mobb – Pulse X
Deetah – Relax
1 Upfront – Hold Tight
Kurupt FM – China

Glastonbury 2017: The Kinks fuel rumours of a Glastonbury reunion

Following their split back in 1996, The Kinks have announced plans to reform, hinting at a potential show at 2017’s Glastonbury Festival.

Speaking to The Sun earlier in the week, frontman Ray Davies confirmed he had buried the hatchet with brother Dave after one of the longest-running feuds in musical history.

“David and I will definitely work together again,” Ray revealed to the newspaper, adding “…And we want to play live…. Maybe The Kinks could play Glastonbury?.”

More as we hear it – read the full article here.