Fresh from a full-on summer festival tour, Rita Ora has unveiled a new track Stay Pretty.
Whilst leaked last month full of watermarked tags, the track is now available for the first time in studio quality. No word has been confirmed as to whether Stay Pretty is to be included in the singer/songwriter’s forthcoming second album, however take a listen below and let us know your thoughts:
Disclosure have premiered the official video for one of the standout tracks from debut album Settle.
The visual for Voices, featuring Sasha Keable, has an almost Tribal theme, seeing the now-infamous ‘Disclosure-heads’ in various forms of tribal dance at a party in a prison….. obviously! Watch the full video below:
Over the weekend, British artist Katy B joined Radio 1’s Rob Da Bank for his Christmas Party, live from BBC’s Maida Vale studios.
Along with performing acoustic versions of her own tracks Crying For No Reason and I Like You, the singer/songwriter also belted out an impressive cover of The Ronettes classic, Sleigh Ride.
Take a listen below and hit the iTunes button to pre-order Katy’s forthcoming album Little Red, due for release toward the end of January:
Of course, when most artists release an album, and a single, there likelihood is obvious that they’ll release an associated video. Not Beyonce – she’s not ‘most artists’.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll be hard-pressed to ignore the fact that Beyonce’s new self-titled album appeared with not one, but seventeen new videos, one for every track on the album.
Whilst the visuals were kept primarily just for fans who purchased the new LP, it seems almost a daily occurrence now when these videos are starting to appear online, no less this time with Yonce, which sees Queen Bey bringing some of America’s top models with her to run the streets.
Take a look at the full visual below:
Röyksopp have revisited the 1920s with sublime down-tempo ambient track, Twenty Thirteen. The unveiling of the track (available as a free download), heralds what’s set to be a spectacular forthcoming twelve months for the Norwegian electronic duo, with a full-scale tour planned with Robyn along with a wave of new music.
Take a listen below. Beautiful, and somehow makes you feel warm at this cold time of year:
Gnarls Barkley collaborators Dangermouse and CeeLo Green have confirmed they are to reunite next year, set to working on a follow-up to their incredibly successful 2008 LP The Odd Couple.
Speaking to celebrity news station TMZ, Green confirmed the reunion whilst walking through an airport terminal. The news is indeed exciting and will clearly add fuel to fire over a potential appearance at next year’s Coachella Festival in California.
Following yesterday’s onslaught of brand new music from the teen popstar, Justin Bieber has unveiled Flatline, the final (and bonus) cut from his latest LP Journals.
The new album which famously combined all the star’s recent #MusicMondays series along with five new tracks (six, including Flatline), was originally set for release on 16th December. The delay by a week prompted Bieber to include the bonus track for his fans and is available as a free download too for US iTunes users.
Hit the play button below to check out all the new tracks from the album:
According to sources close to The Sun newspaper, country music star, and icon, Dolly Parton, is to headline the Sunday’s Glastonbury Legends slot at next year’s iconic music festival.
If confirmed, Parton will be playing the same slot as icon Kenny Rogers from earlier this year. A source told the paper, “Dolly is perfect for the Sunday Legends slot. It didn’t take any convincing – she’s always wanted to play Glastonbury.”
Should the rumours be true, Parton will follow Lily Allen and Arcade Fire as the first two ‘major’ acts confirmed for the three-day June 2014 event, with the latter confirmed to headline the coveted Friday evening Pyramid Stage slot.
Sam Bailey, the winner of 2013’s UK edition of hit TV series The X Factor, has earned the coveted spot of Christmas No 1 single, with debut release Skyscraper.
The track, a cover of Demi Lovato’s hit of the same name, eclipsed sales of Pharrell Williams’ Happy, which moved two places up to hit No 2.
Leona Lewis’ resurgence into the charts with One More Sleep completed the Top 3.
The big campaign to try and push AC/DC classic Highway To Hell to the top spot failed to materialise, with the track coming in at No 5 in the charts.
Bailey’s confirmation of the top spot was announced on BBC’s Radio 1 this evening, by DJs Scott Mills and Jameela Jamil. Hit the iTunes widget to download the Top 3 below and watch the video below to see the moment Sam Bailey found out she was Christmas Number One:
US DJ / production collective Judah have premiered their remix of London Grammar’s melancholy Strong.
The remix adds further depth to the the infamous track, featuring subliminal progressive house tones (not too far away from Anjunabeats material).
Take a listen below; this is a hot one – needless to say it’s already formed part of our ‘Best Of December’ playlist!