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Morcheeba, Little Dragon, Martha Reeves and more confirmed for Secret Garden Party 2014

Organisers of the annual Secret Garden Party UK festival have confirmed the first wave of artists set to appear.

So far, Little Dragon, Fat Freddys Drop, Martha Reeves and The Vandellas, Deap Vally, Morcheeba and Jagwar Ma have been confirmed to join Clean Bandit, Max Raabe and Palast Orchester, Fat White Family, Dub Pistols, Southern, Champs, Honeyblood, The Correspondents, Bat and Ball and MT at the event, which takes place in Cambridgeshire 24th-27th July 2014.

Head over to the official Secret Garden Party website for more information.

Goldfrapp announce 2014 UK tour

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Goldfrapp have announced a UK tour, starting March 2014.

The tour, which sees the band cover nine dates throughout March and April, will be in support of their latest acclaimed album Tales Of Us

Check the full dates below; tickets go on sale tomorrow (Friday 13th December), here from Ticketmaster UK

26 March Birmingham Symphony Hall
27 March Manchester The Lowry
29 March Brighton Dome
30 March Portsmouth Guildhall
1 April Bristol Colston Hall
2 April Reading Hexagon
4 April Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
5 April York Barbican
7 April Gateshead Sage

Watch: London Grammar cover Miley Cyrus’ ‘Wrecking Ball’ on Radio 1’s Live Lounge

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London Grammar took to Radio 1’s Live Lounge this afternoon (12th December), as part of their promotion for stunning new single Nightcall, taken from their sensational debut album If You Wait, however the trio (including vocalist Hannah Reid, complete with a cold) also put their unique spin on Miley Cyrus’ hit Wrecking Ball.

The fact that Hannah can sing with such empowerment and sincerity whilst ill proves how good the group are when they’re all fit and healthy.

Take a watch below to the absolutely-stunning performance, and hit the iTunes link below to buy If You Wait, now:

New music: Pixie Lott – ‘Heart Cry’

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Pixie Lott has unveiled a new track, Heart Cry. Taken from her upcoming self-titled third studio LP, Heart Cry is a promotional cut whilst Lott gears up the release of official first single Nasty, set to be released in January.

Take a listen below:

New music: Chase and Status – ‘Alive’ ft Jacob Banks (Todd Edwards Remix)

Legendary 4/4 producer Todd Edwards has premiered his remix of Chase and Status’ forthcoming release Alive.

The track, taken from the dance duo’s latest studio LP Brand New Machine and featuring the sublime vocals of Jacob Banks, is completely turned on its head with this remix, with a progressive bass hook that’ll drill itself inside your head; vastly different to some of the Todd Edwards material we’ve become accustomed to in the past.

Check it out below and let us know your thoughts:

Busta Rhymes & Q-Tip – ‘The Abstract & The Dragon’ [mixtape]

Easily one of the biggest, and most-anticipated urban mixtapes of the year, The Abstract & The Dragon, has been unveiled in full.

The album, a collaboration between two of hip-hop’s finest rappers, Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip, have already been preceded by monster single Thank You (ft Kanye West), along with yesterday’s Butch & Sundance, and whilst we’re yet to listen to The Abstract & The Dragon in full, everything sounds promising so far based on the two previous cuts.

Stream the full mixtape below and let us know your thoughts:

Sam Smith wins 2014 Critics Choice BRIT Award

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Sam Smith has been named the 2014 Critics Choice winner for next year’s BRIT Awards.

Smith, who was announced as a nominee last week along with Chloe Howl and Ella Eyre has had an immensely strong year, particularly over the summer when his Naughty Boy-duet La La La topped the charts.

Sam Smith wins BRIT CriticsChoice

Check out Sam Smith’s interview as a BRIT Award nominee, along with an acoustic performance of Nirvana, below. Smith is the first recipient of the newly-designed Philip Treacy award. The full 2014 BRIT Award ceremony takes place on 19th February.

New music: Disclosure ft Jamie Woon – ‘January’ (Kaytranada Edition remix)

Following earlier news of new remix album Settle: Special Edition, Disclosure have premiered the latest fruits of their labour, this time by Haitian-born / Montreal-based producer Kaytranada on a remix of January.

The remix oozes class and brings collaborator Jamie Woon’s vocals up several pars. Take a listen below:

New music – Busta Rhymes & Q-Tip – ‘Butch & Sundance’

Following on from last month’s Thank You, comes the next wave of Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip’s collaborative effort, Butch & Sundance.

The track is the second release from their forthcoming duet mixtape The Abstract & That Dragon, and features some incredibly crazy (in a good way) raps across an even zanier beat.

Take a listen below:

Damon Albarn announces first solo album

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Damon Albarn has turned to YouTube to announce his first ever solo album, set for release next year.

The album, comes as somewhat as a surprise after fans had pinned hopes on 2014 being the year of either new music from his Gorillaz band, or Blur, of which Albarn first found fame.

Either way, new Damon Albarn music is a strong proposition indeed; take a watch of the video below: