Over the weekend Drake took to the airwaves for the first of his newly announced OVO Sound on Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio station. The show included a number of exclusives including Drake and Skepta’s remix to Wizkid’s “Ojuelegba” (below). The show also included, “My Love”, a follow up to Majid Jordan Continue Reading
RnB
Etta Bond – 18 (Chris Loco Remix) (Video)
Sometimes you hear songs and it’s as if the lyrics speak to you or depict things that you’ve been through or do. One such song is Etta Bond’s “18”, which depicts a twenty something living life without a care as if they had just reached adulthood. The original version of Continue Reading
Tink – Million (Video)
Hotly tipped rapper and singer Tink’s linked up with mentor Timbaland, for new single “Million”. The single has echo’s of 90’s RnB and features Timbaland’s trademark glitchy-skipping production and is quite reminiscent of Aaliyah’s work. “Million” is out now on iTunes, but strangely isn’t available in the UK. Directed by Continue Reading
Chaisley Lussier – Can’t Let You
Photo: Lauren Kai. You may remember Chaisley Lussier from her All For You EP, which was featured on the blog earlier this year. Now the producer and vocalist is back with a sultry RnB track titled “Can’t Let You”, the song is taken from a new EP which will be released in the Continue Reading
Rihanna – Bitch Better Have My Money (Video)
After teasing us with a trailer for “Bitch Better Have My Money”, Rihanna duly delivers with the video. This is not your average run of the mill music video – it’s more like a mini movie. For something so short, the story is told wonderfully and of course the soundtrack is Continue Reading
Marie Dahlstrøm – Look The Other Way (feat. Sophie Faith)
Three-time winner at the Scandinavian Soul awards, singer-songwriter Marie Dahlstrøm is back with new track “Look The Other Way”. Maria collaborated with Brighton based singer Sophie Faith and producer DK The Punisher (Justin Bieber “All That Matters”) on the chill out RnB track, which channels Brandy and Monica’s “The Boy Is Continue Reading
Lola Godheld – Words
Having worked with the likes of Paigey Cakey, Chip, MOBO Award winner Yolanda Brown and Grammy Award nominated Mali Music, as well as touring with American Idol icon and Grammy Award winner Fantasia Barrino – Lola Godheld is ready to do it on her own. Having heard Lola’s powerful voice it’s Continue Reading
Obenewa – Solid Gold
Obenewa’s “Solid Gold” is a sparse piano led RnB track, with lyrics that speak and uplift the listener. The singer was inspired to write the song by a stranger who was in a low spirits, “little girl was crying in the ladies toilets I was using, not feeling good about Continue Reading
Niqa Mor – DEFY (Mixtape)
New York R&B singer-songwriter Niqa Mor counts 90s R&B as her major influence having grown up listening to it. You can certainly hear that on her 13-track debut mixtape DEFY. The mixtape is more than a throwback to the 90s with the singer describing her sound as, “Hip-hop and Pop-infused R&B with a Continue Reading
Emmi – My Kinda Swag (Video)
Photo: Darren Skene Having shared her exciting debut single “My Kinda Swag” last month, Emmi is back with the accompanying video. It features Emmi alongside her actor/dancer friend Adebayo Bolaji (Ade), who also choreographed the dancing with Emmi. “I wanted to create a visual that was honest and simple; something Continue Reading