While the days of audiences spending hours watching MTV count down the top music videos have come and gone, that doesn’t mean the videos themselves have gotten any less creative with time. In fact, 2018 was one of the best years for music videos in recent history, with countless directors and artists making truly creative short films to accompany your favorite songs. So, which videos should you be watching this summer? We’ve rounded up the five greatest videos from this year so far, each a summer smash that’s sure to get you moving: Cardi B, Bad Bunny, J Balvin, “I…
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A bassy link-up with Newham icon D Double E, “Hear That” landed around the Escape album cycle in summer 2018, complete with a London-shot video. Escape followed on 10 August 2018
With its Caribbean temperatures and paint splattered feel-good vibe, the Wembley Color Run on July 8th provided the perfect stage (both literally and metaphorically) for Trinidadian Kalpee to showcase himself as an artist. Scheduled as a guest performer, we headed down to run, get seriously messy, and check Kalpee out – and we were not disappointed. He opened with his debut single ‘No One’ a track that, since its release last May, has amassed over 12 million streams. With its weighty percussion section and sentiment of vulnerability, it opened the gig perfectly and showcased Kalpee’s vocals strength and control. He…
Rizzy Entario’s “Bad B” surfaced on UK platforms like GRM Daily and SoundCloud in mid-2018, a raw street-rap snapshot from London’s bubbling scene. Read our exclusive Interview With Rizzy Entario.
Released 11 May 2018 with a video on 19 June 2018, “Go Deep” teamed Gorgon City with hitmaker Kamille and Ghosted; a sleek house single later included on Escape.
Playing at The Great Escape on the 18th of May, it was clear that word had got out that ABQ, the N.Irish alternative four-piece, were ones to watch. The Mesmerist, with its intimate atmosphere and prime location in Brighton’s city centre, provided the perfect venue for their feisty and energetic performance. The boys began their gutsy set with an anthemic rendition of ‘Something Original’ before moving onto ‘Edge of the Earth’, a track with artful lyrics and an infectiously catchy melody. They then moved onto ‘Days We Leave Behind’ a song with the kind of musicality that conveys exactly the…
Summer in New York has an energy like no other season, as millions of people take to the streets to appreciate the warm weather, the city’s parks, the seemingly-endless street fairs, the restaurants offering al fresco dining, and the excitement that fills the city. However, perhaps even more exciting are the city’s summer concerts, with some of the world’s most innovative and celebrated musicians hosting shows at the city’s iconic venues this summer. Not sure what show to check out? We’ve rounded up the best summer concerts in New York City this summer: The Governors Ball: Now celebrating its seventh…
Stefflon Don headlined Casa Bacardí at 119 Floodgate Street, Birmingham on 7 July 2018, 21:00–01:00, promoted by DICE. Check out the music video of 16 Shots by Stefflon Don A one-night takeover linking dancehall and UK rap in Digbeth’s warehouse district.
There are countless talented families who have found fame in Los Angeles, from the Baldwins to the Arquettes. However, it’s not just actors and reality stars who head to Hollywood to make themselves known in the entertainment industry. In fact, there are numerous pairs of celebrity siblings in the music business who have managed to hit it big, too. These celebrities have clearly set the stage for their siblings becoming stars as well, proving there’s no limit to the amount of talent a single family can contain: Miley and Trace Cyrus: 25-year-old Miley Cyrus has been a music industry fixture…
Ashton Simmonds, 23 years of age, from Ontario, Canada has made a big impression in his short career thus far. Better known as Daniel Caesar, he broke into the music scene in 2014 where he released his first EP entitled ‘Praise Break’. No more than a year later, he increased his buzz with another EP entitled Pilgrim’s Paradise. Both EPs were self-released and with the likes of the Rolling Stones adding his EP to their 20 best R&B albums of 2014, Caesar was heavily sought out before signing a deal with Golden Child record label, where since he has earned…