Interview: We Get to Know Inspirational Female & Apple’s Beats 1 DJ, Georgia LA.
The one to watch for 2016, DJ Georgia LA who is currently paving the way for young female broadcasters as one of just four resident UK female DJ’s on the Apple Music’s global radio station Beats 1; the station currently goes out to 100 countries. She started out interviewing for cult music channel SBTV. I caught up with Georgia LA for...
Alessia Cara talks touring, Taylor Swift and embarrassing moments.
I sat down with Alessia Cara at the Dorsett Hotel in London last week and talked about her new album ‘KNOW-IT-ALL’ which is out tomorrow, the 11TH of March. Alessia Cara is ready to take the world by storm; you can catch her in London on the 23rd of March at Brixton Electric.Can you tell me about your album ‘Know-It-All’?A...
Smooth Soul Collective 30/70 Releases ‘Cold Radish Coma’
Rolling with the right ratio, 30/70 are a hip hop/soul collective from Melbourne and they have just released their latest album ‘Cold Radish Coma.’ Their unique style is wild and bombastic combining Lo-Fi Boom Bap Hip-Hop with sensual, streetwise modern Soul.Originally a quintet, the band has been expanding it’s network to a nine-piece clan and extending further to a greater collective...
Our 5 MUST-HEAR Twenty One Pilots tracks.
If you haven’t already, meet Twenty One Pilots – our leading band of 2016, who are dominating the globe right now. The sensational duo consists of front man Tyler Joseph and drummer Joshua Dun. Twenty One Pilots are known for combining pouring their past problems onto paper and incorporating their instrumental talent, resulting in pure lyrical genius.Fairly local The track ‘Fairly...
Reggae Lovers! Read this before coming to Atlanta!
If you caught our interview at FlavourMag.co.uk with up and coming Reggae artist, Lucus Dipasquale, you know how much I value Reggae music. And it is no secret that when most people hear the word reggae, names like Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Sean Paul, Shaggy and others come to mind.However, the great majority of weekly or monthly events that cater...
Erika – New EP ‘Onna’ Out Now
ERIKA has released her new EP through Pledge Music on the 4th of March 2016. The ‘Onna’ EP was recorded in Latvia with Instrumenti (Shipsi & Reynsi) and sound engineer and co-producer Gatis Zatik using a variety of instruments such as tap shoes, flight cases, zips, boom whackers and old organs and pianos. The EP features five tracks including the recent ‘Fly Away Bird’ release, lead track ‘Kryptonite’ and a remix of ‘Pop’ by Hatcham Social.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXyH-ucAruYEP Tracklisting:‘Warrior’‘Fly Away Bird’‘Kryptonite’‘Pop...
Premiere: Warner Newman Unveils New Single ‘Fighter’; Teams Up With Star-Studded Team
UK recording artist Warner Newman has announced the release of his highly anticipated new single. ‘Fighter’ which will be available on all major media platforms from March 18th and is available to pre-order now. ‘Fighter’ is the lead single from Warner’s upcoming EP ‘The Death Of Warner Cornish’ slated to arrive June 3rd.‘Fighter’ finds the British pop/hip-hop artist collaborating with a stellar list of names including Britney...
Ecca Vandal-smashing up the genres.
Sri Lankan by heritage but brought up mainly in Australia, Ecca Vandal creates the type of excitement you get once in a while when you hear a fresh artist. The last time that happened-well that had to be the cerebral FKA Twigs.In some respects there are parallels between Twigs and Ecca Vandal-they both explore the visual world with the...
Exclusive Interview: Tori Kelly talks James Bay and embarrassing moments
I sat down with Tori Kelly at the Langham Hotel in London before her show at the O2 Brixton Academy. For those that don’t know who Tori is, she’s a relatively new artist who is taking the world by storm. Tori Kelly recently performed at the Grammys with James Bay and is ready for what this year has to come.Your...
Sydney multi-instrumentalist Byron Mark releases Jazzy track ‘Romain’ Gnome’ Feat Jade Lumbewe
The uber talented Sydney multi-instrumentalist Byron Mark is back again and has released a Jazz filled track dubbed ‘Roamin Gnome’ featuring Jade Lumbewe. ‘Romain Gnome’ is a playful track infusing Jazz tunes with a quirky edge. Byron keeps true to his roots by playing an upright piano and a cajon with various interesting percussion nic-nax. While Jade's stunning jazz tone...
Rihanna Work (Explicit) ft Drake in gifs and video clips NSFW
Rihanna has unleashed the brand new video for Work ft drake and its slightly NSFW. Coming from Rihanna’s eighth studio album ANTI which is out now, Rihanna dresses in Rastafarian (red, gold and green) string dress and get pretty close to Drake, a little too close for our liking as we wanted him for ourselves lol.The song is fully Jamaican...
Ricochet new single – What it look like
Chicago based Songwriter and Rapper, Ricochet is set to release a new single through the Mass Capital Corp label on the 4th of March 2015. ‘What It Look Like’, produced in his own studio by Darryl Lawrence and Michael Kahn, the new single was mixed and mastered by Bobby Balow and will be available digitally. With out doubt the singer’s...
The soulful Raheem Bakare returns with sparkling Forever You
Last year singer songwriter, Raheem Bakare set the standards for UK soul/rnb sounds extremely high with his debut ep AWOL. It was without shadow of a doubt one of the stand out UK eps of last year with cuts like; Portrait Of You and Purple Sky-the of said track featuring Tanika was a huge track. 2016 and we are back with the...
The 1975, Jake Bugg and Lady Leshurr to perform for Annie Mac
Annie Mac has always been the tastemakers’ tastermaker launching and co-signing some of the best music around. Importantly Annie is a supporter of UK music and right now UK music is some of the most innovative at the moment and we love it! As a show of all that’s great about the UK, Annie Mac present a night where three UK...
Exclusive Interview: State Champs talk touring, 5SOS and embarrassing moments.
I sat down with Derek and Tyler from State Champs at their London show at the Kentish Town Forum to talk about their new album ‘Around the world and back’. If you don’t know who State Champs are, you’ve definitely being hiding under a rock. State Champs are a Pop-punk band from America smashing the UK and are ready to...
Jamie Borrowdale Announces Release Of Debut Single ‘I Need Music’
Singer-songwriter Jamie Borrowdale is set to release his debut single ‘I Need Music’ on Feb 12th, available on all major media providers. The new single is taken from Jamie’s upcoming EP “Me and the Spaceman” due out March 4th. ‘I Need Music’ will be Jamie’s official debut, written and produced by the singer at his home studio. After gaining recognition by the BBC, Jamie has had a...
Exclusive premier: Lorin Debut Single – ‘Soldier That I Am’
London based singer-songwriter, Lorin is set to release her debut single on the 19th of February 2016. ‘Soldier That I Am’ by Lorin, available as a digital download, was recorded with producer Nick Sheldon at the Shoreditch Grind studio in London and mastered by Jonas Westling. The track will be come with an additional two remixes; an Electronic Dance version by DJ/producer Calvin Logue and a Deep House twist...
Sia featuring Sean Paul-Cheap Thrills lyric video
Australian, Sia Kate Isobelle Furler better known by her mononym Sia. While has been pushing her trade since 1997 it’s fair to say (you can of course disagree) that it was that monster of a single Chandelier (2014) taken off the hugely successful album 1000 Forms Of Fear (2014) that really brought her to the fore of the music world.The follow-up Elastic heart (2015) which featured the...
Single-Don’t Touch It, it’s Mine explores the difficult subject of child abuse.
Raymond Stevens was the name behind one of the biggest stars to date from the UK, Jessie J. He evidently helped to put her on the road to global success. Behind the music success however is a man who has managed to survive and live after suffering sexual, physical and mental abuse at Shirley Oaks a care home in Lambeth.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtonOmIvS_IYears...
M.O release brand spanking new EP ‘Good Friends’
MO are the UK girl group that we should be showering with superlatives. While previous girl groups from the UK must have had an impact on this trio there is something definitely different about the London based group M.O.Mo's latest single, Good Friends produced by Bless Beats (the title track for their forthcoming EP) is total 90’s energy-kind of makes...
Beyonce’s Formation Tour-UK Dates!
So Beyonce does a video with some pros black issues and people go crazy-well that is of course another issue entirely!?Right now however, here is some all important information for our loyal Flavour readers to make sure that under no circumstances ANY of our readers miss seeing Queen Bey!Her last solo tour was the Mrs. Carter Show World Tour in...
Courts-championed by Elton John release the video for their single-Glass Half empty
Essex based indie band the Courts have been making a steady name for themselves with their brand of music fusing guitar based rock sounds and grime/rap expounded by the lead singer.Championed by such taste-makers such as Huw Stephens and even a co-sign from Elton John, the band have been plying their trade on the obligatory festival circuit and of...
Che Chidi Releases Seventh Studio Album FIRST NATURE
Hailing from Nigeria, Che Chidi has been composing melodies from the tender age of nine. Now sharing his time between Nigeria and Germany, he is ready to release his seventh studio album and first professional release First Nature. An introduction to his unique ‘Che-sound’, unifying his own African and International influences with a contemporary feel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFjzvqCb-PoThe first single Music Makes...
Keoni Drops ‘Good Enough’ on January 8th – An exceptional Rnb/pop debut from this UK vocalist
UK vocalist and rnb up-and-comer Keoni has just dropped his single ‘Good Enough’ on January 8th, featuring Dileesa Hunter (winner of the US National singing contest ‘Mary Mary’s). ‘Good Enough’ was produced by grammy-nominated Major 7, who has previously worked with Jay Z, Rick Ross and T-Pain. This exceptional single smoothly invites the listener into Keoni’s world of sensual pop/rnb...
Brooke Candy ‘Happy Days’ new video revealed
Chameleonic singer and rapper Brooke Candy unveils the music video for Happy Days the first track to be taken from her forthcoming debut album which is executively produced by her mentor and label-mate SIA. Produced by More Mega and co-written by Brooke Candy and Talay Riley (Ellie Goulding, Usher, Wiley), Happy Days is the first of Brookes songs to...
Leon Bridges Releases Video for ‘River’ / Headline Brixton Academy April 8th
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and R&B artist Leon Bridges premiered the music video for his song “River” today on Vevo. Leon Bridges uses the powerful visuals for his elegiac, Gospel inspired song “River” to send a message of hope, along with the video’s additional intention of raising questions rather than providing answers. The video, directed by Miles Jay, pulls inspiration from real...
Bonkaz drops #MixtapeOfTheYear plus Headline Show
Bonkaz releases his highly anticipated 'Mixtape Of The Year'. Having announced the project late last year, 'Mixtape Of The Year' arrived yesterday evening exclusively via GRM Daily and features Stormzy, Yxng Bane and Blade Brown.[soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/191403397" params="auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%" height="450" iframe="true" /]'I wanted to start the year right, with a bang. You can be so free with a mixtape.'Bonkaz will be playing his Headline...
Aston Merrygold talks 2016 plans, Show Stopper & UK Tour
Aston Merrygold, the Peterborough raised superstar formerly from the hit UK boyband JLS, caught up with us late last week and fulfilled us with all the hot plans he has for 2016. From his upcoming solo material to touring with Jason Derulo, this amazing showman has an incredible year in store for not only himself, but his Aimers too, as...
Zayn Malik takes the world by storm with PillowTalk
Ex One Direction member, Zayn Malik, releases first solo single PillowTalk, since leaving the band. Zayn’s new single shows us his new found sound and passion. Twitter went into meltdown when Zayn announced that PillowTalk was being released on Friday 29th of January with a music video. Having has already made number 1 in the iTunes Charts after only a few...
Getting to know Aussie multi-instrumentalist Byron Mark
Sydney multi-instrumentalist Byron Mark has released a classical flamenco inspired track dubbed ‘Piano Dance.’ We interview Byron Mark to get to know the multi-talented musician. Margaret Tra writes. How did you get your start in music? I began learning the piano when I was 6 years old. I was very lucky to have extremely supportive parents and continued to study classical piano and...