Charli XCX, James Bay & Sinead Harnett Show 'Em Who's Boss At Our Brand New Showcase

Check out pictures from the first of our two-night run at Islington's Assembly Hall right here...

Thursday, January 29, 2015 - 12:52

As our Brand New For 2015 campaign comes to an end, last night (January 28) Charli XCX, James Bay and Sinead Harnett took over Islington's Assembly Hall for the first of two spectacular events showcasing the best of brand new British musical talent.

Charli XCX, James Bay & Sinead Harnett Rock Our Brand New For 2015 Showcase

Sinead Harnett Performs At MTV's Brand New For 2015 Showcase

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Sinead Harnett | MTV Brand New For 2015 Showcase

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Sinead Harnett Performs At MTV's Brand New For 2015 Showcase

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Charli XCX | MTV Brand New For 2015 Showcase

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James Bay Performs At MTV's Brand New For 2015 Showcase

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James Bay Performs At MTV's Brand New For 2015 Showcase

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Charli XCX Performs At MTV's Brand New For 2015 Showcase

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Charli XCX Performs At MTV's Brand New For 2015 Showcase

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The sexy, soulful Sinead Harnett was first up to rouse the crowd with the cool vibes of songs including her Snakehips collab No Other Way, She Ain't Me and her Rudimental track Hide which segway-ed into a smooth cover of Justin Timberlake's Cry Me A River.

Next up, James Bay, complete with trademark hat and the best hair in the business, got us VERY excited about his forthcoming debut album dropping a blend of tracks including Let It Go, Scars, If You Ever Want To Be In Love and his recent single Hold Back The River.

But our headliner and former Brand New nominee Charli XCX, looking ace in a white, sleeveless shirt, a mini skirt combo belted at the waist and completed with a pair of white gloves MJ would have been proud of, took the stage for a storming, no nonsense set including XCX faves Superlove, Break The Rules, forthcoming single Doing It and ending on the sing-a-long favourite Boom Clap.

View the lyrics

We're staying all night
We never slow down
I think we better do it like we're doing it now
It's been a long time
Since we've been around
So come on, let's keep doing it like we're doing it
Doing it like we're doing it

Waited so long just to be here
And now we're bringing this back to life, yeah, we're bringing this back to life
Want you to know how I miss ya
And now I got you right by my side, yeah, I got you right by my side

Locked inside my veins you're in my blood, in my blood
And we united forevermore

We're staying all night
We never slow down
I think we better do it like we're doing it now
It's been a long time
Since we've been around
So come on, let's keep doing it like we're doing it
Doing it like we're doing it now

Keep doing it like we're doing it
Doing it like we're doing it

Friends like a team in a circle
We're together we're so alive, yeah, together we're so alive
Joy like a jewel let it sparkle
Know that I got your back for life, yeah, I got your back for life

Keep doing it like we're doing it
Doing it like we're doing it now

All night long
We dancing to this song
We doing it, we going on and on, on and on
All night long
We dancing to this song
We doing it, we going on and on, on and on

(All night long
We dancing to this song)

(All night long
We dancing to this song)

Writer(s): Jonnali Parmenius, Ariel Rechtshaid, Jarrad Leith Rogers, Matthew Burns, Charlotte Aitchison Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com

Tonight sees Clean Bandit, Years & Years and Saint Raymond stepping up to show us more future stars in the making. Bring it on! Make sure you're following us on Instagram (@mtvuk) and Twitter (@MTVUK) for all the live action.

Voting for this year's title closes at 11pm tonight. To vote for your favourite nominee to win simply tweet #MTVBrandNew followed by the name of your chosen artist.

MTV Brand New For 2015 is presented by Emporio Armani Diamonds.