IS JESSIE J MAKING ENOUGH MONEY AS SHE SHOULD?
It turns out then when Jessie J sang "it’s not about the money", she was being quite serious. Figures have been released that show the singer's financial status and the results are surprising, considering that her debut album was one of the biggest selling records of 2011. Despite having No. 1 singles and several endorsements, it has been said that Jessie is only starting to make money now, thanks to 'The Voice' and other sponsors...
WE ARE S.M.E HOST THEIR ELEVENTH BLOG PARTY!
If you weren’t at S.M.E’s second birthday party with Kids Of Grime in March, you lucky folk now have a chance to redeem yourselves by attending their follow-up skanking session. The night to remember will be going down on May 18, and they'll be taking over both floors of the East Village club in London...
KIM KARDASHIAN WON’T GIVE UP ON BEYONCÉ
As Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Jay-Z and Beyoncé prepare for their arrival in the UK tomorrow for the 'Watch The Throne' tour, rumours have been claiming that Kim is still desperately trying to start a friendship with Bey. An insider told The New York Daily that the Kardashian is "trying to do whatever she can" to befriend the new mother...
T2, MARK RADFORD AND DJ Q TO HEADLINE ‘CHOCKABLOCK’ VS ‘HOUSE-BOUND!’
After taking a year's hiatus, one of London's best underground raves will be returning for a one-off special. Yes, 'ChockABlock' is back! Saturday, June 16 will see 'ChockABlock' go head-to-head with one of Leicester’s new club nights, 'House-Bound!', to bring us a great blend of UK underground sounds...
JAY-Z ON BLUE IVY: “I JUST WANNA HANG OUT WITH HER...”
Following the birth of Blue Ivy, Jay-Z thought he would be so inspired by fatherhood that he'd be locked in the studio pouring his heart out over some emotional hip-hop beats. Instead, Jigga has been locked out of the studio because he just wants to "hang out" with his newborn...
FRESH: KANO – ‘KANO STENCILS: RASPBERRY RIPPLE RIDDIM’
Serving to simply further whet our appetites, rather than having appeased them in any way, lyrical heavyweight Kano provided a snippet of the recently released 'Kano Stencils: Raspberry Ripple Riddim' on his 'Jack Bauer 2.4' mixtape, which was unleashed at the beginning of the year...
KANYE WEST SIGNS TEYANA TAYLOR TO G.O.O.D. MUSIC!
Harlem's Teyana Taylor has generated a nice buzz around her name of late, and she recently sealed the fate of her bright future by signing on the dotted line with Kanye West and his G.O.O.D. Music label. The 21-year-old has already worked with Kanye on cuts from his fifth studio album, 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'...
FREE MUSIC: DEVLIN – ‘THE DIRECTORS CUT’ (MIXTAPE)
Dagenham's finest MC, Devlin, is set for a return to the charts in October with his new album, 'A Moving Picture'. To keep us satisfied until then, the lyricist who brought us the hugely successful 'Bud, Sweat & Beers' dropped his new mixtape, 'The Directors Cut', as a free download last night. The offering is very much the Devlin we all know and love...
LIVE REVIEW: ‘ESKIMO DANCE’ – PROUD2, LONDON (MAY 11, 2012)
Last Friday, hundreds of grime fans travelled from across the country to hit up the Proud2 venue to witness the second 'Eskimo Dance' event of 2012. Although grime has remained the rebel of UK music over the past decade – frowned upon by the media and government figures – the event proved to be a powerful statement, showcasing just how valuable and everlasting grime is in the British music industry...
ADELE’S ‘21’ TO BE RE-RELEASED WITH NEW MATERIAL?
Adele may be re-releasing her most recent album, '21', which will feature brand new material. The masterpiece has helped increase the percentage of British sales in the global music market, also giving us a record amount of sales in the USA this century. The stateside demand for UK music is thanks to Adele, Tinie Tempah and others, such as Florence and the Machine…