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This time last month, Krept & Konan came storming back into our lives with “Dat Way”, a big, up-front banger that saw them reunite with “Robbery Remix” co-conspirator Abra Cadabra for the duo’s first bit of new music in three years. That was a welcome enough gift as it was, but now they’re back with an […]
In just under two months—September 16, to be exact—Mura Masa will release his new album, demon time, via Polydor. He’s been teasing tracks from the album for a little while now, beginning with “2gether” back in November last year. Now, just a couple of months out from the big day, he’s back with visuals for “Blessing […]
FKA twigs has released her new mixtape Caprisongs. The project boasts features from The Weeknd, Daniel Caesar, Jorja Smith, Pa Salieu, and more. FKA twigs and The Weeknd previously shared the video for “Tears in the Club” back in December. In a statement, the singer called the mixtape the “bronzer in the sink, alco pop […]
The nominees for this year’s Ivor Novello Awards are in. Currently sponsored by Apple Music, The Ivors have been running annually in varying capacities since 1956 and aims to award UK songwriting and composing talent. Notable past winners include Soul II Soul frontman Jazzie B for the 2008 Inspiration Award, Lily Allen’s 2010 Songwriter Of The Year statuette […]
With the end of lockdown more or less in sight for us all, Manchester’s Parklife Festival has just confirmed the first wave of acts and with it the announcement for their 2021 edition. Among the stacked list are Dave, Megan Thee Stallion, Skepta, Pa Salieu, DaBaby, Disclosure, Young Thug, Burna Boy, AJ Tracey, Mabel, slowthai, Nines, Mist, Earl Sweatshirt, […]
The Grammy Awards have always been controversial. For as long as they have existed (61 years), their results have been hotly debated. This year, however, “music’s biggest night” was perhaps its most controversial ever. Already on the backfoot thanks to pandemic restrictions, with no live audience and awards presented on an outdoor stage, the ceremony netted its […]
The road to one of the most anticipated albums of the year continues. Last night, East London legend Ghetts lifted the lid on the latest extract from the upcoming Conflict Of Interest: “No Mercy” with Pa Salieu and Backroad Gee. Produced by TenBillion Dreams, it’s a dramatic team-up that sets a seasoned veteran against two upstarts who are taking […]
As we wave goodbye to another year in the terrordome and try not to think about what 2021 will bring, we can at least be grateful that British musicians somehow managed to top the year before—no mean feat, given the blockbuster works 2019 gave us. Established dons like Footsie, Manga and Potter Payper all released […]
Last year, we opened this feature with the words “2019 has been strongly mixed”, and given the thunderstorm of horror that has been 2020—a dreadful cocktail of a globe-trotting deadly virus, worldwide economic devastation and worsening race relations—we’d do just about anything to go back to those halcyon days. However! Music, as always, has been an […]
After consulting 161 music industry experts—including writers, editors, radio presenters, TV producers and previous nominees Billie Eilish, Stormzy, Jorja Smith, Wolf Alice, AJ Tracey, and Charli XCX—the BBC have announced their full longlist for the Sound Of 2021. Among the nominees are a few Complex favourites, such as Pa Salieu, Greentea Peng, Bree Runway and Berwyn, several of whom we […]
