All posts by Alya Mooro

Having taken over the airwaves for months with the sun-flavoured “Twilight,” Barbados-born four-piece collective Cover Drive teams up with UK phenom Dappy for “Explode,” the latest single from the band’s debut album Bajan Style. [...]

Teenage production phenom 16-year-old Orlando-based producer Marcel Everett aka XXYYXX returns to wow us, following the release of “Faces,” jacking American singer Tinashe‘s once upon a time R&B offering “Let You Love Me” and turning it into something wholly of his own making – tweaked vocals, heavy synths and bubbling hi-hats serving to render the [...]

Not much is known about New York native Fred Pharaoh – save the fact that following the appearance of his debut video for “Gold Tooth,” we want to know all we can about him. Below, watch as the Harlem emcee attacks the track for two and a half minutes by way of introduction. [...]

In the wake of her number one EP Armor On, and in the run up to the release of her full-length debut Goldenheart – the first in a trilogy of albums – which is set to drop October 16, former Bad Boy singer Dawn Richard unveils “Pretty Wicked Things” – an indication of what we [...]

Having well and truly made her name a recognised safe zone for good tuneage in blogland, 20 year old Virginia-based emcee Angel Haze follows up on “New York” and “Werkin Girls” with “Hot Like Fire”: a catchy offering which boasts a sample from Aaliyah‘s 1996 classic by the same name. [...]

Following the unleashing of “Picture This” and “Till That Day“, from his forthcoming mixtape Misfit Maximus 2′ mixtape, London repping upcoming emcee Shadez The Misfit unleashes a track that didn’t quite make the cut. “Root Of Evil,” produced by Havoc Softner takes an oft rapped about subject – namely, cash money – and adds an [...]

“Here’s the beginning of my new journey. Enjoy and share responsibly,” Ellie Goulding tweeted. The homegrown talent teams up with fellow British superstar Tinie Tempah in what appears to be the first offering from her forthcoming debut album. [...]

Singer/songwriter and new Interscope signee Mateo unleashes “Carry On,” the first offering from his forthcoming mixtape Suite 823, the follow-up to 2011’s Love & Stadiums. [...]

We already told you to Get Familiar with her and tipped her as one to Takeoff, now the supremely talented Leicester hailing 13 year old soul-stirring singer and songwriter Mahalia has just dropped off a gem of an offering with her debut EP. [...]

Taylor Gang’s first lady, the Baltimore hailing former video model and rapper Lola Monroe‘s latest offering comes in the form of the accompanying visuals to her take on Pusha T and The Dream‘s “Exodus 23:1″. [...]