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Ed Sheeran has paid tribute to Jamal Edwards, saying he owed his career to his late friend’s support. He was speaking at a memorial for Edwards, who founded the online music platform SBTV and was made an MBE for services to music in 2014. The entrepreneur died in February at the age of 31. “I […]
Nobody expected Stormzy to bite – but after months of being prodded by Wiley over Twitter, and then being on the receiving end of a diss track, it finally happened. We’re talking about Disappointed, Stormzy’s reply to Wiley that has taken a lot of people by surprise. It’s given fans a lot to be excited […]
Drake’s More Life album is dominating streaming charts but the biggest winners from its success could be the British artists featured on it. Skepta, Giggs, Sampha and Jorja Smith all feature on the rapper’s 22-track project. More Life debuted on Apple’s iTunes Radio, where it was played in full, a move other radio stations around the […]
David Bowie, Skepta and Craig David are up for some of the biggest prizes at the 2017 Brit Awards. Bowie received posthumous nominations for best British male and best album, for his haunting swansong Blackstar. After a row over diversity at last year’s ceremony, the rest of the best male category comprises artists from BAME […]
Beyoncé tops the nominations for this year’s NME Awards. She’s up for five prizes including best international female, album, video, music moment of the year and hero of the year. The 1975, Bastille, Christine And The Queens and Skepta all have four nominations while Wolf Alice, Kanye West and Adele have three each. The winners […]
For many people like Sam Smith, who took home four trophies, the Mobos were a highlight of the year. But for some viewers watching at home, the event was labelled a “shambles” on social media sites like Twitter. Others also criticised the number of white award winners at an event that celebrates “music of black […]
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