A Tribe Called Quest - 1nce Again (ManOnWire Remix)

ManOnWire gives a new leese of life to one of my favourite tracks from A Tribe Called Quest's 'Beats, Rhymes & Life' album. The original is a classic, but this is a superb alternative from one of the most impressive Hip-Hop producers on the planet right now.

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Emeli Sandé - My Kind Of Love (Official Video)

Emeli Sandé has this morning revealed the official video for the latest single to be taken from her wonderful debut album 'Our Version Of Events'. One of the best albums of 2012 so far, and this is without doubt my favourite song from it. Check out the video and Emeli's thoughts on the video after the jump.

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Nina Nesbitt announces Manchester/London dates for July

Due to high demand for her forthcoming April tour and with the Apple Tree EP release just around the corner, 17 year old Scottish singer/songwriter Nina Nesbitt has today announced two new shows for July. July 13th sees her land in Manchester for a gig at the intimate and wonderful Deaf Institute, with the Borderline playing host to the Folk starlet the day after. More dates coming soon, but tickets for Manchester are HERE, and London HERE. Get them quick before they sell out, again.

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Corinne Bailey Rae - I Would Like To Call It Beauty (Freddie Joachim Reprise)

Freddie Joachim samples one of my favourite tracks from Corrine Bailey Rae's 2010 release 'The Sea', to create a stunning Jazz-infused Hip-Hop reprise that you could just stick on repeat for hours and hours. Corrine sounds even more angelic than usual on this. Download for free HERE.

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Charlotte O'Connor - Café Latino (Live @ Broken Promotions)

After bringing you her cover of Lana Del Rey earlier today, here is a live performance from the same night of Charlotte's own track 'Café Latino', which is without doubt my favourite track of hers to date. Everything about this is beautiful, and it sounds even better live.

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The Filthy Six - Girlfriend (Michael Jackson Cover)

Taken from their sophmore album 'The Fox', here is The Filthy Six's exquisite cover of the iconic 'Girlfriend' by Michael Jackson. The jazz group have taken MJ's 'Off The Wall' classic and revamped it into a funky piece of modern day Soul - a great cover from a wonderful album - get your copy HERE.

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Ed Sheeran - Give Me Love (10 Minute Version) (Live in Montreal)

Snow Patrol's tour of North America landed in Canada last night, and here is footage of support act Ed Sheeran performing his 10 minute version of 'Give Me Love'. There are many reasons why this is my favourite song on his album, but the way it goes down live and opens up the show is one of the main ones. Sounds like Canada love him...

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All-female shortlist for Ivor Novello album award

Today it has been announced that Adele, Kate Bush and PJ Harvey will fight it out for best album at next month's Ivor Novello awards. Two of Adele's tracks, 'Rolling in the Deep' and 'Someone Like You', are nominated for most performed work, alongside Take That's 'The Flood'. 'Rolling in the Deep' is also up for best song muscially and lyrically, alongside 'The A-Team' by Ed Sheeran and 'Shake It Out' by Florence & The Machine. The annual awards, to be presented in London on May 17th, celebrate British and Irish songwriting and composing and are voted for by songwriters.

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Charlotte O'Connor - Video Games (Lana Del Rey Cover)

Recorded during a recent performance in London, here is the wonderful Charlotte O'Connor covering Lana Del Rey's most successful single from her debut album 'Born To Die'. Love the original, and love this cover equally as much - smashed it.

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Moodymann - Got 2 Make It

'Got 2 Make It' is my favourite track from legendary Detroit producer Moodymann's new 8-track EP, which has been released as a free download in partnership with Scion A/V. Over the past 20 years he has gained an extremely dedicated fanbase, all who have fallen in love with his unique and mutated production style - this project is another great body of work to add to his already masterful discography. Download HERE.

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