Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 9:27PM Here is the official video for the uplifting lead single from Nneka's upcoming third studio album, Soul Is Heavy. Spotted over @SoulCulture, "the video was filmed in Nigeria and tells a story of the struggles our brothers and sisters are facing in certain parts of Africa and brings them right to the forefront". An uplifting single from a very talented singer/songwriter - release date to follow soon.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 9:19PM Eric Roberson, Phonte, R&B, Soul, Video Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 8:40PM Last night on Jools Holland, Emeli Sandé took to the floor and blessed us all with this stunning performance of the lead single from her forthcoming debut album, Our Version Of Events. You can pre-order the album HERE and follow Emeli on Twitter HERE. I seriously can't speak highly enough of this lady, she is incredible.
Acoustic, Emeli Sande, Jools Holland, Live, Soul, Video Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 7:19PM 
Following her MOBO nomination and a busy summer lighting up packed out festivals, Yasmin is back with her Ms Dynamite featuring and Shy FX produced third single. Set to be released in November, Light Up The World is a Drum & Bass influenced piece of soulful laid back Reggae, and is without doubt my favourite of the three singles thus far. Listen below, and be sure to support when it drops.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 2:29PM 
Miguel Migs has just released his third album, Outside The Skyline, which is a follow up to his 2007 release, Those Years. The album follows in the footsteps of his two previous releases, bringing together sounds and influences from a wide variety of genres and cultures; in this case, early soul, dub, jazz, reggae, funk, disco and house. As Miguel explains, “I take inspiration from everything around me. Its not about trends or what’s fashionable, its about creative expression, quality, emotion and artistic integrity.” - I love that. Showcasing an extraordinary line up of creative and internationally renowned artists – Migs’ reputation is such that, when it came to recording Outside The Skyline, he was able to pull together some impressive collaborators including original disco diva Evelyn ‘Champagne’ King, reggae legends Capleton, Half-Pint and Freddie McGregor, first lady of musicianship Meshell Ndegeocello, Berlin based singer Georg Levin and bossa nova phenomenon Bebel Gilberto. Below you can hear the stunning track with Miss King and buy what is one of the best House releases of 2011 HERE.
Disco, Evelyn 'Champagne' King, Funk, House, Miguel Migs, Soul Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 1:33AM SBTV catches up with the talented 12 year old James Anderson, who takes on Nobody's Perfect by Jessie J, and absolutely smashes it. Needs a lot of work, but he has a naturally pure voice, really cool harmonies and is definitely one to watch, until he hits puberty at least anyway. Follow him on Twitter HERE.
Monday, September 19, 2011 at 11:54PM 
Here are two of my favourite tracks from the first release on a newly formed label called Cold Bites. They are a re-edit, remixes, mash up style label whose releases will be available exclusively at Junodownload - the artists will be taking classics (sometimes hidden gems) and putting a modern day electronic twist on them, whilst still keeping the soulful and funky elements that made them hits all those years ago. Love this, so much. 16th November is the release date.
Guess the tracks...
Cold Bites, Cold Busted, Edit, Electronic, Funk, Kid Vibe, Re-Edit, Remix, Soul Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 1:09PM 
After tying the knot with Manuela Testolini earlier this year, R&B crooner Eric Benet is back with the lead single from his upcoming album sixth studio album, which will be released on his new label, Jordan House & EMI. One of the most incredible voices in music, and this single is nothing short of stunning. Beautiful music.
Eric Benet, R&B, Soul Friday, September 16, 2011 at 6:57PM Frank Ocean, Odd Future, R&B, Soul, Video Friday, September 16, 2011 at 10:52AM Some simple, but cool and effective visuals for Maverick Sabre's second single from his upcoming debut album, Lonely Are The Brave, which is set to be released in January 2012. I love everything about this guy, and this is no exception - can't wait for the album.
Maverick Sabre, Soul 