Focus Music Notes. "Out of the Blues". Popular music through the decades

Jonathan Jeremiah, whose timeless songs and soulful voice place him firmly in the tradition of classic Island artists like Nick Drake and John Martyn, and mark him out as a songwriter with a rare talent, releases his new Island single “Heart of Stone” on May 23rd. Jonathan who was recently invited by Rumer, a self-declared fan, to open for the Brit nominated singer at her recent Manchester show, will be playing his own headlining show at Bush Hall on May 31st. For ticket information please visit - http://www.gigsandtours.com/?a=jonathan+jeremiah Written and produced by Jeremiah, “Heart of Stone” is taken from the Londoner’s debut album “A Solitary Man” which has just been released to rave reviews. Jeremiah first came to prominence when he was invited to appear on Later with Jools a full five months before the release of his album, where he gave a stunning solo acoustic performance of one of the album’s many standouts “How Half-Heartedly We Behave”. A month long residency at the Bor

22-year-old DEV is pop’s hottest new temptress, a California girl of Mexican/Portuguese decent with low-dipping 808 sound that’s machine tooled for the clubs.“Bass Down Low ” was produced by L.A. duo The Cataracs, who triangulated the space between trunk-rattling hip hop, pop and L.A. electro. The duo found DEV after she uploaded an Amy Winehouse cover onto YouTube which she had recorded on her MacBook at home. The boys went on to produce DEV’s breakout track “Booty Bounce ” which has garnered over 1 million hits on YouTube. It was “Booty Bounce” that The Cataracs sampled for the hook on Far East Movement’s hit single “Like A G6” which got to #5 in the UK and sold 2 million downloads worldwide. So DEV introduced the world to the slang ‘slizzard’ for getting drunk while name checking Three 6 Mafia - turning the song into a veritable smash in the process. Now emerging as a solo artist “Bass Down Low” is only the beginning; her forthcoming debut 'The Night the Sun Came Up' is drop

After a ridiculously successful 2010 which saw Robyn rank high in many end of year poll’s, from Popjustice’s #1 album of the year to Guardian’s #1 single of the year, to winning Radio 1’s Live Lounge of the year - and pretty much everything in between - Robyn is ready to stamp her platform booted mark all over 2011 just as hard. Not only was she recently nominated for a BRIT Award for International Female Solo Artist (alongside Katy Perry, Alicia Keys, Kylie Minogue and Rhianna), and for ‘Best Dance Recording’ in the US Grammy’s, she also won a massive 4 awards at the Swedish Grammy’s, played a sold out 6000 capacity Radio City Music hall in NYC and has announced a 15 date American tour with said fellow BRIT nominee, Miss Perry, starting in June. This follows Robyns return to the UK in March for her own select shows which included a sold out gig at London’s Roundhouse. Robyn will release ‘Call Your Girlfriend’, taken from her latest Body Talk album on May 16. Remixes come from Kaskade