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In the past nine months Sigrid has gone from unknown to one of the most exceptional breakout artists of 2017. Sigrid’s rise has been unrivalled; from releasing her acclaimed debut Don’t Kill My Vibe EP, which has amassed over 100M global streams - to playing Hoxton Kitchen, two sold-out Scala’s and announcing a Shepherds Bush Empire headline all in less than a year. Now Sigrid releases the mighty ‘Strangers’, produced by Martin Sjolie, the dream pairing behind ‘Don’t Kill My Vibe’. With lyrics of steel, meandering melodies and stark honesty, ‘ Strangers ’ embodies the natural, sincere talent Sigrid has become renowned for. At only 21-years-old, the Norwegian pop sensation also gives her vocals to the epic action adventure Justice League, with a powerful, haunting take on Leonard Cohen’s ‘ Everybody Knows ’, available now. From the tiny town of Ålesund in Norway, which sits at the entrance of a UNESCO-protected fjord surrounded by sea and mountains, Sigrid has been quietly creating

Up-and-coming Sydney DJ and producer Jesse Porsches today releases a brand-new, dance pop jam titled 'Say It To Me' via Dew Process / Universal Music Australia. The track was co-written by Jesse and long-time friend and partner-in-crime Holly Martin aka Brasska who also lends her glorious and silky-smooth vocals to the glimmering tune which will have you yearning for the dancefloor. LISTEN TO & SHARE 'SAY IT TO ME' HERE : https://JessePorsches.lnk.to/SITM1PR Speaking about the track, Jesse reveals its conception just clicked into place "I originally wrote the beat and instantly thought Brasska would kill it, we sat down and wrote the song in a day and turned the whole thing around really quickly. We had written a bunch of demo's over the last 12 months and "Say It To Me" was the first one that stood out to me." "Say It To Me" explores the concept of being in a relationship and a knowing that

Tributes and Obituaries Rolling Stone Magazine http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-petty-rock-iconoclast-who-led-the-heartbreakers-dead-at-66-w506651 LA Times  http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-tom-petty-20171002-story.html Washington Post  https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/tom-petty-hall-of-fame-singer-who-became-rock-mainstay-in-1970s-dies-at-66/2017/10/03/57f33aca-a7a6-11e7-b3aa-c0e2e1d41e38_story.html?utm_term=.7ee6762ffd8d New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/video/arts/music/100000005474101/tom-petty-dead.html The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/oct/02/rock-star-tom-petty-dies-heart-attack The Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/tom-petty-found-unconscious-full-cardiac-arrest-not-breathing/ NME News: "Tom Petty The rock veterans last ever gig was held at the legendary Hollywood Bowl on September 25, 2017". Read more at http://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-last-song-gig-tom-petty-ever-played-2146668#EFCvk0v7D

Fresh from the announcement that she is to star in this year's 'Strictly Come Dancing',  Mollie King  storms back on to the UK music scene with her new single ' Hair Down' . Mollie has reunited with pop maestro  Brian Higgins - Xenomania  to produce an in your face pop banger that fans have longed to hear from Mollie since her announcement she was releasing solo music.  'Gotta let my hair down, I just wanna dance now' proclaims Mollie on an immense track that gets firmly stuck in your head from it's very first listen. The song was released  on Friday 1st September  via Island Records, accompanied by a breathtaking video, shot in South Africa by Kyle Lewis. Mollie says: “I've spent the last few months working hard in the studio developing my sound and experimenting with my solo music. I'm a huge fan of pop music myself and was thrilled about working with Brian Higgins again on this record. 'All Fired Up' was one of my f

Fresh from experimenting with her unique sound and crafting her debut album, today Elli Ingram releases ‘Stone Cold’, the third offering to come from her much anticipated forthcoming debut album,  Love You Really,  which is released on September 15 th  via Island Records. Co-written with Ninja Tune’s latest signing and Disclosure discovered Jordan Rakei, ‘Stone Cold’ brings together their multi-instrumentalist influences on this sultry jazz-ballad. LISTEN TO ‘STONE COLD’  HERE The 24 year old rising star Elli returns with the follow up to her praised mini-album  The Doghouse , following from the Brighton native’s independently released  Sober EP,  which marked her out as a truly singular new talent with a sound and voice of rare depth for one so young. No Brit School alumni, Elli developed her impressive vocals first in her bedroom, then gigging in her hometown of Brighton. Drawing comparisons to Amy Winehouse and Adele, she grew up in a musical house: her dad performing