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Positive Vibration

The UK’s award-winning celebration of reggae music and Jamaican heritage returns this June for a weekend of legendary acts and selectors. Here, founder Rory Taylor picks his favourite tracks from some of the artists on the bill...

By Lucy Doyle 27 Apr 2018
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Daughter

'We really didn’t know if we had the ability to do it - we just jumped off the cliff:' Daughter on their 2018 Ivor Novello Award-nominated videogame score for Life Is Strange...

By Anita Awbi 24 Apr 2018
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Elderbrook

'The experiece taught me you don’t need to inject a whole lot of cash into a song to become a success, which is a great place to be': Elderbrook on his Ivor Novello Award-nominated track Cola...

By Anita Awbi 24 Apr 2018
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P Money

'I'm really good at storytelling. I pay attention to detail so when I tell a story, I go pretty deep' - the grime MC on his candid approach plus staying independent...

By Lucy Doyle 23 Apr 2018
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Shangela

The RuPaul's Drag Race superstar shares the songs that have soundtracked her life. Tune in here for pure pop extravaganza...

By Lucy Doyle 20 Apr 2018
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Nicky Wain, Ninja Tune

Ninja Tune head of international Nicky Wain on building audiences overseas, going local in new territories and what's next for electronic music after EDM...

By Anita Awbi 19 Apr 2018
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Submotion Orchestra

'Bryson Tiller sampling All Yours has definitely brought around a new younger fan base and street cred for us' - the genre-defying Leeds band on why rappers love their sound plus going DIY for their new album...

By Lucy Doyle 19 Apr 2018
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Matthew Collin

'Despite the globalisation, dance music is still a mixture of disparate movements and tribes whose members are fierce believers': Rave On author Matthew Collin on global electronics in 2018

By Anita Awbi 18 Apr 2018
John Newman

John Newman

'I'm free to make music that I want to make because I've released that pressure' - the songwriting powerhouse on how time out of the spotlight helped ignite a new spark...

By Lucy Doyle 17 Apr 2018
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