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News: King Yanz Shines On ‘No Favours’

After a year spent refining his sound and expanding his creative circle, Finnish-Congolese rapper King Yanz shares ‘No Favours’, a subdued yet resonant single that marks a more introspective turn…

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News: Mariah the Scientist announces debut Australian headline tour

Mariah the Scientist has announced her first Australian headline tour, bringing the Hearts Sold Separately run to Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne in May 2026.

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EP Review: Sydney-raised, Tokyo-based artist Joey Sachi unveils the luminescent and silky tones of EP ‘Rise’.

Sydney-raised, Tokyo-based artist Joey Sachi has caught our attention with a series of mesmerising singles released over the last few years, including honouring us with the premiere of her debut…

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News: Jalen Ngonda Announces Australian Tour with WILSN for March 2026

Modern soul standout Jalen Ngonda returns to Australia in March 2026 for headline shows and festival slots, joined by Australian soul singer WILSN performing tracks from her new album Bloom.

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Album Review: Reginald Omas Mamode IV – ‘Rivière’ Noire’: Forward-thinking lo-fi funk and hip hop with a bold, direct message.

Dalliance or daring, ‘Rivière’ Noire’ the fourth album from singer, producer and beats aficionado Reginald Omas Mamode IV is, whichever way you look at it, a bit of a leap.…

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Premiere: Chris Casey taps Khary for updated version of ‘Cow Killers’

Back in January, Savannah-based Chris Casey released a genre-smashing look at feeling out of place as a Black man in Georgia, with one foot in R&B flows and the other…

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Album Review: Arjuna Oakes – ‘While I’m Distracted’: a lush, sophisticated contemporary pop soundscape, rich in soul-jazz understanding.

Even if you’ve picked up on any of singer-songwriter/pianist Arjuna Oakes’s previous offerings, it’s unlikely you would have predicted the scale and ambition of his debut album ‘While I’m Distracted’.…

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Album Review: Arjuna Oakes – ‘While I’m Distracted’: a lush, sophisticated contemporary pop soundscape rich in soul-jazz understanding

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Premiere: Fielded wants what they’re owed on sumptuous new song ‘Lost Youth’

Do you know your worth? Lindsay Powell is more sure of theirs than they’ve arguably ever been, and they want the world to know. As Fielded, the Brooklyn-based artist has…

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Live Review: Dua Saleh – The Pink Room, YES, Manchester. 15.03.25

Dua Saleh fires up The Pink Room in Manchester

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