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Whether you're looking for a last-minute Mother’s Day gift, or an awesome experience for yourself, there’s plenty to look forward to in the music sphere this year.

Missy Elliott, Kali Uchis, Jhené Aiko, Ozuna, and Anderson .Paak & the Free Nationals.It is described on the festival’s social media channels as “a radical movement designed for and by Black, Brown, Asian/Pacific Islander, and LGBTQIA+ free spirits, artists, and creators”.Elsewhere on the line-up are Jorja Smith, Flatbush Zombies, Major Lazer Sound System, Wizkid and Jai Wolf.The mission of the event (via Rolling Stone) is “to close the equity gap for Black, Brown, Asian, and other underrepresented people in the entertainment industry, with the aim of achieving a diversified workforce across all levels in the industry by 2030.”Tickets are available now via Dice.A post shared by LETSGETFR.EE (@letsgetfr.ee)“LETSGETFR.EE is more than just a music festival,” it reads on the festival website. “It’s a radically inclusive experience where you get to explore and engage with other cultures and other communities in a broad-minded, respectful, considerate, non-cliché, and non-exploitative way.“A celebration of cross-cultural exploration (inspired by Brazilian Carnaval’s approach to extreme fun and radical self-expression) takes place in Queens—widely considered to be the most diverse county in America.“LETSGETFR.EE’s line up celebrates a number of contemporary culture-crossing artists who we believe have followed in the footsteps of free-thinking change agents and artists-as-world-citizens like Nina Simone and Caetano Veloso.” In December last year, Timbaland took to Twitter to tease a new studio album for Missy Elliott.The album would be Elliott’s seventh, and first since 2005’s ‘The Cookbook’.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMissy Elliott, Wizkid, Ozuna, Kali Uchis, Anderson .Paak & the Free Nationals, Jhené Aiko and many more will perform at a new festival in New York called LetsGetFr.ee, taking place at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens on August 20-21, with a special opening night gala on the 19 th.The festival, which also features Jorja Smith, Yendry, El Alfa, Ferg, Lido Pimienta, Flatbush Zombies, Tems, ​​Bomba Estéreo, Major Lazer Sound System and many more, is presented by Afropunk festival founder Matthew Morgan and longtime partner Jocelyn Cooper in partnership with global creative agency Anomaly.The full lineup appears below.According to the announcement, the festival is “the largest diversity-focused, purpose-driven music experience in the U.S. Its mission is to close the equity gap for Black, Brown, Asian, and other underrepresented people in the entertainment industry, with the aim of achieving a diversified workforce across all levels in the industry by 2030.” The festival pledges that it will only work with brands and companies who commit to long-term systemic change.

initially shut in 2019 for a planned one-year refurbishment, though those plans were scuppered after a fire broke out at the venue in January 2020 before the coronavirus pandemic and “colossal water damage” then further held up progress.KOKO’s restoration and redevelopment has now been completed, and it intends to relaunch next month as a “50,000-square foot state-of-the-art live music venue and broadcasting house”.New additions to KOKO include its 200-capacity Fly Tower ‘venue within a venue’, a new shop/DJ space (which will feature “exclusive merch drops and artist collaborations”) and a morning to late-night pizzeria and tap bar, with Café KOKO also set to host intimate live performances.After Lianne La Havas recently announced a trio of shows at KOKO in May, the venue has this morning (March 1) confirmed a host of names who will perform as part of its relaunch.The likes of Pete Doherty, Jorja Smith, Kim Gordon, Tems, Portico Quartet, Omar Apollo, Remi Wolf and more have all confirmed gigs at KOKO in the coming months. You can find the venue’s calendar of events here.A new club night, KOKO Electronic, will also take place on Friday and Saturday nights until 6am, with the likes of Todd Terje, Jayda G and 2ManyDJs booked to perform so far.“It’s been a seven-year journey to bring this project to life and now, on the cusp of opening, I’m so happy to be paying homage to the cultural legacy of the building with a diverse mix of artists and contributing to arts and culture at a time when British live music needs it most,” Olly Bengough, CEO/Founder of KOKO, said in a statement.

Ibeyi have shared a new single – listen to ‘Sister 2 Sister’ below.It comes as the Afro-French Cuban musical duo – comprising twin sisters Lisa-Kaindé Diaz and Naomi Diaz – also unveiled details of a new album ‘Spell 31’, which arrives on May 6 via XL. You can pre-order the album here.The album has been made with longtime producer Richard Russell and features guests including Jorja Smith, Pa Salieu and Berwyn.Listen to ‘Sister 2 Sister’ and see the full album track listing below.Tracklist1. ‘Sangoma’2. ‘O Inle’3. ‘Made Of Gold’ (Feat. Pa Salieu)4. ‘Sister 2 Sister’5. ‘Creature (Perfect)’6. ‘Tears Are Our Medicine’7. ‘Foreign Country’8. ‘Lavender & Red Roses’ (Feat. Jorja Smith)9. ‘Rise Above’ (Feat. Berwyn)10. ‘Los Muertos’ Back in November, Ibeyi released ‘Made Of Gold’ featuring Pa Salieu.Speaking about that track the pair said: “The first song we produced in the studio was ‘Made of Gold’.

Boardmasters festival has been announced, with the likes of Bombay Bicycle Club, The Wombats and Self Esteem joining the 2022 line-up.Cornwall’s surf and music event will return between August 10-14, and will be headlined by Kings Of Leon, Disclosure and George Ezra.It’s been announced today (February 3) that they will be joined by The Lathums, Greentea Peng, Mimi Webb, Kurupt FM and Enny.In total, over 60 new names have been added to the Boardmasters bill, joining the already announced likes of Bastille, Declan McKenna, Sam Fender and Idles.Check out the complete line-up so far below:A post shared by Boardmasters (@boardmasters)Weekend camping tickets are on sale now, and tomorrow (February 4) day tickets will be made available following a pre-sale today.Boardmasters returned in 2021 following a two-year hiatus. The 2020 instalment was scrapped due to the coronavirus crisis, while severe weather caused a last-minute cancellation in 2019.It was headlined by Foals, Gorillaz and Jorja Smith alongside Sam Fender, Loyle Carner, Blossoms, Slowthai, The Kooks, Jamie xx, Beabadoobee, The Big Moon, Basement Jaxx (DJ set), Alfie Templeman and Georgia.

FKA twigs has shared a new video for ‘Jealousy (feat. Rema)’, throwing things back to the ‘80s and ‘90s with the visuals.The track features on the musician’s new mixtape ‘Caprisongs’, which was released earlier this month (January 14).The ‘Jealousy’ video features twigs and a group of dancers performing a choreographed routine to the song in front of a white background.

Music lovers rejoice, as there continues to be lots to look forward to on the Manchester music scene this year.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWith her just-released “Caprisongs” mixtape and a fresh affiliation with a new label, Atlantic, British singer-songwriter-producer FKA Twigs ups the ante on her eerily experimental sound and intimately nuanced lyrics and goes big. That’s not only because the genre-jumbling, multi-octave performer has invited brand-name featured guests such as Jorja Smith and the Weeknd to the party that is “Caprisongs.” Rather, it’s because the Gloucester, U.K.-born artist — real name Tahliah Barnett — is having any kind of party at all.The bottom line on Twigs has long been that her most ambitious music was deeply emotional and uncompromising.

FKA twigs has shared a video for "meta angel," a crushingly beautiful standout from CAPRISONGS. In the Aidan Zamiri-directed video, twigs scales a building to hunt a version of herself, firing an arrow that flies through the city and strikes her heart.

The music on CAPRISONGS, the first mixtape from FKA twigs, was recorded over lockdown with Rosalía producer El Guincho and contributions from The Weeknd, Rema, Pa Salieu, Shygirl, Daniel Smith, Jorja Smith, and more. It's twigs' first full-length since 2019's MAGDELENE.

Tomorrow, FKA twigs will share her first-ever mixtape CAPRISONGS. The tracklist contains some of the biggest collaborations of her career: names like The Weeknd, Daniel Caesar, and Jorja Smith dot the 17-track effort.

Concert promoters Goldenvoice — of Coachella fame — have announced a new festival called This Ain't No Picnic and set the dates for August 27–28, 2022 at Brookside by the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The festival will be headlined by The Strokes, LCD Soundsystem, and Le Tigre, whose performance will be their first reunion show since 2016 and their only 2022 appearance.

A video of Jorja Smith's 2018 cover of TLC's No Scrubs has ignited a fierce debate on Twitter about whether or not the singer can actually sing.The 24-year-old singer's raspy voice is perceived by some as a sign that she can't actually sing, though many fans came to her defense on Twitter.Smith herself hasn't responded to the tweets, though plenty of fans have come to her defense.

Sasha Keable and Jorja Smith join forces to great effect on their new duet, "Killing Me." The song catches the two soul singers mounrfully moving on from failed relationships and finding strength in themselves. They sum it up best when they sing: I need to be loved by myself, It's okay to ask for help, Not from you, not from you anymore." The painful but positive sentiment of the song is matched by the visual accompaniment, premiering above and directed by London-based Olivia Rose.

All Points East will return to Victoria Park in Hackney, headlined by the likes of Foals, Bombay Bicycle Club, Jorja Smith, London Grammar, Kano, Jamie xx and Bicep.Down on Clapham Common on Monday (August 30), meanwhile, ALT+LDN will make its bow, with a line-up mixing hip-hop and rock and featuring Architects, Playboi Carti and more.Check out the latest forecast for London this weekend according to the Met Office below.Friday August 27: Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning, with temperatures peaking at 21° and lows of 14°.Saturday August 28: Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by lunchtime, with temperatures peaking at 21° and lows of 14°.Sunday August 29: Sunny intervals changing to cloudy in the afternoon, with temperatures

coronavirus cases have been linked to this year’s Boardmasters Festival, it has been reported.According to health officials (via The Guardian), 4,700 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 confirmed they had attended the Cornish festival, which took place from August 11-15 and was attended by about 50,000 people, or had connections to it. About three-quarters of those who tested positive are aged 16-21 and about 800 live in the county.The Newquay-based festival, which featured performances from Foals, Gorillaz, Kano, Jorja Smith, Blossoms, Sam Fender, Lianne La Havas and more, required all ticket-holders aged 11 and over to demonstrate their coronavirus status through the NHS COVID app before being permitted entry.Festival-goers who

When Jorja Smith released her Be Right Back EP in May she wasn't joking. Today the U.K.-based vocalist has dropped "All of This," an amapiano-style track made in collaboration with DJ GuiltyBeatz.

Jorja Smith has shared her new break-up single ‘All Of This’.The track, which is produced by DJ Guilty Beatz, is an upbeat track despite featuring bitter lyrics which sees the singer spit: “Where did your fate go? Was I just to fall on my own?/ If this room was full of lies, is that how you fooled me with love?/ I see how you changed me, I know what you said/ It don’t make me hate you/ I wish that it did“. You can listen to it below.“I met [Guilty] when I went over to Port Antonio in Jamaica for a writing camp in 2019.

All Points East Festival, with the former hosting the 6 Music Stage at this year’s festival.All Points East is set to return from August 27-30 at Victoria Park in London, with the likes of Foals, Jamie xx and Jorja Smith headlining.The 6 Music Stage will operate across the festival weekend, with highlights from the stage set to be broadcast on 6 Music and BBC Sounds.6 Music presenters Tom Ravenscroft, Gilles Peterson and Mary Anne Hobbs will each curate a day on the stage, with the likes of Daphni, Shy FX and Octo Octa all set to perform. You can see the full line-up for the stage below.“I’m absolutely stoked to have been asked to curate Friday’s 6 Music stage at this year’s All Points East,” Ravenscroft said in a statement.

AJ Tracey, Pa Salieu and Headie One have headed up the nominations for this year’s GRM Daily Rated Awards after securing four nominations each.Headie and AJ have both received nods for best male artist and album of the year for their respective records ‘Edna’ and ‘Flu Game’.Meanwhile, Jorja Smith, Enny, Little Simz, Lady Leshurr and Stefflon Don are among the main nominees for best female artist.Pa Salieu has secured four nods for breakthrough of the year, track of the year, video of the year and mixtape of the year.