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Burial‘s forthcoming new release on XL Recordings.Earlier this month, XL Recordings hinted that a new release from the enigmatic producer was on the horizon.The teaser arrived in the form of a 14-second snippet of music which appeared to be a new track from the South London artist.Following speculation about the new release, a 12” vinyl from Burial on XL Recordings appears to have been confirmed for a February release.A listing on Phonica Records appeared this week for a “very limited white label copies” of ‘Dreamfear’, featuring the title track and a B-side titled ‘The Boy Who Never Turned Up’.pic.twitter.com/bA6LVFCRMd— XL RECORDINGS (@XLRECORDINGS) January 1, 2024The record was limited to one per customer, and is already out of stock. ‘Dreamfear’ is expected to be released on February 9, 2024.The new tracks look set to mark the electronic artist’s first solo release with the label, following a string of releases outside Kode9’s Hyperdub label, where he’d been releasing music for nearly two decades.Burial’s most recent work arrived last summer with Kode9 when the pair dropped ‘Infirmary/Unknown Summer’.Before that, Burial released an EP titled ‘ANTIDAWN’.

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Dizzee Rascal has shared his new single ‘What You Know About That’, featuring JME and D Double E.The track, the video for which you can watch below, is taken from the rapper’s forthcoming album ‘Don’t Take It Personal’ which is out on February 9 and follows his previous single ‘How Did I Get So Calm’.The clip is directed by Oliver Jennings who has previously worked with Wiley, Skepta, Stormzy and Nines.According to a press release the video evokes “the sentimental memory of infrared phones, Classic Snake, and the qwerty-keyboard”.To celebrate the release of the new album the rapper has announced a series of UK instore appearances and tour dates, which kick off at London’s Rough Trade East on February 9 before wrapping up with a show at Crystal Palace Park in London. You can purchase tickets here.FEBRUARY 9 – London Rough Trade East10 – Liverpool Jacaranda Baltic10 – Manchester HMV11 – Glasgow HMV13 – Newcastle Reflex14 – Birmingham Vault14 – Coventry Empire15 – Southsea The Gaiety16 – Southampton The BrookMAY25 – Margam In It Together FestAUGUST3 – London Crystal Palace ParkMeanwhile, the rapper and Wiley seemingly put their two-decade feud behind them after appearing onstage together in Dubai last year.Dizzee and Wiley’s beef is said to date back to an incident in Ayia Napa during July 2003, which saw Roll Deep members fighting with their South London counterparts, So Solid Crew.The ensuing years saw the pair exchange diss tracks and beef publicly on social media.

Burial is on the horizon.The teaser for new music came in the form of a post online, where the label shared a 14-second snippet of music – appearing to be a new track from the elusive South London artist.Shared on XL’s Twitter/X account on Monday (January 1), the audio clip came with a decidedly low-res image, showing his trademark “cross” symbol hidden behind the logo for the record label.As for the new music, the forthcoming release appears to centre on his earlier, more rave-focused sound, instead of his more recent ambient work. Check it out below.pic.twitter.com/bA6LVFCRMd— XL RECORDINGS (@XLRECORDINGS) January 1, 2024If it is confirmed that Burial has signed to XL Recordings, any upcoming new work would mark his first solo release with the label.

Loyle Carner has been confirmed as the first headliner for London’s All Points East 2024.The festival organisers took to social media to announce the first act for next year’s edition of the annual London festival which will take place in its usual home of Victoria Park.To announce the South London artist and rapper as a headliner, All Points East shared a clip of two men playing chess on top of a car that was parked in the middle of Victoria Park in front of the main stage.“Your first 2024 APE headliner…@LoyleCarner is back in his hometown for his biggest show ever at Uber One presents All Points East on Saturday, August 17,” read the caption attached to the video announcement.Your first 2024 APE headliner…

Che Lingo has teamed up with anime streaming service Crunchyroll to release his new original song ‘Lifetime’, created exclusively to celebrate the 2023 anime fall season.The partnership between Crunchyroll and Che Lingo marks the first time that the anime platform has released a song to support their content.Behind-the-scenes footage, which you can watch below, shows how the South London rapper developed the song to echo themes in his favourite anime which inspired him as a child. The featurette also explores how he worked with MIKU NAKAMURA (Cö shu Nie), to create a song that will resonate with fans.Both Che and MIKU have already contributed to the world of anime with both artists being featured on the Jujutsu Kaisen Season One OST.

Thania Garcia Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has signed Fred Again (real name Fred Gibson) to an exclusive, worldwide publishing agreement. Now widely recognized for his DJ chops, Fred Again began his career as a pop songwriter but found his niche in producing and DJ-ing thanks to his “Actual Life” trilogy of albums. The South London native is the Brit Awards’ youngest-ever producer of the year winner thanks to his work with Ed Sheeran, Brian Eno, Travis Scott, Skrillex, Young Thug, J Balvin and Burna Boy, among others.

Variety). Drivers in the capital face a fee for using cars in areas known as ‘Ultra Low Emission Zones’.In a statement to Variety, the Metropolitan Police confirmed that a 45-year-old man had been arrested but did not name Fox.The Met told Variety: “On Wednesday 4 October, officers arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of conspiring to commit criminal damage to ULEZ cameras and encouraging or assisting offences to be committed.

Laurence Fox has been arrested after his house was searched by the Met Police, according to reports.The Met confirmed that police officers had arrested a 45-year-old man on Wednesday morning on suspicion of conspiring to commit criminal damage to ULEZ cameras and encouraging or assisting offences to be committed. ULEZ cameras are used by Transport for London (TfL) to monitor the cars that enter and exit the capital’s ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ).The cameras record a vehicle’s number plates, which gets checked against a database to see if it complies with ULEZ rules on emissions.

Police have arrested Laurence Fox after searching his home in London.

Ellise Shafer Actor turned right-wing political activist Laurence Fox was arrested in London on Wednesday on “suspicion of conspiring to commit criminal damage to ULEZ cameras,” and has been fired from GB News over his comments about journalist Ava Evans. On Wednesday morning, Fox’s Reclaim Party posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, claiming that the police were searching the “Lewis” star’s house.

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Sampha has surprised fans with the release of his first single in six years, ‘Spirit 2.0’. Check it out below.This is Sampha’s first release since his 2017 Mercury Prize-winning debut album, ‘Process’, and features the likes of South London jazz composer and drummer Yussef Dayes, Spanish producer El Guincho, Canadian composer Owen Pallet — plus vocals from Yaeji and one half of Ibeyi, Lisa Kaindé Diaz.“It’s about the importance of connection to both myself and others, and the beauty and harsh realities of just existing,” said Sampha of the song’s lyrical meaning.

Jamie T has announced the door times, curfew and stage times for his upcoming headline show at London’s Finsbury Park this weekend (Friday June 30). Check them out below.The South London singer, songwriter, rapper, guitarist and record producer will be taking to the stage for the headline slot tomorrow night, for what will soon become his biggest-ever headline show to date.Unlike the Saturday instalment, the gates will open slightly earlier tomorrow at 1:30pm, with Willie J Healy being the first opener to take to the stage two hours later.

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Shygirl will end September with the release of her debut LP, Nymph, on the 30th. And today, the multi-talented South London artist has kicked the month off by the premiering the forthcoming records fourth single, “Nike,” via COLORS.

Jamie T has announced details of his fifth studio album ‘The Theory Of Whatever’ in a new trailer.In the clip, which you can watch below, the South London singer-songwriter is seen filming himself reading from a brief from his management and sharing snippets from the record.In the message he begins: “Right album trailer brief, we’re looking to create an album trailer to seize the up and coming release. The trailer should be simple but yet impactful.