After an amazing year with his last R&B smash hit ‘Deeper’ – which was track of the week on BBC’s 1Xtra and also hailed, ‘A soulful R&B banger’ by EarMilk – Birmingham’s powerhouse, RICARDO WILLIAMS has teamed up with fellow powerhouse ShezAr (sister of Singer/producer Labrinth) to deliver a truly sultry R&B classic.
The pair play out these age-old conversations and scenarios on the three-and-a-half-minute smoothie, weaved in with luscious harmonies, sultry vocals and passion.
If you miss that old-style R&B, you better check this one out!
Drum and Bass producer 1000DAYSWASTED is not messing around and drops an almighty bomb entitled ‘Chaos Rail’, coming from his brand new EP of the same name. I promise you: it’s an absolute stinker – go for it; check out!
Producer DIZZY RAMBUNCTIOUS is back with his first release of the year, entitled ‘Outlands.’ This smooth hip-hop slicker will serve as a warm up to his upcoming EP, ‘Wond3rland.’
One-to-watch BRANDYN BURNETTE released his latest track ‘Escape’, last Monday taken from his upcoming EP ‘Feature Films.’
The three-and-a-half minute production possess his unique blend of soulfully dark vocals, deep beats and bright pysch rock guitar, a combination that has made the Missouri raised/LA-based singer/songwriter a sensation in the underground pop world.
In 2014, he opened for John Mayer, Jon Bellion and James Bay and a later year, he’s penned songs for MKTO and Jake Miller. His 2nd EP ‘State I’m In’ clocked up 2.8 million streams on Spotify since being released in July of 2016. He also appeared on a collaboration with independent EDM artist Elephante on ‘Plans’ which has been played on Sirius BPM and has become the biggest song off the ‘I Am The Elephante’ EP.
Aside from his own musical project, Burnette recently teamed up with indie singer-songwriter Molly Moore, under the name Cosmos & Creature and quickly gained attention by featuring on Lost King’s ‘Marathon’ as well as Vicetone’s ‘Bright Side’. The duo also caught the attention of Iggy Azalea after covering her song, ‘Team’. They’ve generated over ten million streams on Spotify. Their first single ‘Young’ debuted at number three on the Spotify Global Charts & currently has two million streams since release in the end of 2016. Burnette and Moore are currently working on their highly anticipated debut EP.
British/Jamaican/Nigerian singer-songwriter BIANCA ROSE has been writing and composing for the best part of a decade. In 2007 she self- released her debut EP ‘Truth and Tiny Tragedies’, and has continued to collaborate and write songs for other artists ever since. Accompanying herself on guitar and ukulele, Bianca’s live shows have included sets for Sofar Sounds, Tigmus, London Jazz and the CrimeJazz Festival in the Netherlands with additional performances for Playstation, OH TV, & radio play on Radio 1 and 1Xtra. As lyricist in the Ready Riters songwriting collective, Bianca recently co-wrote X-Factor contestant Annastasia Baker’s debut album, resulting in Annastasia’s 2014 Mobo nomination.
Bianca has decided that 2017 is the right time to focus on her own music again, and release some of the songs she’s written over the last few years. The second single taken from her highly anticipated debut album is entitled ‘Because Of Love’ and features Mobo nominated singer/songwriter and cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson. Bianca explains “Ayanna and I collaborated on every part of the creation of this song, from writing to recording, so it only made sense that the video was an extension of this partnership, whilst debunking the stereotype of competition between women. We believe there is a place for us all in this business so we actively make room for one another.”
Her debut album ‘No Fear’ Here was part-funded by the PRS for Music Foundation and produced by critically acclaimed jazz musician and producer Femi Temowo, (George Benson, Andrea Bocelli, Amy Winehouse, The Roots, ESKA & Soweto Kinch). ‘No Fear’ Here is an expansive interpretation of the singer/songwriter genre, fusing Bianca’s folk/gospel sensibilities with both Bianca and Femi’s African diasporic perspectives.
Bianca adds “These songs are snippets of the lessons I’ve learned and am still learning. Some people believe that fear is something we should live with, or that we should use it as motivation to achieve our goals. From my experience, I believe it’s something to be conquered and routed out of every area of our lives. I try to live on a daily mission to seek and destroy all traces of fear and oppression in my life. It’s the only way that’s worked for me.”
‘Because of Love’ is now available on all streaming platforms and ‘No Fear’ Here is released today.
