Raye (feat. Mabel & Stefflon Don)
Cigarette (Polydor)
The distinctive voices of three of Polydor’s brightest new hopes coalesce over a nagging bassline and tropical percussion. As we approach spring, Cigarette flashes two fingers up at winter.
Contact Simon Jones
simon@simonjonespr.com
D Double E (feat. Skepta)
Nang (Bluku Music)
One of the most distinctive voices in the game, D Double E beefs up new drop Nang with a muscular guest verse from Skepta.
Contact Emily Gayle
emily@your-army.com
Bad Gyal
Blink (Puro Records/Canada)
Taken from her new mixtape Worldwide Angel and produced by DJ Florentino, Blink mashes up dancehall and reggaeton to dizzying effect.
Contact Mitchell Stevens
mitch@toastpress.com
Blossoms
I Can’t Stand It (Virgin EMI)
Sounds like Blossoms are up for some more chart-bothering: the Stockport lot’s synth-driven comeback is primed for the radio.
Contact George Cochran
george@murraychalmers.com
George The Poet, Maverick Sabre & Jorja Smith
Follow The Leader (FAMM)
Jorja Smith and songwriting partner Maverick Sabre link up with George The Poet on a song that unfolds into a slow, patient epic.
Contact Sinead Mills
sinead@practisemusic.co.uk
Yung Fume (feat. Young Nudy)
Something Else (Payday Records)
Croydon MC Yung Fume hooks up with Atlanta’s Young Nudy for a smoky, trap-flavoured collab. Look out for his upcoming EP, Level Up.
Contact Julie Smith
julie@stokedpr.com
Louis Berry
Stumbling (Ministry Of Sound/Household)
Louis Berry embraces gospel on a pulsating, widescreen new single that keeps the Liverpudlian’s rasping vocal front and centre.
Contact Fred Mellor
fred@mbcpr.com
