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DJ Rocstar releases latest single ‘Anybody Home?’
Alabama based tropical house and EDM producer DJ Rocstar is back from a 20-year break, with an angry new single, 'Anybody Home?' Begging the question, "What possibly could have happened" on that fateful day on Capitol Hill, 6th January, he channels his anger and frustration into this track, giving his listeners a taste of what they've been missing for so...
Soul singer Conya Doss
As unique as her name sounds, her style of music is very much the same. Conya brings a wonderfully refreshing gentle yet skilled mix of indie jazz and neo-soul to the music scene, in such a commendable pleasant and inspiring way that it is hard to pigeonhole her into one specific music genre. Born and raised in Cleveland Ohio,...
Win £500 worth of Baby Phat Products
We’ve an exclusive interview with Kimora Lee Simmons, creative director of Phat Fashions and reality TV star (see page 31). To mark the occasion, Baby Phat and Flavour have teamed up to give one lucky reader the chance to win £500’s worth of Baby Phat products. The fashion label includes clothes, jewellery, phones, accessories and shoes – all adorned...
Exclusive images of Aleesha Dixon & Tinchy Stryder at Summer Live
Roll Deep, Tinchy Stryder, The Wanted, Aleesha Dixon and Chipmunk took to the stage at Sandown Park racecourse in Esher, Surrey to perform at Summer Live to raise money for funds for Hillcroft College, an educational charity for women whose aim is to provide outstanding educational opportunities through residential and individualised learning. Flavour's amazing photographer Daniel Thomas headed down...
Premiere: Kuntybeatz Drops Modern Day Protest House Single “The Community Of Hope (They Are Going To Put A Walmart Here)”
Emerging Toronto house music DJ/Producer Kuntybeatz releases his debut modern day dance-worthy protest single “The Community Of Hope (They Are Going To Put A Walmart Here)” accompanied by stunning visuals and we are excited to premiere on Flavour Mag today. The deep house experimental track is filled with 100% plunderphonics combing samples of church choirs and layered over dark rhythmic...
Adam Ficek: Roses, Kings, Castles
Best known as a former member from the Babyshambles, Adam Ficek's band Roses Kings Castles plays an intimate gig at Quintessentially Soho at the House of St Barnabus. Check out these exclusive pictures from the gig.Photo's by Emily Bailey
Lucy Monciel Announces Release of Newest Single ‘Thinking of You’
Urban pop singer-songwriter Lucy Monciel has recently announced her newest single "Thinking of You" which is set to be released on 12th May 2017. >The song was born out of a successful collaboration with a Grammy producer from Mexico, Ricardo Padua and went through 100 iterations before even hitting the studio. All vocals, including background vocals belong to Lucy Monciel.Coming from Romania,...
One Minute in May Trailer
The One Minute in May campaign aims to get all the Premier League football and Championship clubs to hold a minute's silence, applause, ballon release or whatever they feel is appropriate to honour all the victims of violent crime before the final matches on 3rd and 24th May 2009.http://www.youtube.com/v/dqDMAu8_-Ic
Ed Sheeran has made streaming history with his two comeback singles
Ed Sheeran has made streaming history with his ground-breaking return, launching two immensely successful A side singles simultaneously. Not only have the two records created frenzy across the globe amongst new and old fans alike, Ed has broken Spotify's 'day 1' streaming record with BOTH of his monumental comeback singles "Shape Of You" and "Castle On The Hill".Reaching over a combined 13 million global streams in...
Body Gossip is now inviting submissions for the first ever Body Gossip Book
Body Gossip is a national positive body image movement that has invited people all over the world to write their story about their body and share it with other people. Body Gossip has showcased these stories in theatre events and short films performed by a cast of well-known actors, and has a simple yet incredibly effective goal: Body Gossip...
Interview: James Bourne on his debut solo single
Busted's James Bourne releases debut solo single 'Everyone Is My Friend'. James is no stranger to the music industry, from Busted to writing songs for some of the biggest names in music, James is back with his highly anticipated solo single 'Everyone Is My Friend' ahead of his debut solo album 'Safe Journey Home' - out October 23rd.I chatted to...
N-Dubz Def Jam record deal confirmed
It has now been officially confirmed that music trio N-Dubz have signed a US deal with Universal division Def Jam, after singer Tulisa Contostavlos accidentally let the cat out of the bag on Twitter earlier this week. There had been speculation that some of the various controversies surrounding members of the group, in particular Dappy, might scupper the deal,...
The Flavour Podcast featuring Misha B Labrinth & Mann
Welcome to The Flavour Podcast, the online show that'll give you everything you need on all things concerning Flavour. The Flavour Podcast brings you exclusive interviews with those appearing in our forthcoming issues, music reviews, advice and plenty more. Here's a taste of the awesomeness you’ll be experiencing in our February and March issue.Noel Phillips is your lively host kicking...
Want to learn how to be a stylist?
You’ve seen the celebrities rocking a fab look, you’ve watched the fashion shows and read the magazine but want to know more about what it takes to be a successful stylist. We provided fantastic training covering theoretical and practical aspects of fashion styling, including essential advice on how to break into this exciting industry.Run by stylist to the stars Denise...
RoGeeGang releases latest single ‘JeEmaY’ ft. Eluku
Energetic and upbeat, 'JeEmaY' is the hot new single to come from Nigerian artist RoGeeGang. Written about an imaginary girlfriend, RoGeeGang teamed up with Eluku for this exciting new release. Melodic and rhythmic, 'JeEmaY' will have you singing and dancing along in no time! This is a love song to blast out as loud as the speakers can go!OUT NOW...
Music makers Perempay & Dee
After the success of the massive funky smash ‘In The Air’ ft Katie Pearl, production duo Perempay & Dee are ready to tear down the raves this coming holiday season. Graced by the return of award winning UK artist Shola Ama, their new single ‘DJ Play’ will surely be on the top of your Christmas list...Perempay, Dee, Shola Ama,...
Everyone Wants A Lil Bit Of Cash
Cashtastic is an artist set to take the underground scene by storm. He may have only recently turned 18, but his music is already punching way above his youthful years.The early guidance and encouragement of an older brother to do music was reinforced by teachers at school, telling the then eleven year old that he had a gift for...
Behind The Scenes Of J.Appiah’s ‘I Ain’t Rich Yet’ Music Video
J.Appiah recently released his music video for ‘I Ain’t Rich Yet,’ which features a little help from Chelsea footballer Florent Malouda. In this exclusive behind the scenes video you can see what went into making the hit single – from the director’s concepts to his scenes with Florent and more! If you’ve heard of J. Appiah, you will probably know...
Interview: Melanin 9
Melanin 9 dropped his first mixtape ‘High Fidelity’ in 2007 and has since become one of the most respected lyricists around in the UK hip hop scene. Ahead of the release of his debut album ‘Magna Carta,’ Flavour caught up with the rising star to talk music, beliefs, inspirations and more. In terms of UK hip hop, what do you think...
Sasha Shantel: Miss Flavour 2008 gives you an insight into her year as her reign comes to an end
I mentioned in my interview with Flavour Magazine in the “Trendsetters Issue” that I wasn’t intending on entering another modelling/beauty pageant. I always knew I had a unique look, yet I had not won any previous competitions before. Therefore, I was left asking whether Flavour Magazine and their annual beauty contest Miss Flavour would be any different.However, I soon...
New Artist Alert: Benjamin A D
He's been compared to J Cole and Lupe Fiasco. He has just been snatched up and signed by Universal: 2w07even division. Hes got bars. I'll let them do the talking. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rNHwn_s_co]
Listen: Jessie Ware on Miguel’s Adorn Remix
Our editor Annika Allen loves Miguel's single Adorn so we were excited at Flavourmag HQ to hear that singer Jessie Ware‘s on the official “remix”. Have a listen let us know what you think.[soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/100642253" params="" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /]
Will Young releases-What the World Needs Now is Love
Taken from Will's album, 85% Proof, What The World Needs Now Is Love is a rendition of the Burt Bacharach classic.Look out Will Young performs today right through to the 29th of November in and around the UK.For more information go to TICKETS. SINGLE IMPACTS 08 01 16
Leon Bridges Releases Video for ‘River’ / Headline Brixton Academy April 8th
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and R&B artist Leon Bridges premiered the music video for his song “River” today on Vevo. Leon Bridges uses the powerful visuals for his elegiac, Gospel inspired song “River” to send a message of hope, along with the video’s additional intention of raising questions rather than providing answers. The video, directed by Miles Jay, pulls inspiration from real...
Maxsta feat. Little Nikki ‘Wanna Go’ Video OUT NOW @itsmaxsta
UK grime newcomer Maxsta, releases his single ‘Wanna Go’ feat. Little Nikki on September. The track will be taken from his debut album which is set to come out next year.Produced by Show N Prove (Tinchy Stryder, Wretch 32, K Koke, Smiler, Benny Banks “Bada Bing”) and sampling Inner City’s 1998 classic ‘Good Life’, the track shows Maxsta’s fun...
Get the look: Iggy Azalea – Trouble ft. Jennifer Hudson
Monday 20th April sees the release of Iggy Azalea's latest single 'Trouble ft. Jennifer Hudson', taken from her recent album 'Reclassified'. The video for 'Trouble', was shot in LA with Iggy Azalea and Jennifer Hudson and was directed by Iggy Azalea herself. The music video above was released on the 27th Feb 2015 and has already amassed nearly 3 million views....
Speech Debelle
Speech Debelle is back with new album Freedom Of Speech, an engaging journey through her life, full of energy and attitude, following her debut album Speech Therapy, which won her the acclaimed Mercury Music Prize 2009.Her soulful, raw and organic music speaks on personal, social and spiritual issues.The 28-year-old from south London is wise and this shines through. She...
5 reasons we are following 5 Seconds of Summer on Instagram @5SOS @belindawebb_
5 Seconds of Summer, also known as 5sos for short, are an Australian originated band who formed in Sydney back in 2011. The band consists of 4 members: Ashton Irwin, who’s 20 years of age, known as the ‘talkative drummer’ with the sweetest of hearts; next up is Michael Clifford who will be 19 on November 20th, Mikey for short...
Sean Reid ‘All I Need Is You’
After the club craze of Scottish born Sean Reid’s debut single “All I Need Is You” featuring Cash, the single now follows with a remix edit by Gold Top. This edit explores the club and dubstep genre creating an electric sound which will cause you to gain a case of head-bopping fever.The video shows off Sean Reid’s multiple talents...
Blame It On The Boogie: The Jacksons Announce UK Tour
For the first time in 28 years, the Jackson brothers will be bringing their five date reunion tour to the UK next year. As one of the most well known groups in the history of music, the four brothers Jermaine, Jackie, Marlon and Tito last toured outside the US as a group in 1984. Their late sibling, Michael Jackson, who...