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EDUBB and their ‘Whooty’ music

EDUBB is a rap group consisting of Nem, Almighty ‘Dolla’, and Johnny Boi all hailing from Atlanta Georgia. We chat to the fellas to find out what ‘Whooty’ means and to get a little inside info on ATL’s Hip Hop trio. EDUBBHow did you come up with the name EDUBB and what does it stand for?Nem: EDUBB is slang terminology...

Commercial sense: teaching artists how to make money from business

Budding artists artists that produce niche music like folk, jazz, bhangra, gospel, and grime are being given the opportunity to find out how to make money from their art in the UK, Europe and the US at the first ever Commercial Sense Project.This three day conference takes place from 14-16 April at the University of East London: Docklands Campus,...

Avril Lavigne is back in the UK

Avril returns to the UK for her Black Star Tour following her fourth album After the release of her fourth album Goodbye Lullaby on the 7th of March, she returns to the UK in September to play at the following sold out shows.Wednesday 21st September -London Hammersmith ApolloThursday 22nd September -London Hammersmith ApolloFriday 23rd September- Manchester ApolloWritten at various stages...

Vote for your favourite act to win £2500 worth of promotion with Ditto Music & Flavour

Hundreds of music acts and groups entered our competition to win £2500 of promotion with Flavour Mag and Ditto Music. After whittling down that number to our 14 favourites we thought that the responsibility of giving one of these brilliant artist/s the greatest promo opportunity EVER should be left up to you!Have a listen to their material check out their...

We catch up with Sean Paul

Jamaican dancehall star Sean Paul continues to reign supreme when it comes to his music. With the hot singles 'Hold On', 'Got 2 Love U', 'She Doesn't Mind' taken from his latest album Tomahawk Technique - he certainly has the Midas touch when it comes to producing his infectious hits. We took a quick trip down to Atlantic Records to...

Be your own boss with vcashpoint

v, the National Young Volunteers Service launches the vcashpoint, where funding will be provided for young people aged between 16-25 in England who want to set up their own community project.vcashpoint provides grants of up to £2,500 to support young people and get their projects off the ground.v, in partnership with HSBC, has invested £1 million in vcashpoint...

Liverpool’s Soul: KOF

KOF is the undeniable talent from Liverpool. His smooth, soulful lyrics have caught the attention of DJ’s Trevor Nelson and Ronnie Herel. His gift of being able to write songs, sing, direct and edit his own videos means all his projects are personally looked after by him. Kof’s ‘Alternative Soul’ EP did exceptionally well, with singles ‘’Looking At Me’,...

Stella Scholaja set to release second album ‘Miracle’

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Hailing from a small town in Germany, Pop artist Stella Scholaja comes back with her second album, Miracle on the 14th February. The 11 track collection titled Miracle showcases the natural Folk sound of Stella Scholaja whilst she blends elements of Pop into her beautifully expressive lyrics.Her upbringing has had a huge impact on her musical interests with classic 70's bands such as the Red Hot Chilli Peppers...

Espa gets wonderfully retro with-Swan Song

This lady has been hailed by us already, in the feature, Future Flavours.Here Espa drops something  starkly different from her previous output with the rather awesome, retro sounding Swang Song-Giggs in turn as the feature adds his baritone bombing bars!

DJ Many releases single ‘Know’ with Pop legend Donny Osmond

DJ Many releases his massive single, 'Know' with legendary Donny Osmond. Racking up a staggering 8 million listens on Spotify alone - as well as over 1 million views on YouTube - DJ Many connected with the Vegas Residency artist over Twitter, and from there stemmed this new single with hip-hop-influenced beats and lyricism reminiscent of Pharrell and Soulja Boy,...

Fuze BW ft. Sneakbo – Too Much Swagger

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Freshly signed to the one of the UK’s hottest independent labels, Alwayz Recording; Fuze BW unleashes blazing new visuals and hard bars for his debut single 'Too Much Swagger' enlisting fellow UK rapper Sneakbo to lay down a verse over the infectious, drum led beat. 'Too Much Swagger' has hit the radio waves with force receiving national radio play after being picked...

Winner of The Big Music Project, Aina More drops her single: 5th Seven

So there’s a new name to the UK femcee game with Aina More who recently won The Big Music Project. I am keen to avoid lumping all femcees from UK in one pot but then maybe it’s an indictment on the fact that the femcee game here is small (but that’s another conversation). That said whether the pot is large or...

DJ Danny Howard exclusive interview

DJ, producer and Radio 1 host Danny Howard talks music and festivals with Flavourmag. Playing on the main stage of We Are FSTVL 2015, is Danny becoming the King of Dance?In 2012, we asked you what you'd like to achieve by the end of the year. Do you think you reached everything you wanted to do? What have you been up...

Win tickets to Tongues on Fire: A tribute to the Black Panthers

Sat 11 Sep, 8pm Tongues on Fire: A tribute to the Black Panthers With The Roots, The Last Poets, members of Living Colour, Doctor L and the visuals of Emory Douglas. Music Director David Murray. A unique evening of musical, lyrical and visual pyrotechnics inspired by 1960s African-American radical activism and the revolutionary art of the Black Panther Party’s cultural guru, Emory...

Bad Expressions releases latest album ‘The Capsized Disguise’

Experimental and eclectic, 'The Capsized Disguise' is the latest album to come from Alternative Hip-Hop artist Bad Expressions. Written over the course of a year, Bad Expressions says it was a tough album to put together, but hard work and determination have paid off! Inspired by the problems he has perceived on the internet, 'The Capsized Disguise' is Bad Expressions'...

Audition’s for Big Brother 2009

Channel 4 bosses are searching for Big Brother's new 2009 housemates.Now in its 10th year, the popular reality show has teamed up with YouTube to launch an ‘auditions channel' where potential contestants can upload their videos from home.Commissioning editor David Williams says: ‘The advice we offer to all our hopefuls is: Be yourself.'Videos must be uploaded by 3 February...

Interview: Introducing rapper MENNIS @mennisxcix

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Flavourmag would like to introduce Manchester rapper, MENNIS. Known for his intricate wordplay and shrewd lyricism, MENNIS latest release sees him rhyme over JAY Z’s 'Somewhereinamerica'. His version, titled 'Kingdom' centres on him being a Manchester artist striving to succeed against a backdrop of disparity and division, between regions. The song is also taken off his new four-part project...

“HOODIE ON” (TRAYVON MARTIN TRIBUTE) CHOSAN [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

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UK rapper Chosan who now resides in NYC has dedicated this powerful track to teenager Trayvon Martin who was gunned down as he walked home while wearing a hoodie.

Mclean: Get to know My Name

Recently signed to Atlantic rising rnb star Mclean, is ready to take the UK scene by storm with his song Broken. Flavour recently caught up with him backstage at his gig at the Bedford where he talks about his name change and getting Tupac to eat other rappers.You’re signed to Atlantic. How did that come about? Well, I guess,...

What do you think of Dizze Rascal’s ‘Something Really Bad FT. Will.i.Am’? @dizzeerascal @iamwill

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Hot on the heels of his renaissance extravaganza with the viral hit I Don’t Need A Reason, Dizzee returns with his brand new single Something Really Bad featuring the unstoppable Will.i.am. Impacting on 30th September Something Really Bad is another Dirtee monster destined to join the platinum-lined hallways filled with discs of his previous massive party anthems.What do you...

Win copies of the 4.3.2.1 soundtrack

Bashy, Adam Deacon and Paloma Faith are the artists behind Keep Moving the theme song for Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to the hugely anticipated movie 4.3.2.1 and Flavour have 5 copies to giveaway.BAFTA Award Winning Noel Clarke’s gripping thriller following three days in the lives of four very different girls with intricately woven stories. Mirroring the film’s authenticity...

Newton Faulkner to be filmed LIVE 24/7 while recording his new album

Newton Faulkner is about to make a bit of history, as the recording of his fourth album ‘Studio Zoo’ is being streamed live online, 24/7 for 5 weeks from next week - like The Truman Show, but this time it’s for real!His home studio in East London is set up with 4 cameras, to follow every detail of the...

N-Dubz headline the Love Music Hate Racism festival

UK's number one act, N-Dubz, have been chosen as the headline act for Stoke-on-Trent's biggest ever music event on May 30.The Love Music Hate Racism annual music festival is back and this time at the Britannia Stadium where N-Dubz will be performing a full set of their hit tunes.With tickets priced at just £10 and a line-up of VV...

Music Videos: Reggae

Flavour presents the latest music videos from the world of reggae and dancehall.Shaggy - Bad Man Don't Cry (features Cameo's from Movado, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell etc)http://www.youtube.com/v/Kw8y3DI_e6g&featureDamien Marley featuring Stephen Marley - The Missionhttp://www.youtube.com/v/dHZLLlJIDDcHot Gyal - Mr Vegashttp://www.youtube.com/v/5ViVW1zZwbY&featureChuck Fenda - Herb Farmerhttp://www.youtube.com/v/yIMBAHjUoK8Stacious - Falling Downhttp://www.youtube.com/v/ZoYb9CiLbx8&featureLee 'Scratch' Perry - Pum Pumhttp://www.youtube.com/v/Z37sCU9rJog&featureMovado - Squeeze Herhttp://www.youtube.com/v/cX5eF65k-1I&featureDa'Ville and Demarco - Blessings a Multiplyhttp://www.youtube.com/v/Un3cbKq1YnETanya...

Exclusive: Wretch 32 interview at Footlocker

On Saturday afternoon footwear fanatics made their way to the opening of the new Foot Locker flagship store on Oxford Street in London. The opening attracted hundreds of sneaker loving enthusiasts which had DJ Manny Norte on the decks entertaining the excited crowds. UK urban music star Wretch 32 headlined the opening offering meet and greets to those in attendance....

Rebecca Ferguson’s ‘Heaven’ (Deluxe Edition) Review And Live Session

After the success of 'Heaven', Rebecca returns with a repackaged deluxe edition of her smash hit debut album. There are no words that can really explain the pure excellence, which Rebecca discharges from her voice. The re-release of ‘Heaven' is proof of art that shows Rebecca's growth from the X Factor as an musician in her own right. The album’s...

IKIL ORIION putting a middle finger up to the formulaic

All too often we can get ourselves caught in the world of the formulaic when it comes to music. It can be like an incessant stupor of music that never surprises, never stimulates never shocks-how boring!We need a shake up once in a while to have our basal ganglia screaming what the f~*K is that!Ok so here is the...

Jutty Taylor shares new single ‘Ten Miles High’

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LA-based Indie artist Jutty Taylor shares his new single 'Ten Miles High', the first track released from his forthcoming debut album Little Seizures - out November 13th. LA-based artist Jutty Taylor aka Justin Taylor releases his new single 'Ten Miles High' ahead of the release of his debut album 'Little Seizures'.Coming off a tour in 2017, Jutty began writing his...

Kid Cudi: This is my dream and I’m living it

Flavour hooks up with hot young Cleveland-born rapper Kid Cudi to talk Jay-Z, why honesty is the best policy, and having longevity in a fickle music industry.How did you get the name Kid Cudi? My last name is Mescudi and I just chopped it in half and put the kid in front of it because I started off rapping young....

Girl Group M.O Unveil ‘Hot’ New Summer Inspired Single

M.O’s brand new single is hot. How hot, you may ask? Well, imagine a 20 minute tube ride on the underground in this current heatwave—or simply take a listen to their freshly-released effort and hear for yourself. With Girls Aloud and Sugababes out of the picture, M.O. are making a bid to become everyone’s favourite girl group with their...