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Jessie J tops BBC Sound of 2011 poll

5788 days ago

Guardian Music — Twenty-two-year-old singer-songwriter from Essex voted this year's most promising artist by music industry tastemakersPop act Jessie J has topped the BBC's Sound of 2011 poll for new talent. On a shortlist including James Blake, the Vaccines and Clar... more info

Tunez: ceo + Plan B

5788 days ago

I Think You're Swell — Fuck it. Beyonce’s Halo is the perfect song you love to hate. The kind of song you strictly despise upon first listen. But then, with every subsequent listen, you find yourself secretly singing along. And before you know it, your in the back seat o... more info

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Alter Ego - Plan B Retires Strickland Banks

5789 days ago

ContactMusic — Plan B is retiring his soul alter ego Strickland Banks.The rapper turned faux soul star scored huge commercial and critical success with his last album 'The Defamation Of Strickland Banks' - a concept driven record written in the first person, which ... more info

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Plan B to retire Strickland Banks

5789 days ago

Guardian Music — Rapper who made No 1 soul concept album as eponymous character wants to produce punk or dubstep follow-upPlan B may never record another soul album. After crooning through The Defamation of Strickland Banks, one of the biggest albums of 2010, the 27-... more info

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Downloads fail to fill gap as album sales plummet for sixth year running

5789 days ago

Guardian Music — Combined digital and physical album sales drop by 7% but singles market continues to growThe music industry had another miserable year in 2010,with new figures published today showing that album sales had dropped for the sixth year running.Combined ... more info

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Rihanna and Drake on course to end Matt Cardle's chart reign

5790 days ago

NME — Plus Plan B looks likely to return to the top of the album charts more info

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Mike Skinner: Why I'm killing off the Streets

5793 days ago

Guardian Music — Mike Skinner's the Streets gave British rap a voice of its own and changed the course of pop music. With his fifth, reportedly brilliant, album due out next month, the charismatic 32-year-old talks candidly about music, fame and fatherhood – and wh... more info

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Clare Maguire, Katy B and the Pierces: pop's new queens in waiting

5802 days ago

Guardian Music — Three of the next year's most hotly tipped female acts tell us about their Mercury hopes, the future of the music business, and what they would spin at Will and Kate's weddingClare MaguireHow has 2010 been for you?It's been a remarkable year. I've ... more info

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