Kings of A&R — UK’s Melisa Whiskey reveals her vocal chops in the latest feel good track Sweetest Cake. The Hackney born singer means serious business as she cites Lauryn Hill, Sade and Pasty Cline as influences. The track which comes off her forthcoming debut EP... more info

Stereogum — Drake's awkward collection of tattoos is rivaled among celebrities perhaps only by Ed Sheeran's. Drizzy's ink largely comprises portraits of his idols; his body now includes Aaliyah's face and multiple images of Sade. And it appears he's just added a... more info

AllHipHop — DRAKE GETS SECOND SADE TATTOO READ MORE! more info

Stereogum — Drake got a tattoo of Sade around the time he met the legendary singer back in March, and it looks like he just added another portrait of her to his collection. Niki Norberg illustrated the first portrait, and this fresh one was done by the Belgian t... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this year, we ran a whole column on all the artists, over the years, who have covered Sade's great 2000 ballad "By Your Side." And now another artist has joined the party. The experimental electronic composer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith has release... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Modular synth luminary Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith shares a gorgeous, glowing cover of the Sade classic. Listen/download for free below: Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Tonight's episode of Drake's Beats 1 radio show OVO Sound Radio highlighted More Love, a new mashup project combining tracks from Drake's recent "playlist" More Life with Sade classics. The five-song EP is the work of Vacations, aka Brooklyn DJ/pro... more info

Stereogum — Somewhat confusingly, Howard Ivans is the musical project of Ivan Howard, one half of the long-running North Carolina duo the Rosebuds and a member of the soft-rock supergroup Gayngs. Now, he's channeling the smoothness of Gayngs and the Rosebuds' co... more info

Discobelle.net — The prolific Copenhagen based producer and songwriter Vera has catapulted the careers of fellow Scandinavian artists including LISS, Goss and Off Bloom. Today he shares material from his solo project with the single “In And Out Of Love” that pull... more info

Stereogum — We were big fans of Amber Mark's last single, "Lose My Cool." Now Mark is back with another track from her 3:33 am EP. Whereas the last one was an understated banger with elements of Sade and tropical house, "Can You Hear Me?" is a bright, bold moder... more info