Stereogum — Did you know Idris Elba could rap? I didn’t! The ridiculously talented and handsome UK actor has shown plenty of musical ambition in the past, but I had no idea he had bars. And yet he’s now jumped on a new remix of Skepta’s UK grime banger “... more info

Nialler9 — Iceland Airwaves takes place in Reykjavík from November 4th – 8th and they’ve just added 26 bands. Árstídir Battles (US) Beach House (US) Bo Ningen (JP) Brim Dikta Felicita (UK) Axel Flóvent Future Brown (US) Futuregrapher Meilyr Jones (UK) ... more info

Core News — “Michna and Melé take control of Diplo and Friends with brand new music from Pearson Sound, Dusky, Danny Daze, Eli Escobar, Zed Bias, Redlight, Mickey Pearce, Chimpo & Skepta!” Check out other Diplo & Friends shows here and subscribe to the feed... more info

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MTV.co.uk News — Watch the exclusive interview with the Red Bull Music Academy... more info

MTV.co.uk News — The grime mc announces free gig in London to celebrate the release of Shutdown... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Listen to the Grime legend’s new release here... more info

Nialler9 — The Great Escape has announced its last 150 bands (150) bands for the new music festival in Brighton from May 14th-16th to add to this list. Highlights include Ciaran Lavery, Empress Of, Float Fall, Gaz Coombes, Lion Babe, Klo, Landshapes, Mick Jenk... more info

Core News — “A journey of musical discovery and recommendation and #Hottest Record from Lion Babe and a feature length interview with Skepta.” Check out other Annie Mac shows in the archive and subscribe to the feed to get good music in the future. Annie Mac... more info

Stereogum — Our last Week In Rap column focused on the London grime MC Skepta, who’s riding high on a couple of big hits in his homeland and who’s been spending time in the studio lately with Kanye West. If and when that Kanye collab arrives, it won’t be t... more info