New Music: WiDE AWAKE - Love Me ft. Jacob Banks

2016 is already off to a promising start for UK DJ & production duo WiDE AWAKE, as they have unveiled their new single ‘Love Me’ featuring the talented Jacob Banks.

The song follows widespread tastemaker support across BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra, Capital Xtra and Kiss off the back of the previous tracks ‘HaKKaTron’ and ‘AFRiCA’, taken from their debut EP ‘Hard as Nails’.

CJ Beatz & Jordan Crisp who make up the duo caught the worldwide attention from their Justin Bieber ‘Sorry’ remix, amassing over six million views in a few short months; whilst rapper Bonkaz tapped them up for his new underground smash ‘And Dat’ featuring Stormzy.

It's no surprise that Skrillex is a firm supporter of WiDE AWAKE.

Event: iLUVLIVE 10th Birthday with Naughty Boy, Emeli Sandé, Rough Copy, Jacob Banks & More! + COMPETITION!

*Competition closed! Congratulations to Chandice Bailey on winning TWO tickets to the show on Monday*

It's always exciting to see or hear about what the good people over at ILUVLIVE are up to, and on June 16th they're celebrating their ten years as the UK's leading home grown live music event.

To celebrate Naughty Boy and Emeli Sandé are back to perform some of their favourite tracks together. Emeli has taken to the ILUVLIVE stage twice before she got signed and was where she had first met Naughty Boy, which secured both of their futures. Speaking on ILUVLIVE, Emeli said: "iluvlive was a great opportunity for me. It's where I met Naughty Boy which led me to featuring on tracks with artists like Chip and Wiley."

The night will see support from some of the UK's hottest emerging acts such as Rough Copy, Stylo G, Ghetts, Jacob Banks, Blizzard, Tanika plus special guests. With the night ending with a thirty minute live jam session with the infamous ILUVLIVE house band and will see the likes of Terri Walker, GFrsh, Little Simz, Jamie Joseph, Lady Leshurr, Lady Lykez, Nick Brewer, Moelogo and still more to be announced surprise guests.

Sounds like a night NOT to be missed! And to make it even more exciting, I'll be running a competition giving away TWO tickets to ONE lucky person, further details about the competition and the event can be seen below.

ILUVLIVE 10th Birthday Event details

Venue: Electric Brixton, Town Hall Parade, Brixton, London SW2 1RJ

Date: Monday, 16 June, 2014

Time: 7pm - 11.30pm

Host/DJ's - Ras Kwame (Capital Xtra) / Twin B (BBC 1Xtra)

Tickets are priced at £10 + bf in advance and can be purchased via the iluvlive.co.uk website or ticketweb.co.uk, seetickets.com

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS AN OVER 14's EVENT. UNDER 1'S MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT. MAX TWO UNDER 18's PER ADULT.

COMPETITION DETAILS:

Interested in attending the ILUVLIVE event, and want to win a pair of tickets? Simply send an email to: itsjustmobolaji@gmail.com with your full name with the subject line ;ILUVLIVE Competition'. Winner will be picked at random and competition closes on Friday, 13 June, 2014 at 12noon.

All About She Unveil Debut EP ‘Go Slow’, featuring Gita and Jacob Banks

All About She are the sound of the Summer!! And I am excited for the Summer now!

2013 saw All About She's debut with their successful hit single ‘Higher’, which reached No.5 in the UK Dance Charts, No.20 in the Official UK Charts, and has accumulated over 1 million YouTube views. Now in 2014 - the trio are back with their debut EP ‘Go Slow’.

All About She gave us an old school '98 Garage sound on their previously released track ‘Remedy’, as well as a more upbeat head bopping, gun finger raving tune ‘Like That’ featuring US lyricist Gita, and ‘C'est Moi’ a more chilled nu-disco number that sees front gal Vanya own the song with her soulful vocals.

Hailing from London, the trio met when James Tadgell and John Clare started producing for Vanya Taylor’s solo work. Clare and Tadgell were initially producing for Taylor, who was recording as a solo artist; but their collective passion for music inspired them to create something daring and original together. Joining forces allowed them to bring a striking dimension to the self-professed ‘electro-soul’ infused sounds they create and All About She’s distinctive style resulted in a management deal with Disturbing London. While James and John provide the excellent Garage-led, electro-soul beats with a house twist, Vanya turns those beats into anthems, complimenting the production of each track with her flawless vocals.

Further to signing with Disturbing London Records/Atlantic Records, All About She are set for another year of success, releasing their debut EP and performing at this summer's Wireless Festival. The E marks the trio's return to the scene, and the return of UK Garage fuelled vibes in our conscience.

All About She also feature soul singer Jacob Banks on a track entitled ‘I Can't Wait’. Take a listen to ‘Go Slow’ below, which is also available for free download here: https://allaboutshe.bandcamp.com/

‘Remedy’, ‘I Can't Wait’ and ‘Like That’ are definitely my favourite songs off the new EP at the moment. Let me know which are your favourites?!

New Video: Wretch 32 - Doing OK ft. Jacob Banks

Wretch 32 takes it to Africa for the video to his African beat based single ‘Doing OK’. The follow-up single to ‘Blackout’ brings a cool vibe with meaningful visuals, as Jacob Banks sings on the hook of the song.

Wretch is known for giving us influential music, where he never forgets his roots and where he came from and in the new visuals to ‘Doing OK’ he portrays exactly just that - where everybody is "doing OK".

Pre-Order ‘Doing OK’ via iTunes today and the single is available to download on August 25 via Ministry of Sound.

Wretch 32 kicks off his UK tour this October, more details HERE

New Music: Wretch 32 - Doing OK ft. Jacob Banks (Mike Mago Remix)

Check out the fantastic new Mike Mago remix of Wretch 32's latest summer jam ‘Doing OK’. A perfect fusion of deep house and garage vibes, Mike Mago makes this track his own and gives the upbeat atmosphere exciting dark undertones.

New Music: Wretch 32 - Doing OK ft. Jacob Banks

I first saw Jacob Banks perform in December at the ‘Ed N Kev’ show in London and since then I've been a fan ever since. Now he's featuring on Wretch 32's follow up single ‘Doing OK’.

Wretch 32's single ‘Blackout’ has been a huge success on the charts - the song which featured Shakka is the lead single off Wretch's third studio album. Jacob Banks sings on the hook of this new feel good inspiring song from North London's very own. As we anticipate the release date and name for Wretch 32's new album - check out this West African beat track ‘Doing OK’.

August 18 will see the release of ‘Doing OK’ via Ministry of Sound/Levels Recordings. Wretch 32 also goes on his UK tour this October through til November - tour dates HERE! And will be performing at Wireless, Reading, Leeds, Oxygen and Isle of Man Festival this Summer to name a few!