KA & GRM Daily Present The ‘Rated’ Awards

KA and GRM Daily proudly present the Rated Awards, a brand new music award ceremony to celebrate and recognise the best of British urban talent. Nice!

Read the official press release on the Rated Awards including confirmed acts that will take to the stage...

All award categories and full nominations will be announced on 17th August, the same day that voting opens. Fans will need to head over to www.ratedawards.com and vote for their winners. All entrants over 8 will also get automatically entered into a competition to win tickets to the star studded event held on September 17th at the Clapham Grand. The awards will see the who's who of urban music descend into Clapham, promising to be on of the most important nights in the urban music calender.

Already confirmed to perform at the awards, stalwarts of the scene - Kano and Ghetts plus newcomers Fekky and Bonkaz, with a whole host of other artists still to be release. There's also set to be special guest appearances, exclusive collaborations, award hosts, and presenters all to be announced in the coming weeks.

So Solid Crew, Bonkaz, Newham Generals and More Announced to Perform at ‘Curbana’

Over the weekend Curbana Festival ‘a celebration of urban arts’ announced phase 1 of their line-up.

The team behind ‘Curbana’ spoke out on what the motivation is behind the festival. Read below:

The motivation behind Curbana and what sparked the initiative was the lack of respect for Britain's urban scene. Britain's urban culture was embraced on social media and on underground scenes but lacked a mainstream presence. After realising how many countless festivals there are for commercial and rock music like Glastonbury and Wireless, an idea for a solely urban festival emerged. We believe that urban sees no colour just creative innovation.

Headlining on the day are pioneers in the UK garage/rap scene So Solid Crew, joining them on stage are the OG'z - Newham Generals, man of the moment - Bonkaz, UK Afrobeats very own - Mista Silva and more to name a few. 

Set to take place on August 1st at Willen Lake in Milton Keynes, Curbana ‘celebration of urban arts’, will be an annual outdoor event bringing together thousands of people to bare witness to a celebration of accomplishments, growth and innovation of the highly active urban arts industries: music, fashion, dance and the arts.

Phase 1 of the line-up includes: So Solid Crew, Flawless (dancers), Originators (OG'Z: Blacks, Little Dee, Jendor, Desperado & Stormer, Newham Generals, Big Nastie, Sir Sypro, Logan Sama), Bonkaz, Moelogo, The Compozers, Mista Silva, Section Boyz, Timbo, LDNC, Che Lingo, Orphgang, Saxon Sound, Pioneer, Supa D, Carlos Aeries, DJ Slick, Docta Cosmic, Ballistic, Nego True.

For more details about Curbana Festival, check their website here: http://www.curbana.uk/ and to purchase tickets: https://curbana.eventcube.io/events/2210/curbana/