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Ghostpoet (born Obaro Ejimiwe, 18 January 1983) is a Mercury Music Prize Nominee from Coventry, UK, raised somewhere between London, Coventry, Nigeria and Dominica. Currently based in Berlin. A free EP entitled 'The Sound of Strangers' sidled into the public domain in June 2010. It gained him a coveted spot in The Guardian's "New Band of the Day" feature and a record contract with Gilles Peterson's Brownswood Recordings imprint. Ghostpoet dropped his debut single 'Cash and Carry Me Home' on 24th January 2011 Read more on Last.fm

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The group’s core lineup consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are widely regarded as one of the most influential acts in popular music and played a central role in the development of 1960s counterculture. The Beatles’ music incorporated elements of skiffle, beat, 1950s rock and roll, classical music and traditional pop, and they explored styles including folk, Indian music, psychedelia and hard rock. Read more on Last.fm

There are several bands by the name of Sugar: (1) Project of former Hüsker Dü member Bob Mould. (2) A Korean girl-pop group. (3) A Japanese visual-kei group formed in 2005 and disbanded in 2009. (4) A Copenhagen producer, DJ and co-founder of Fast Forward Productions. (5) An Australian psy-trance producer/artist (6) A rockband from Den Bosch, The Netherlands. (7) A Japanese visual-kei group formed in 2024. Sugar (1) was formed by Bob Mould after the breakup of Hüsker Dü Read more on Last.fm

Nilüfer Yanya (born 11 May 1995) is a British singer, songwriter, and musician. She is the daughter of two visual artists, with her mother of Irish and Barbadian heritage and her father of Turkish descent. Yanya grew up in Chelsea, London, and was exposed to Turkish and classical music at home. She developed an interest in rock music and began playing guitar at the age of 12. Yanya began her musical career by uploading demos to SoundCloud in 2014. Read more on Last.fm

Born in London, Josh Toko aka J.O.S.H Caffe has been djing for four years, two as part of East London unruly DJ duo Caffe Latte. A lucky chance gig at the Red Lion Hoxton turned into a weekly residency and soon after there was no stopping Caffe Latte's Mish Mash sets. Regular gigs at Trailer Trash (On the Rocks) followed and then further residencies at Mother Bar & WISH as well as participation in the 2007 Eurostar Ipod Battle in Paris & 1234 Festival. Read more on Last.fm

Alewya Demmisse, known artistically as Alewya, is a British singer-songwriter, producer, multidisciplinary artist, and model. Demmisse was born in Saudi Arabia to a Sudanese-raised Egyptian father and an Ethiopian mother. She was brought up in Sudan before her family relocated to the UK as refugees when she was five and then grew up in West London. She is heavily influenced by her African and Arab roots. Her name means "the highest" in Amharic. She released her debut single "Sweating" in mid-2020. Read more on Last.fm

RIP Magic is a London-based post-punk quartet made up of Marco Pini, Felix Bayley-Higgins, Beth Boswell-Knight and Pedro Takahashi. Read more on Last.fm

There are five known artists under this name: 1. Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam also known as M.I.A., (born 18 July 1975 in Hounslow, London, U.K.) is a British artist of Sri Lankan Tamil descent. As a baby she moved with her family to their native Sri Lanka, where her father became increasingly politically active in militant activities. As the Civil War escalated the rest of the family was forced to flee as refugees, first to India and then the UK. Read more on Last.fm

Sampha's artful and emotive mix of pop, R&B, and electronic music isn't easily categorizable, and is further distinguished by a heartfelt vocal style that tends to sound as if it's on the brink of choking back tears. The artist established himself as a valued remixer and studio collaborator sought by emergent underground talents and mainstream stars alike, including SBTRKT, Jessie Ware, Drake, Beyoncé, and Kanye West. Process (2017), his full-length debut, went Top Ten in his native U. Read more on Last.fm