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Lime Garden is a British indie rock band hailing from Brighton. Originally meeting in Guildford, the band changed its name from LIME upon relocating to Brighton. They are signed to So Young Records, a partner label of Communion Records. Self-described as "wonk pop," the band seamlessly blends various genres including disco, pop, and surf. Recognized as one of NME's top 100 artists for 2022, Lime Garden has garnered mainstream coverage in national press outlets such as The Independent, Dork, and Clash Magazine. Read more on Last.fm

Lauren Auder is a singer/songwriter born in the United Kingdom and raised in the south west of France. Lauren honed her craft in her teenage years producing and lending her baritone drawl in the underground french rap and experimental electronic scenes. Over the last two years Lauren has been developing her own sound in bedroom studios across provincial France and London, adopting the ethos of classic era baroque pop to fuse elements of post-rock and soul with modern classical, ambient and experimental electronics. Read more on Last.fm

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In the eleven years since her last project, Erykah Badu has gathered not conclusions but a series of existential insights. Before the World Blows: The Abi and Alan Experiment exists within the tension between introspection and growth. Abi is Badu. Alan is The Alchemist. Recorded over 18 months in Dallas and Los Angeles, the album is the inevitable collision of two iconoclasts—hypnotic, funny, blunt, deeply personal, and impossible to categorize neatly. Read more on Last.fm

Jill Heather Scott (born April 4, 1972) is an American singer, songwriter, model, poet, and actress. She gained recognition with her 2000 debut album, "Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol. 1", which was certified platinum. Her subsequent albums, "Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2" (2004) and "The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3" (2007), were both certified gold. She released her fourth album, "The Light of the Sun", in 2011, followed by "Woman" in 2015, and her sixth album, "To Whom This May Concern", in February 2026. Read more on Last.fm

Pa Salieu Gaye (born 1 July 1997) is a British-Gambian rapper from Coventry. In January 2020 he released his debut single "Frontline", which was the most played track of 2020 on BBC 1Xtra. He has since featured on songs with South London's SL for "Hit the Block", Meekz, M1llionz and Teeway for "Year of The Real" and joined Backroad Gee and Ambush for the remix to "Party Popper". He has collaborated with artists such as FKA Twigs and SL. His style is renowned for blending elements of Afro-beats, grime and drill. Read more on Last.fm

Seun Kuti is Nigerian musician and singer Oluseun Anikulapo Kuti (born in Lagos on 11 January 1983), the youngest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and brother of (eldest son) Femi Kuti. He leads his father's former band Egypt 80 and records as Seun Kuti & Egypt 80. He has also recorded as Seun Kuti & Black Thought. In 2018, the 'Black Times' album was nominated for the Grammys, under the World Music Category. In 2019, Kuti was named one of the "100 Most Influential People" by TIME Magazine for his music and activism. Read more on Last.fm

Nabihah Iqbal (born in London on 22 April 1988) is an English musician, writer and broadcaster. She first released music under the alias Throwing Shade in 2013 whilst contributing vocals to Sophie's early releases such as "Lemonade". She switched to her birth name for her 2017 debut album "Weighing of the Heart". In 2023, she released "Dreamer". Read more on Last.fm

Lambrini Girls are a punk rock duo from Brighton, England, formed in 2019. The group currently consists of vocalist and guitarist Phoebe Lunny and bassist Selin Macieira-Boşgelmez, previously known professionally as Lilly Macieira. Initially formed as a four-piece, the band developed into a duo following changes to its original lineup. The band's sound combines punk rock, garage punk and noise rock, incorporating abrasive guitar and bass tones, energetic rhythms, and confrontational lyrics. Read more on Last.fm

Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Bolton, Greater Manchester, UK in 1976, led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Pete Shelley (1955 – 2018) for nearly their entire existence. They are commonly regarded as an important influence on the Manchester music scene, the independent record label movement and the punk rock, power pop, and pop punk genres in general. They are primarily remembered for their singles, a string of would-be hits that combined a strong grasp of pop song craftsmanship with rapid-fire punk energy. Read more on Last.fm