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Mabel - January 19

Mabel
January 19

Polydor

Closing out our week of SXSW London artist spotlights is Mabel, one of the UK’s brightest pop stars. The British-Swedish...

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30 May 2025
Calum Bowie - Your Anthem

Calum Bowie
Your Anthem

Capitol/Polydor Label Group

We’ve been following Scottish singer-songwriter Calum Bowie ever since his anthemic ‘We Are The River’ caught our attention early last...

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27 Mar 2025
Caity Baser - Watch That Girl (She’s Gonna Say It)

Caity Baser
Watch That Girl (She’s Gonna Say It)

Capitol Records UK/Chosen Music/Polydor Label Group

Big, bold and fearless, ‘Watch That Girl (She’s Gonna Say It)’ is the electrifying new single by RotD-favourite Caity Baser....

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17 Feb 2025
Good Neighbours - Daisies

Good Neighbours
Daisies

Polydor/Capitol

Our last Ones To Watch 2025 for the year is the brilliant Good Neighbours. It’s been a massive year for...

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19 Dec 2024
Nia Smith - Don't Cry

Nia Smith
Don't Cry

Polydor

Today’s Ones To Watch 2025 is the emerging British soul talent Nia Smith. Having been brought up on her dad’s...

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27 Nov 2024
Jordan Ward  - Waiting In Vain

Jordan Ward
Waiting In Vain

IGA/Polydor

Let’s share something rather special here from Jordan Ward, a LA-based singer, songwriter, MC and dancer. Having grown up in...

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14 Feb 2024
Jazzy - NRG

Jazzy
NRG

Chaos Records/Polydor

Next up on our Ones To Watch 2024 is one of dance music’s emerging new artists, Irish DJ and vocalist...

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23 Nov 2023
Elmiene - Someday

Elmiene
Someday

Polydor/Def Jam Recordings

Kickstarting our Ones To Watch 2024 is rising 22 year old British-Sudanese singer-songwriter Elmiene. The Oxford-raised artist first broke onto...

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13 Nov 2023
piri & tommy - say it

piri & tommy
say it

Polydor Records

Next on our Ones To Watch 2023 is the exciting Manchester dance duo piri & tommy. Since bursting onto the...

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15 Nov 2022
Holly Humberstone - Friendly Fire

Holly Humberstone
Friendly Fire

Polydor

Kickstarting our Ones To Watch 2022 is the Grantham-based singer-songwriter, Holly Humberstone. Since bursting onto the scene at the start of...

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01 Dec 2021
Nathan Evans  - Told You So (Digital Farm Animals Remix)

Nathan Evans
Told You So (Digital Farm Animals Remix)

Polydor

So, how exactly do you follow up one of the biggest global smashes of 2021? Simple really, you do it...

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25 Jun 2021
Allison Ponthier - Cowboy

Allison Ponthier
Cowboy

Polydor Records

Premiered as an Apple Music World First on the Zane Lowe show earlier this week, this sumptuously bright country-pop offering...

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11 Mar 2021
Nathan Evans - Wellerman / Wellerman (220 Kid & Billen Ted Remix)

Nathan Evans
Wellerman / Wellerman (220 Kid & Billen Ted Remix)

Polydor

After kickstarting the sea shanty phenomenon in 2020, former Scottish postman Nathan Evans has released his debut single Wellerman alongside the irresistible 220 Kid...

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28 Jan 2021
GRACEY - 99%

GRACEY
99%

Polydor

Kickstarting our Ones To Watch 2021 is the 22 year old in-demand songwriter and artist GRACEY. Having written hits for the...

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01 Dec 2020
BiG HEATH - Salmon

BiG HEATH
Salmon

Polydor Records

Born and raised in Cambridge, BiG HEATH first burst on to the rap scene when he was booked for notable...

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23 Oct 2020
Blanco - Anakin

Blanco
Anakin

Polydor

Leading the way in the UK with his signature Kizomba sound, Kennington rapper Blanco is back with another smooth offering. Having first...

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14 Sep 2020
GRACEY - Empty Love (ft. Ruel)

GRACEY
Empty Love (ft. Ruel)

Polydor

Currently climbing the official charts and on the A Lists at both Radio 1 and Capital with her collaboration with...

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22 May 2020
Celeste - Strange

Celeste
Strange

Polydor

Now our next Ones To Watch 2020 is Celeste, an artist we haven’t stopped talking about to anyone and everyone...

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12 Dec 2019
Inhaler - Ice Cream Sundae

Inhaler
Ice Cream Sundae

Polydor

Starting our second week of Ones To Watch 2020 are Dublin four-piece Inhaler. They first came to our attention last...

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09 Dec 2019
County Line Runner - Cold Dawn

County Line Runner
Cold Dawn

Polydor / KIDinaKORNER

Released today (6 Sept) is this glorious tune from an artist we have been following for a while now. Named...

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06 Sep 2019
LYRA - Falling

LYRA
Falling

Polydor

Cork singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist LYRA paints a rather dark brand of electronic pop in her gorgeous new single Falling. Having...

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15 Feb 2019
LOVA - My Name Isn’t

LOVA
My Name Isn’t

Universal Music Sweden / Polydor

We have said it before and we will say it again, there has to be something in the water in...

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18 Jan 2019
CLOVES - Hit Me Hard

CLOVES
Hit Me Hard

Polydor

London-based Australian singer-songwriter CLOVES first burst onto the international scene with her gorgeous 2015 EP, XIII, which included the beautiful...

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21 Sep 2018
The Struts - Body Talks

The Struts
Body Talks

Polydor

British four-piece The Struts are a band that have made quite a name for themselves across the pond in the...

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19 Jun 2018
Lxandra - Dig Deep

Lxandra
Dig Deep

Polydor

Lxandra is a 21-year-old Berlin-based artist who first came to our attention last year with her beautiful piano-led debut single...

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16 Mar 2018
Hannah Jane Lewis - Aftershock

Hannah Jane Lewis
Aftershock

Hot Hot/Polydor

Back in September, we featured the irresistible pop single, Raincheck, from Surrey-born singer Hannah Jane Lewis. The track has so...

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19 Feb 2018
Off Bloom - Lover Like Me

Off Bloom
Lover Like Me

Sport Records / Polydor Records

We love Off Bloom for their ability to produce an undeniably unique sound. Lover Like Me is a shining example...

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20 Oct 2017
Hannah Jane Lewis - Raincheck

Hannah Jane Lewis
Raincheck

Hot Hot/Polydor

Hannah Jane Lewis’s irresistible new pop single, Raincheck, her first through Polydor, fizzes with a swirling passionate energy kept in...

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20 Sep 2017
M.O - Not In Love (featuring Kent Jones)

M.O
Not In Love (featuring Kent Jones)

Operator / Polydor / Interscope

Released today (December 9) and following-up their MOBO Best Song-nominated Who Do You Think Of? (which we featured in June),...

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09 Dec 2016
Kilian & Jo (ft. Erik Rapp) - Suburbia

Kilian & Jo (ft. Erik Rapp)
Suburbia

Polydor

German duo Kilian & Jo hook up here with Swedish artist Erik Rapp for an absolutely glorious track that turns...

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01 Dec 2016
Mome - Aloha

Mome
Aloha

Polydor

French music is punching well above its usual weight on the worldwide stage right now. Paris-based Møme is the alter-ego...

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03 Aug 2016
M.O - Who Do You Think Of?

M.O
Who Do You Think Of?

Operator Records / Polydor

After winning over new fans as support act to Stormzy and WSTRN at The Great Escape in Brighton last month,...

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14 Jun 2016
Zedd ft. Selena Gomez - I Want You To Know

Zedd ft. Selena Gomez
I Want You To Know

Polydor

It’s almost 18 months since we last featured German musician, DJ and producer Zedd with a track that went on...

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13 Apr 2015
Diztortion - Bandolero

Diztortion
Bandolero

2 Tone/Polydor

Now here's a feel-good club track for the end of the year party season that's about to blow up massively...

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02 Dec 2014
Years & Years - Desire

Years & Years
Desire

Polydor

With two singles already under their belt, Years & Years seem at their most confident yet on this superb track....

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13 Nov 2014
Rixton - Me & My Broken Heart

Rixton
Me & My Broken Heart

Polydor

Hailing from Manchester but already causing a massive buzz Stateside following TV performances there on The Voice, Ellen and the...

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05 Jun 2014
ZEDD feat. Hayley Williams - Stay The Night

ZEDD feat. Hayley Williams
Stay The Night

Polydor

Radio: make room on your A lists now for the first crossover dance anthem of 2014. Stay The Night, from German...

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17 Dec 2013
Showtek feat. We Are Loud & Sonny Wilson - Booyah

Showtek feat. We Are Loud & Sonny Wilson
Booyah

Polydor

Starting out in techno, Dutch brothers Wouter and Sjoerd Janssen, aka Showtek, have become known for mixing genres from across the dance...

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23 Sep 2013
The Aston Shuffle - Can't Stop Now

The Aston Shuffle
Can't Stop Now

Outsiders/Polydor

First featured here as an unsigned (for the UK) white label last November, and following their recent 'Vs' release Sunrise...

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29 Aug 2013
Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell & T.I. - Blurred Lines

Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell & T.I.
Blurred Lines

Polydor

Six albums deep, and after the moderate success of 2007's Lost Without U, all the signs are that Robin Thicke is...

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02 May 2013
MONSTA - Messiah

MONSTA
Messiah

OWSLA / Polydor / Interscope

London-based, genre-busting three-piece MONSTA have been rising stars of EDM ever since debut single Holdin' On was released via OWSLA, the label...

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24 Apr 2013
Sky Ferreira - Everything Is Embarrassing

Sky Ferreira
Everything Is Embarrassing

Polydor

Already a cult hit in the US, where it has received plaudits from Pitchfork, The Fader and Spin through to...

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20 Mar 2013
Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)

Kendrick Lamar
Swimming Pools (Drank)

Polydor

Leaping out of the playlist on Radio 1, 1Xtra and Choice, this re-release of T-Minus-produced fan favourite Swimming Pools (Drank) confirms...

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19 Mar 2013
HAIM - Don't Save Me

HAIM
Don't Save Me

National Anthem/Polydor

We've been singing Don't Save Me since we first heard it, with the anthemic hook plastered across radio and online as...

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28 Nov 2012
No Doubt - Settle Down

No Doubt
Settle Down

Polydor/Interscope

No Doubt return after a decade with a radio smash that is every bit the comeback fans had hoped for....

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13 Aug 2012
Daley Ft. Marsha Ambrosius - Alone Together

Daley Ft. Marsha Ambrosius
Alone Together

Polydor

The slick Alone Together is the latest release from superb British R&B/soul talent Daley. It's receiving an incredible reaction online,...

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05 Mar 2012
Youngman - Who Knows?

Youngman
Who Knows?

Digital Soundboy/Polydor

Youngman (aka Simon Smith) is picking up serious steam with massive specialist support at Radio 1, Capital and Rinse FM...

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06 Jan 2012
Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again

Michael Kiwanuka
Home Again

Communion/Polydor

The incredible Home Again lays strong support to the suggestion that Michael Kiwanuka is set to become one of the...

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30 Nov 2011
Serenades - Come Home

Serenades
Come Home

Polydor

Synth pop like only the Swede's can do it, Come Home plants Serenades as a firm 'one to watch' contender...

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15 Nov 2011
Daley - Those Who Wait

Daley
Those Who Wait

Polydor

After captivating us with his ice cool soulful vocal on Gorillaz standout single Doncomatic last year, Daley was highlighted on the...

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17 Oct 2011
Sunday Girl - Love U More

Sunday Girl
Love U More

Polydor

Love U More has clear dance pop sensibility and is the first Sunday Girl single released on Polydor. Aka Jade...

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21 Sep 2011
Feist - How Come You Never Go There

Feist
How Come You Never Go There

Polydor/Interscope/Universal/Arts & Crafts

The beautiful and intimate How Come You Never Go There marks the return of Feist. Four years after the release...

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05 Sep 2011
Marcus Foster - I Was Broken

Marcus Foster
I Was Broken

Communion/Polydor

I Was Broken is a powerful folk-influenced love song, which is beautifully expressed by Marcus Foster's raspy vocal and emotional delivery....

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10 Aug 2011
Alpines - Cocoon

Alpines
Cocoon

Polydor

In Cocoon, South London duo Alpines offer an accomplished pop song, with dark electronic soundscapes supporting a compelling ghost like vocal delivery. A clear pop...

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21 Jul 2011
Natalia Kills - Mirrors

Natalia Kills
Mirrors

Cherrytree/ Polydor

Natalia Kills' debut single Mirrors sets out her stylish and edgy pop in fine fashion. A co-write with a team...

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02 Mar 2011
The Like - He's Not A Boy

The Like
He's Not A Boy

Downtown/Polydor

LA band The Like's next album Release Me (produced by Mark Ronson) will be out later in the year on...

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23 Apr 2010
N-Dubz - You Better Not Waste My Time

N-Dubz
You Better Not Waste My Time

Polydor

N-Dubz are a trio of 19 & 20 year-olds from Camden made up of female vocalist Tulisa and rappers Dappy...

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18 Sep 2007
Feist - 1,2,3,4

Feist
1,2,3,4

Polydor

Bluegrass, jazz and soul all come together beautifully on this gem from Feist's album The Reminder. Receiving some great reviews...

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05 Jun 2007
Feist - My Moon My Man

Feist
My Moon My Man

Polydor

A simple hard-hitting bassline and a soft romantic vocal reintroduces us to Canadian artist Feist. Her third solo album The...

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17 Apr 2007
Take That - Patience

Take That
Patience

Polydor

Take That's comeback record is a better class of song than most pop acts could hope for. Patience is quality...

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20 Oct 2006
James Morrison - You Give Me Something

James Morrison
You Give Me Something

Polydor

We recently caught 21 year old James Morrison playing support for Martha Wainwright and he blew us away. He’s a...

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13 Jun 2006
Nelly Furtado - Maneater

Nelly Furtado
Maneater

Polydor

This is the first single from Nelly Furtado's forthcoming third album, Loose. Maneater enlists the help of co- writer Timbaland, who...

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08 May 2006
Girls Aloud - Biology

Girls Aloud
Biology

Polydor

Staff picks: James Barton writes: Among many tracks that have been tickling the ears of the RotD team this year,...

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22 Dec 2005
Girls Aloud - Biology

Girls Aloud
Biology

Polydor

Brian Higgins' Xenomania have worked their magic again, writing and producing Girls Aloud's third album Chemistry. This song's structure sews...

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03 Nov 2005
Scissor Sisters - Mary

Scissor Sisters
Mary

Polydor

We're proud to have been early supporters of Scissor Sisters, going very early on Laura first time around, and their...

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10 Sep 2004
Jam & Spoon feat. Jim Kerr - Cynical Heart

Jam & Spoon feat. Jim Kerr
Cynical Heart

Polydor Island (Germany)

We really like Jam & Spoon. They've done everything from Europop to happy hardcore to gospel-inspired house, with consistently excellent...

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14 Jun 2004
Lovefield - Vivid

Lovefield
Vivid

Polydor

No soundclip. Lovefield have a lot in common with The Lighthouse Family and we mean that as a big compliment....

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10 Sep 2003
Girls Aloud - No Good Advice

Girls Aloud
No Good Advice

Polydor

Six credited writers (including Xenomania and Brian Higgins - aren't they one and the same? - who also produced it)....

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09 Apr 2003
Ms Jade - The Come Up

Ms Jade
The Come Up

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01 Apr 2003
Daniel Bedingfield - I Can't Read You (no soundclip today)

Daniel Bedingfield
I Can't Read You (no soundclip today)

Polydor

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12 Mar 2003
Ronan Keating - The Long Goodbye

Ronan Keating
The Long Goodbye

Polydor

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17 Feb 2003