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Sasha Keable - act right

Sasha Keable
act right

The Flight Club Records/RCA UK

Continuing our spotlight on artists performing at SXSW London next week is one of our Ones To Watch 2025 artists:...

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28 May 2025
Nao - Happy People

Nao
Happy People

RCA UK

The inaugural SXSW London kicks off on 2 June, where the music industry’s finest will be making their way to...

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23 May 2025
Sunday (1994) - Silver Ford

Sunday (1994)
Silver Ford

RCA UK

Continuing with our artists you need to catch at the Great Escape festival this week is one of our Ones...

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14 May 2025
Nectar Woode - Only Happen

Nectar Woode
Only Happen

Since93 /RCA UK

Next up in our spotlight for the Great Escape Festival is rising British-Ghanaian soul star Nectar Woode. Raised in Milton...

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09 May 2025
Charlotte Plank - chemical fashion

Charlotte Plank
chemical fashion

RCA

Riding a wave of skipping synths filled with rave-inspired melodies, heady harmonies and pulsating drum&bass beats, ‘chemical fashion’ is the...

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03 Mar 2025
Louis Dunford - Rave Now Die Later

Louis Dunford
Rave Now Die Later

RCA

North London singer-songwriter Louis Dunford releases his debut album, ‘Be Lucky’ today (14 February). We first featured him back in...

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14 Feb 2025
Myles Smith - Solo - Record of the Year

Myles Smith
Solo - Record of the Year

RCA Records UK

This year’s RotD Record of the Year accolade goes to Myles Smith. The brilliant singer-songwriter has had a remarkable 2024, which...

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20 Dec 2024
Westislonely - Empty Space

Westislonely
Empty Space

RCA Label Group UK

Next up on our Ones To Watch is Manchester-born emerging artist Westislonely. Having been taught to play the guitar, drums...

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12 Dec 2024
Sunday (1994) - Tired Boy

Sunday (1994)
Tired Boy

RCA UK/Arista

Starting our new week of Ones To Watch 2025 is rapidly rising indie newcomers Sunday (1994). They first came to...

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09 Dec 2024
Cody Frost - BLOODSUCKA (ft. Debbie Gough)

Cody Frost
BLOODSUCKA (ft. Debbie Gough)

Truth Music Group/RCA

Today’s Ones To Watch 2025 is Burnley-born musician, illustrator and tattoo artist Cody Frost. One of the fast-rising stars in...

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05 Dec 2024
Sasha Keable - Why

Sasha Keable
Why

RCA

Continuing our Ones To Watch 2025 is the brilliant south London-born Colombian/British singer-songwriter Sasha Keable. With roots in R&B and...

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28 Nov 2024
Charlotte Plank  - Stargirl

Charlotte Plank
Stargirl

RCA

Next up on our Ones To Watch 2025 is rising Anglo-Australian artist Charlotte Plank. Coming from the Loud LDN collective...

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26 Nov 2024
Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You

Myles Smith
Nice To Meet You

RCA Records UK

Kickstarting our Ones To Watch 2025 is rising singer-songwriter Myles Smith. It’s been a phenomenal year for the artist who...

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20 Nov 2024
Cody Frost - PROCESS

Cody Frost
PROCESS

Truth Music Group/RCA

Cody Frost has fast become one of the rising stars in the alternative scene. Known for blending elements of punk,...

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26 Sep 2024
Sunday (1994) - Blossom (from the 'Sunday 1994 (deluxe)' EP)

Sunday (1994)
Blossom (from the 'Sunday 1994 (deluxe)' EP)

RCA UK / Arista (Sony Music)

Within a few seconds of hitting ‘Play’ on this glorious song by Sunday (1994), you’ll be transported back to a...

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23 Sep 2024
Debbii Dawson - Happy World

Debbii Dawson
Happy World

RCA

We’ve been bouncing around the house to this blast of Abba-inspired ’70s rock pop from rising American singer-songwriter Debbii Dawson...

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23 Apr 2024
Myles Smith - Solo

Myles Smith
Solo

RCA

Myles Smith is a singer-songwriter who, over the last year, has seen his profile rise massively alongside a string of...

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06 Feb 2024
Biig Piig - Watch Me

Biig Piig
Watch Me

RCA

Next up on our Ones To Watch 2024 is the brilliant Biig Piig. The London alt-pop/electronic artist has had a...

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13 Dec 2023
METTE - VAN GOGH

METTE
VAN GOGH

Since 93/RCA Records

Today’s Ones to Watch 2024 is the talented multi-hyphenate artist METTE. Like many of you, we were first aware of...

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21 Nov 2023
Everyone You Know - Coming With You

Everyone You Know
Coming With You

RCA

Harnessing anthemic energy with multiple changes in tempo, a catchy chorus and a DnB-inspired outro, ‘Coming With You’ is the...

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15 Sep 2023
Khamari - These Four Walls

Khamari
These Four Walls

Since '93/RCA

Continuing to impress us with his modern spin on R&B is our Ones To Watch 2023 artist, Los Angeles-based, Dorchester...

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26 May 2023
Eyelar - Think Like A Man

Eyelar
Think Like A Man

Since '93/RCA

Influenced by artists including Madonna, Nirvana, Paramore and Hole, Iranian-born, Dutch raised and London-based artist Eyelar spent her younger years...

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28 Feb 2023
Cat Burns - People Pleaser

Cat Burns
People Pleaser

Since ’93/ RCA

Next up on our Ones To Watch 2023 is the fantastic singer-songwriter Cat Burns. The 22 year old south London...

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14 Dec 2022
Charlotte Jane  - 10 Percent

Charlotte Jane
10 Percent

RCA Germany

10 Percent is the gorgeously moody, electro-tinged pop single from 23 year old artist Charlotte Jane. Encouraged by her grandparents...

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13 Apr 2022
Louis Dunford - My Generation

Louis Dunford
My Generation

RCA

Starting our second week of Ones To Watch 2022 is London singer, songwriter and storyteller Louis Dunford. We first featured him back...

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06 Dec 2021
Robert Grace - Break The Silence

Robert Grace
Break The Silence

Columbia Germany/RCA US

We last featured fast-rising Irish singer-songwriter Robert Grace as an unsigned artist back in June 2020 with Fake Fine, a punkish slice...

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06 Oct 2021
Evanescence - Better Without You

Evanescence
Better Without You

Sony Germany/RCA UK

We’ve been fans of Evanescence since we featured the phenomenal Bring Me To Life back in 2003, and it’s a...

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24 Mar 2021
Pablo Bravas - Finally Me

Pablo Bravas
Finally Me

RCA

Combining punchy kick drums, euphoric piano chords and slick, feelgood vocals, Finally Me is the latest infectious dance cut from Adam Englefield’s...

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27 Nov 2020
Loski x Stormzy - Flavour ft. Stormzy

Loski x Stormzy
Flavour ft. Stormzy

Since ’93/RCA Records

After a difficult eighteen months, 21 year old south London rapper Loski is today dropping his debut album, Music, Trial...

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20 Nov 2020
Louis Dunford - London's Requiem

Louis Dunford
London's Requiem

RCA

Powerfully thoughtful, emotionally raw and undeniably honest, London’s Requiem is the excellent debut track from singer, songwriter and storyteller Louis...

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06 Nov 2020
The Kid LAROI  - SO DONE

The Kid LAROI
SO DONE

RCA

With over half a billion combined streams, a top 10 Billboard 200 mixtape (F*ck Love) and some serious social media...

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30 Oct 2020
Sam Fischer - This City

Sam Fischer
This City

RCA Records

Now we’re pretty confident you’re aware of this soulful and beautiful single from Australian-born singer-songwriter Sam Fischer and if you’re...

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04 May 2020
Imani Williams  - Dumb ft. Tiggs Da Author, Belly Squad

Imani Williams
Dumb ft. Tiggs Da Author, Belly Squad

RCA

With over 21m streams for her debut single, Don’t Need No Money and a UK Top 5 hit with Sigala...

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22 Aug 2018
Amy Shark  - I Said Hi

Amy Shark
I Said Hi

RCA

With over 69m combined Spotify plays and the winner of two ARIA Awards last year for Best Pop Release and...

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13 Jun 2018
Matt Terry - The Thing About Love

Matt Terry
The Thing About Love

RCA

Many male X Factor winners have a history of not reaching their full potential. Last year’s winner Matt Terry is...

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24 Nov 2017
Enrique Iglesias ft. Sean Paul & Matt Terry - Subeme La Radio

Enrique Iglesias ft. Sean Paul & Matt Terry
Subeme La Radio

RCA

The UK’s next enormous ‘impossible to ignore' Latino-pop smash for summer 2017 comes from the winning combination of Enrique Iglesias,...

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25 Jul 2017
Skinny Living  - Why

Skinny Living
Why

RCA Records

Skinny Living formed in 2013 when guitarist Will first heard the incredible voice of singer Ryan at an open mic...

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28 Jun 2017
The Beach - Bite My Tongue

The Beach
Bite My Tongue

RCA

The Beach is the alias of young London singer-songwriter George Morgan, and over the past 18 months he’s steadily built...

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30 Jan 2017
Sundara Karma - Flame

Sundara Karma
Flame

RCA Records / Chess Club

Almost two years since we first alerted you to Berkshire's Sundara Karma and the excellent Loveblood in February 2015, they...

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17 Nov 2016
K.I.D. - Errors

K.I.D.
Errors

RCA UK / Columbia NY

Bobby and Kara are K.I.D, a duo from the Toronto suburbs, who met in a local convenience store and bonded...

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07 Oct 2016
Rebecca Ferguson - Bones

Rebecca Ferguson
Bones

RCA

The voice of Rebecca Ferguson remains very special indeed and we’d argue that she’s one of the most underated British...

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21 Sep 2016
Jerome Price - Me Minus You

Jerome Price
Me Minus You

RCA

Blasting out in cool clubs for months, UK DJ and producer Jerome Price now sets his sights on crossover attention...

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10 Aug 2016
MO - Final Song

MO
Final Song

Chess Club / RCA Records UK

We’ve been supportive fans of MØ since her Diplo-produced XXX 88 first caught our ear back in 2013, so we’re...

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22 Jun 2016
Causes - Teach Me How To Dance With You

Causes
Teach Me How To Dance With You

Year One / RCA

With close to two million plays of the video on YouTube and more than seven million Spotify streams worldwide for...

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18 May 2016
Yall ft. Gabriela Richardson - Hundred Miles

Yall ft. Gabriela Richardson
Hundred Miles

RCA (UK)

We’re always seeking out a future smash with the legs to become a worldwide hit and this from Yall is...

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07 Apr 2016
ZAYN - PILLOWTALK

ZAYN
PILLOWTALK

RCA

Released last Friday (January 29) and with only a few days awareness pre-release, this debut single from ZAYN has pretty...

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02 Feb 2016
99 Souls - The Girl Is Mine ft. Destiny's Child & Brandy

99 Souls
The Girl Is Mine ft. Destiny's Child & Brandy

Resilience Records/Nothing Else Matters/RCA

Followers of the Shazam UK charts over the past few months can’t fail to have spotted the name 99 Souls...

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06 Nov 2015
Rebecca Ferguson - Get Happy

Rebecca Ferguson
Get Happy

RCA

We’re always struck by how totally unique the voice of Rebecca Ferguson is. Jazz and swing seem a natural home...

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19 Feb 2015
Meghan Trainor - Lips Are Movin'

Meghan Trainor
Lips Are Movin'

RCA/Epic

So, how exactly do you follow up one of the biggest global smashes of 2014? Simply really, you do it...

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03 Dec 2014
A Great Big World - Say Something feat. Christina Aguilera

A Great Big World
Say Something feat. Christina Aguilera

RCA

Not to get all 'preferred their earlier stuff' on you, but we've been trying to feature Ian Axel and Chad...

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17 Jan 2014
Amber Run - Heaven

Amber Run
Heaven

RCA Victor

Appropriately for a band that's just signed a major label deal, there's a pleasing momentum about Amber Run, the new...

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31 Oct 2013
MØ feat. Diplo - XXX 88

MØ feat. Diplo
XXX 88

Chess Club / RCA Victor

We first witnessed the tiny tornado that is Karen Marie Ørsted, better known as MØ, kicking up the dust at Austin's...

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21 Oct 2013
Neon Jungle - Trouble

Neon Jungle
Trouble

RCA

Showcasing a just-signed new girl band before they even have a name might seem like a bold move, but RCA's...

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16 Jul 2013
Laura Mvula - She

Laura Mvula
She

RCA Victor

After being tipped in virtually every ‘Ones to Watch’ poll at the tail end of last year, including the Brits...

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15 Jul 2013
Jahméne Douglas - Titanium

Jahméne Douglas
Titanium

RCA

X Factor runner-up and undisputed winner of the coveted Most Jahmazing Contestant crown - not to mention most likeable - Jahméne...

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02 Jul 2013
Swim Deep - King City

Swim Deep
King City

RCA Victor/Chess Club

A cursory glance at their endless glowing press will confirm that kings of B-Town Swim Deep appear to have a monopoly...

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20 Jun 2013
MS MR - Hurricane

MS MR
Hurricane

RCA/Creep City

Rising New York girl/boy duo MS MR herald the release of debut album Secondhand Rapture with new single Hurricane, another classy...

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19 Apr 2013
Lulu James - Closer

Lulu James
Closer

RCA

We first featured Tyneside's then-unsigned Lulu James back in November 2011, when bloggers were rightly falling over themselves to heap...

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04 Apr 2013
Kodaline - High Hopes

Kodaline
High Hopes

RCA Victor/B-Unique

Kodaline are riding a wave of runaway press and radio support which will no doubt gain further momentum in the...

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24 Jan 2013
Laura Mvula - Green Garden

Laura Mvula
Green Garden

RCA Victor

Starting with the release of her truly pulsating debut single in November and ending with a BBC Sound Of poll...

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09 Jan 2013
Laura Mvula - She

Laura Mvula
She

RCA Victor

Listening to a huge amount of songs every day can be tiring, but every now and then, a track comes...

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25 Oct 2012
Kodaline - All I Want

Kodaline
All I Want

B Unique/RCA Victor

Four-piece band of childhood friends Kodaline are taking a fresh stance on melancholy with their debut track, All I Want. The melody...

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09 Oct 2012
Everything Everything - Cough Cough

Everything Everything
Cough Cough

RCA

Everything Everything make a triumphant return with Cough Cough, cementing the band's reputation for innovation with a song that is...

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29 Aug 2012
Aiden Grimshaw - Curtain Call

Aiden Grimshaw
Curtain Call

RCA

Rarely do X Factor finalists come out of the show and produce such outstanding work. 2010 finalist Aiden Grimshaw should take...

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27 Jul 2012
K.Koke ft. Wale - Roc For Life

K.Koke ft. Wale
Roc For Life

Roc Nation/Sony RCA

The heat on London-based rapper K.Koke is reaching epic proportions in the UK and is now spreading Stateside, leading to...

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25 Jul 2012
Newton Faulkner - Write It On Your Skin

Newton Faulkner
Write It On Your Skin

Ugly Truth/RCA

Newton Faulkner's third album set-up EP Sketches has been lodged in the top three on iTunes since its release at...

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23 May 2012
Dry The River - New Ceremony

Dry The River
New Ceremony

RCA Victor

This week Dry The River are out in Texas playing SXSW as one the most anticipated British bands heading over,...

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12 Mar 2012
Dry The River - The Chambers & The Valves

Dry The River
The Chambers & The Valves

RCA Victor

The Chambers & The Valves comes off the back of an incredible few months for Dry The River. They were...

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31 Jan 2012
Dry The River - Weights and Measures

Dry The River
Weights and Measures

RCA

Harmonies, classic songwriting and a maturity above their age, Dry The River are one of the most talked about new...

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25 Oct 2011
Loick Essien - How We Roll ft. Tanya Lacey

Loick Essien
How We Roll ft. Tanya Lacey

RCA

Having recorded and written with Labrinth, N-Dubz and Naughty Boy and the likes of Lashwan Daniels and Stargate, How We...

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24 May 2011
Gypsy & The Cat - Jona Vark

Gypsy & The Cat
Jona Vark

RCA

We first featured the gorgeous Jona Vark by Gypsy & The Cat as an unsigned demo back in September 2009,...

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21 Feb 2011
Gypsy & The Cat - The Piper's Song

Gypsy & The Cat
The Piper's Song

RCA

Australian duo Gypsy & the Cat will release this as their second single later this month. An Aeroplane remix has...

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02 Dec 2010
Gracious K - Migraine Skank (Ripper Remix)

Gracious K
Migraine Skank (Ripper Remix)

RCA

A huge club record over the past few months, with its own dance craze to accompany it, Migraine Skank also...

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25 Aug 2009
Steve Appleton - Dirty Funk

Steve Appleton
Dirty Funk

RCA

19 year old singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Steve Appleton releases this, his debut single, next month. It's a charming...

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03 Apr 2009
Absent Elk - Sun And Water

Absent Elk
Sun And Water

RCA

Signed by RCA last year and managed by Steve Morton (The Hoosiers, The Automatic), Absent Elk are a five piece...

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09 Mar 2009
Will And The People - Knocking

Will And The People
Knocking

RCA

We featured the first of two demos from Brighton artist Will Rendle back in March 2007 when he was unsigned....

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17 Feb 2009
Madcon - Beggin'

Madcon
Beggin'

RCA

Beggin', originally a 60's hit for The Four Seasons with lead vocals by Frankie Valli, enjoyed a resurgence last year...

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08 Jul 2008
Sam Beeton - What You Look For

Sam Beeton
What You Look For

RCA

19-year-old singer songwriter from Nottingham, Sam Beeton, releases this as his debut single on RCA in July. A co-write with...

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06 May 2008
Brandi Carlile - The Story

Brandi Carlile
The Story

RCA

Brandi Carlile's country-influenced pop is proving a sleeper hit in the US, with the use of this, the title track...

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19 Mar 2008
The Script - We Cry

The Script
We Cry

RCA

After spending their early years in LA producing other artists and working with the likes of Rodney Jerkins, Teddy Reilly...

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08 Feb 2008
Sean Kingston - Beautiful Girls

Sean Kingston
Beautiful Girls

RCA

Released on producer J.R. Rotem's imprint Beluga Heights in the US, Beautiful Girls should become an end of summer smash...

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23 Jul 2007
Newton Faulkner - Dream Catch Me

Newton Faulkner
Dream Catch Me

Ugly Truth/RCA

The plot is building on Newton Faulkner, an artist we've been supporting since 2005. We then said that he has...

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30 May 2007
The Hoosiers - Worried About Ray

The Hoosiers
Worried About Ray

RCA

Worried About Ray was the first track from The Hoosiers we featured here and now it's the first single proper...

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09 May 2007
The Hoosiers - Worst Case Scenario

The Hoosiers
Worst Case Scenario

RCA

The Hoosiers are an English/Swedish three piece who we first featured on RotD last summer. Since then they've signed to...

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29 Mar 2007
Sandi Thom - I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker

Sandi Thom
I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker

RCA

We first featured this track in October 2004, when things were quite different for Scottish singer-songwriter Sandi Thom. She is...

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11 May 2006
Kings Of Leon - California Waiting

Kings Of Leon
California Waiting

RCA

No soundclip. Kings Of Leon have come in for a little flack recently on our message board for not selling...

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19 Jan 2004
Guano Apes - Pretty In Scarlet

Guano Apes
Pretty In Scarlet

RCA

No soundclip. Another outstanding Euro hit from Guano Apes, a group who would surely be huge in America and the...

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19 Nov 2003
Dave Matthews Band - Gravedigger

Dave Matthews Band
Gravedigger

RCA

No soundclip. As far as we can ascertain, this is the first US radio track from Dave Matthews' forthcoming solo...

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26 Sep 2003
Annie Lennox - Pavement Cracks

Annie Lennox
Pavement Cracks

RCA

Annie covered Blue Nile's Downtown Lights on the Medusa album and the legendary Scots sound to us like they've influenced...

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02 Jun 2003
Kings of Leon - Red Morning Light

Kings of Leon
Red Morning Light

RCA

Their debut single got them loads of press and airplay. This second single sounds even stronger to us and should...

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09 May 2003
Cave-In - Anchor

Cave-In
Anchor

RCA

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08 Apr 2003