Federico Scavo - Pra Nao Dizer Que Nao Falei Das Flores (Feat. Simone) (Federico Scavo Remix 2012)

A brand new release from Hot Fingers, which sees Federico Scavo remixing his own track, and features enchanting vocals from the brilliant Simone. No idea what is being said, but it's a beautiful piece of music and definitely won't sound out of place in Ibiza this Summer.

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Gregory Porter - Real Good Hands x Our Love

Gregory Porter is probably a name that doesn't mean much to most of you, but ever since the release of his debut Grammy-nominated album 'Water' in 2010, he has fast become one of the most sought after and well respected male Jazz vocalists in the world. His rich and soulful voice is what strikes you first, but the level of talent goes much deeper than that, with all of his original songs seeping class, sentiment and love - all boosted by the stunningly understated production and musicianship.

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Whitney Houston dies aged 48

ABC have recently announced that Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48, and the news follows an article in the Daily Mail yesterday, showing Whitney looking worse for wear after a club night in Hollywood. Publicist Kristen Foster said Saturday that the singer had died, but the cause and the location of her death were unknown. Incredibly sad news, and another legend gone too soon.

Robert Glasper Experiment - Cherish The Day (Feat. Lalah Hathaway)

One of my favourite tracks from Robert Glasper's forthcoming album, which is the first full-length release from the GRAMMY-nominated keyboardist's electric Experiment band - saxist Casey Benjamin, bassist Derrick Hodge, and drummer Chris Dave.

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Mahalia - Mardy Bum (Acoustic Video)

Directed by Kaz Ove, here is a lovely video portrait of 13-year old Mahalia in the studio with her family recording a stripped back acoustic performance of her cover of 'Mardy Bum' by Arctic Monkeys. A sick rendition, and hopefully it's just the start for this incredibly talented singer/songwriter - debut EP on the way.

Estelle - All Of Me (Artwork x Tracklist)

After what seems like FOREVER(!), Estelle is finally set to release her highly anticipated album 'All Of Me' on February 28th. The album will be her third, the first in four years, and will feature Rick Ross, Trey Songz, Chris Brown & Janelle Monae, with production coming from Don Cannon & Jerry Duplessis. Full tracklist after the jump, intrigued to hear this.

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Sway - Level Up (Prod. Flux Pavilion) (Lyric Video)

Zane Lowe gave this its world premiere the other night, but now Sway has let loose a lyric video/HQ version of the Flux Pavilion-produced second single from his forthcoming album 'The Deliverance'. Massive track, which will be out on 2nd April through 3 Beat Records.

Melanie Fiona - The MF Life (Tracklist)

After revealing the artwork a few days ago, here is the tracklist for Melanie Fiona's sophmore album 'The MF Life', which is set for a March 27th release date. The Canadian songstress has gone all out on this one, getting features from J. Cole, NaS, B.O.B, T-Pain & John Legend. Big fan of Miss Fiona, this should be sick. Full tracklist below.

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?uestlove - J Dilla Tribute Mix

Yesterday marked the 6th anniversary of the passing of the late James Yancey, better known to most as J Dilla or Jay Dee. To pay tribute ?uestlove, one of Dilla's close friends and long-term collaborators, has put together this stunning hour long mix, which was premiered on Hot 97.

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Jay-Z & Beyoncé unveil first pictures of Blue Ivy Carter

Jay-Z last night took to his site to unveil the first public pictures of he and Beyoncé's January-born daughter, Blue Ivy Carter. BIC has already made history by being the youngest person in the world to feature on the Billboard chart. I wish them all the luck in the world. More after the jump.

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