Hideout Festival Croatia 2012 FULL LINE-UP!

Having brought you the initial line-up of acts in November, I am now pleased to announce the full-line-up for Hideout Festival, which sees 30 more incredible acts added to the already monstrous bill. Amongst the new additions are some huge names from all across the Electronic musical spectrum, including Chase & Status, Loco Dice, Seth Troxler, SBTRKT, Shy FX, Benga (who will join best pal Skream) and MANY more. These additions along with the stunning beach location in Croatia make for one of the most unique festival experiences that you will be able to find in 2012, all across world. The hype is continuing to build around the event with early bird tickets selling out already, so if you are thinking of going, then you would be advised to get your tickets ASAP. They are just a mere £99 for 3 nights that will guarantee to stay in your memory for the rest of your life. Hit the jump to see the full line-up and all the ticket info you need!

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DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince working on new album

DJ Jazzy Jeff took to his Twitter/Instagram earlier today to post this picture of himself and lifetime friend Will Smith, with the simple caption "Coming soon!". The news that they were planning on hooking up to create a new album leaked a few months ago, but with Big Will having finished Men In Black 3 and now this picture, it seems as though new material is definitely in the works. Nearly 20 years after the release of their last album 'Code Red' in 1993, both are looking much older and have done a lot of living since then, but hopefully Jeff & The Fresh Prince can come through with some refreshingly classic material.

"He's the DJ, I'm the rapper..."

Ed Sheeran - Autumn Tour (Ticket Update)

Having sold over 900,000 copies of his debut album and being nominated for 4 BRIT Awards, Ed Sheeran's Autumn tour was always going to be incredibly sought after, but today has seen the 20-year old star reach new levels. Even though the size of the venues have been increased, tickets are still flying out, with 2 London dates, 1 Manchester date, Newport, Plymouth, 1 Birmingham date, Doncaster, Hull, Blackpool, Newcastle & 1 Glasgow date ALL selling out within 12 hours. The fourth date for the Hammersmith Apollo is now on sale, the two other Manchester dates go on sale @ 9am on Friday, with just a few tickets remaining for Bournemouth, Nottingham, Usher Hall and the second Birmingham/Glasgow dates. All the info and links you need are over @Kililive - more dates will be added if this high demand continues.

Etta James - I'd Rather Go Blind (Lucky Paul Rework x Tribute)

Before releasing his new single 'Elephant Island' on Somethinksounds, New Zealand-based beat maker Lucky Paul drops off this beautiful rework of the Etta James classic 'I'd Rather Go Blind'. Paul keeps enough of the original to please the oldies, but adds some enchanting bass and twisting Electronic sounds to bring it all the way into 2012. Beautiful, sorely missed.

Nina Nesbitt - Live @ The Bowery, London (April 25th)

Nina Nesbitt today announced the first of 5 upcoming headline gigs for 2012. The young Scottish singer/songwriter will be kicking things off @ The Bowery in London on April 25th - doors open @7pm and the tickets are a mere £6. Be sure to check out the video for Skeletons HERE, pick up your tickets HERE and follow Nina on Twitter for the next 4 dates.

Lana Del Rey - Dark Paradise x Summertime Sadness

Here are my two favourite tracks from Lana Del Rey's much talked about debut album, Born To Die, which is set to be released on January 30th. Certain parts of the album are genius, but certain parts are very monotous and sound like every other song of hers that you've heard in the past. At times she is Lana Del HooRey, but most of this album is Lana Del BoRey. Also, don't listen to this if you're in a bad mood. Pre-order HERE.

Paul Thomas - Buzz KIllington (Funkagenda Remix)

Premiered earlier today on UKF, here is a preview of Funkagenda's smashing remix of the new Paul Thomas single, 'Buzz Killington'. The track sees Funkagenda take on whole new style of production, and the outcome is delicious - available exclusively on Beatport January 30th.

Random Impulse signs deal with Universal

YEAH BOI! Random Impulse has just put pen to paper on a recording deal with Universal. Announced just minutes ago by good friend Ed Sheeran on Twitter, this deal will see the London-born rapper/producer/guitarist be able to fulfill his dream of releasing a debut album over the next 12 months. No Sleep For The Winners out NOW!

Rusko - Somebody To Love (Feat. Vula Malinga) (OUT NOW!)

After many months of hype surrounding the new Rusko single, today finally sees its release on Mad Decent. With a new album also on the horizon, this is the perfect way for the Leeds-born producer to kick off 2012 - 'Somebody To Love' is a euphoric anthem, and the Sigma remix is a lovely little bonus for all the D&B heads out there. Get your copy of both tracks HERE.

SoundCloud passes 10 million users - could face legal action

SoundCloud has today reached over 10 million users - this is an incredible achievement when you think that they were on 5 million users in July 2011, which means they have doubled their user base in just 6 months. To honour the success of this, they have launched a new Instagram-powered feature, Story Wheel, which allows users to add words to their pictures. However, not everything is looking bright for the company, with the action that has been taken against the likes of Megaupload and Grooveshark in the past 7 days. TechCrunch has announced that SoundCloud could be amongst sites to be in the firing line of the U.S. government in the coming months. Watch this space...

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