Jim Legxacy’s Black British Music isn’t just a mixtape. It’s a generational project, ambitious, personal, and sharp. Built on pain, humour, and heritage, this is a record that captures the state of modern British culture with clarity and nerve.

Jessy Blakemore’s new track “fone sex” gets under your skin without forcing anything. It’s slow, raw, and completely unguarded, just her voice, her guitar, and a clear headspace, stripping everything back to talk about something most people avoid: how easy it is to lose yourself online.

Though the set was made up of ad hoc remixes and club classics rather than simply showcasing his catalogue to date, the evening still highlighted exactly why Barry Can’t Swim resonates so strongly with audiences of all ages. Blending near-futuristic mechanical elements with Balearic bass and Brazilian funk, there wasn’t a single track in the hour-and-a-half set that felt out of place, with each one met with enthusiastic response from the lively mob in front of him.

London’s dEE TdL drops his most exciting track yet with ‘Barry Allen’, a bold, genre-bending single backed by a slick, self-directed visual. Pulling from grime and indie influences, the track sees dEE carving his own lane with serious confidence.

Mahalia’s back. Instructions lands as the second single of her Luvergirl era, following the Masicka-assisted Different Type Of Love. Where that leaned romantic, Instructions throws itself straight into the dancefloor.

Jim Legxacy has confirmed his new mixtape black british music (2025) will drop on July 18 via XL Recordings. It’s his biggest statement yet, building on years of raw storytelling and restless experimentation. With this release, he’s taking his place at the centre of a new generation shaping UK rap on their own terms.

Aries has finally stepped back into the light, or maybe more accurately, into the fire. His new single ‘IN THE FLESH’ is jagged, cinematic, and totally unpredictable.

Frozemode have dropped their first track of 2025, and it’s a warning shot. “LOOKING AT US” is a loud, unfiltered blast of alt-rap fused with punk guitars and crowd-killing drums, building on their natural extension of the chaos they’ve built onstage over the past year.

Girl Group have released their debut EP, Think They’re Looking, Let’s Perform, six tracks of no-filter, high-energy alt-pop that flips the idea of the girlband on its head. It’s loud, bratty, and smart as hell.

Amethyst's remix is a clean shift. Teaming up with DJ Shafkkat, she’s given her EP standout “Loving Is A Crime” a house flip that trades slow-burn soul for dancefloor energy without losing her voice in the process.

Artist-producer J P Rose gives us a touching yet vibrant offering with his latest single, Lonely Soul, in honour of Mental Health Awareness Month

Moon Panda return with Lost World, the first look at their upcoming album Dumb Luck, out 3 October. It’s a track full of doubt, fear and quiet clarity. What happens when the foundation you’ve built your life on begins to crack? That’s the question Maddy Myers puts under the microscope.

Girls Don’t Sync are building their own system. ‘Our House’ is a tight, ecstatic reminder of what they do best: connect sound with bodies, and people with each other. After road-testing it for the past year at shows around the world, the Liverpool-based four-piece finally drops the track that’s become a permanent fixture in their live sets.

King Isis close their three-part chapter with SIRENITY, a compact and chaotic EP that doesn’t aim to resolve anything. Instead, it embraces discomfort, moving through indie grunge, R&B, acoustic alt-pop and distorted rock with help from Bartees Strange, Monte Booker, Greyskiin and Estelle Allen. It’s not an ending, it’s a reset.

Joey Valence & Brae return with ‘WASSUP,’ a wild new collab with JPEGMAFIA that mixes 90s rap, breakbeats and pure mayhem. It’s their first release since NO HANDS and sets the tone for their next era.

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Niko B’s back, and he’s in love. Kind of. Hairclips is a synthy, sunlit track that swaps the ends for infatuation. It’s light on its feet, heavy on feeling, and lands with the charm only he can pull off.

Candy hits you with attitude. Claudia Valentina repurposes that iconic “Milkshake” line into a moody, bass‑heavy anthem about power and self‑assurance.

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Jess Young has dropped Lost In You at exactly the right moment; not by chance, but by design. The London artist, producer and astrologer chose to release the track during May’s full flower moon in Scorpio, a time linked to endings and emotional release. The timing lines up with the song’s message: letting go, digging deep, and trying to balance risk with reality.