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  • Jade Jackson, aka Miss Stylie

    Young musicians attract fan funding to avoid reliance on record industry

    29 Apr 2012: Liverpool acts Miss Stylie and Esco Williams among those using new, democratic ways to finance their careers

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    You should see Angel Haze's YouTube trailer. It's brilliant. Sadly, it's also quite a lot better than either her rapping or her music

  • 21 Jun 2012:

    Who'd have predicted that Dizzee Rascal would go from grime pioneer to global pop star? He discusses the pros and cons of fame and his new life in Miami

  • Dizzee Rascal 21 Jun 2012:

    Here's a taster of Dirtee TV, a new online lifestyle channel from the Rascal's own record label

  • 20 Jun 2012:

    Be among the first to hear fresh music from the Rascal himself

  • 19 Jun 2012: 'Bleeding, sweating, crying, suffocating and being crushed – that's what art is made of'
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    Emily Brinnand: What's your favourite Dizzee Rascal track? Let us know for this week's readers' panel

  • 19 Jun 2012:

    George Chesterton: NWA could avoid causing offence: all they needed to do was avoid mentioning women. Simple, really

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    Later this week, you can read an exclusive interview with Dizzee Rascal as the rapper prepares to make his comeback. But first, see some of what we've had to say about him already

  • Rita Ora performs on day two of Lovebox festival in Victoria Park Gallery (8 pictures), 17 Jun 2012:

    Check out the action from the first two days at Lovebox, the east London festival celebrating its 10th year, with performances from Hot Chip and more

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    15 Jun 2012:

    The young Russian contemporary-jazz hotshot is the kind of high-wire chancer for whom divine intervention might be a handy fallback, writes John Fordham

  • 15 Jun 2012: According to records seen by the Chicago Sun-Times, the R&B star owes the US federal government millions in back taxes
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    Listen to a Spotify playlist of the best tunes of the year so far, as picked by the Guardian music team

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  • 4 out of 5
    13 Jun 2012: Global live streaming means global adulation for Usher, who is at the peak of his performing skills, writes Caroline Sullivan
  • Lauryn Hill 13 Jun 2012:

    Each week we invite a reader to share with us some of the songs they've been listening to recently. Today's selection features Lauryn Hill, Julio Bashmore and Matisyahu

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