New Video: Emeli Sandé 'Heaven'

You might not know the name but you will know the voice.  Back in 2009 Scottish singer, Emeli Sandé featured on Chipmunk's hit single, 'Diamond Rings', and has been on the up ever since.

Sandé also boasts collaborations with Wiley (Never be your woman), Tinie Tempah (Let Go) and Professor Green (Kids that love to dance).  The singer/songwriter has proved pretty useful behind the scenes too as she has written songs for the likes of Cheryl Cole, Susan Boyle and Alesha Dixon.

This time, the soulful songstress is going out alone with her debut single, 'Heaven'.  With Sandé's immaculate vocals and Naughty Boy's lavish strings, bombastic horns and drum and bass instrumentation, this soulful banger is certainly a great start to what I'm sure will be a long career for the Scot.

The song will be released on 14 August.  To check out the Jake Nava directed (of Beyoncé's 'Crazy in Love')  clip, click below:

Emeli Sandé - Heaven Official Music Video

Back In Time: Tinie Tempah

It is fair to say that 2010 was all about Tinie Tempah.

The anthemic "Pass Out" earned him his first Number 1 single in the UK and it was all uphill from then on with hits such as ,Frisky, Written In The Stars and Invincible.  He took UK rap music to new levels and now he is embarking on US domination.  His "DiscOvery" album saw its stateside release today and Tinie is hoping to replicate the success he has already experienced throughout Europe.

But let us not forget that Tinie was on the scene for a while before he garnered mainstream success with "Pass Out".  I would like to take a moment to look back at one my favourite Tinie tracks.

Check out his 2008 single, "Tears":

New Music: Estelle, Ny and Cherri V

British urban music has been experiencing  a massive resurgence of late but it seems to be the men who are running the show.  Luckily I'm here to shine a light on some the UK's most talented young females.

First up it's British songstress and part time rapper, Estelle.  "Break My Heart" (featuring Rick Ross) is the debut single from Estelle's third album, "All of Me", due out later this year.  It's a smooth neo soul jam that ponders whether or not a relationship will end in heartache.  Rick Ross usually irritates the life out of me but his bars prove  surprisingly complementary on this one. 

Check out more from Ny and Cherri V after the jump:

Tinie Tempah Album Review

He came to cause a little chaos and to break rules.

South Londons finest Tinie Tempah, released his long awaited debut album 'Discovery' this week.
The always witty and slick lyricist has already won over the nation, with three consecutive number one singles. But those who expected the album to follow the same formula as the anthemic 'pass out' might be disspointed.

Tinie is indiscriminate when it comes to genres. Not one to be pigeon-holed he hops effortlessly between trance, pop, dubstep, hip hop and rock. Sometimes when artists try to dip into many genres on one project it doesn't come together as one piece of work. This is certainly not the case with 'Disc-Overy'.

The Kelly Rowland assisted 'Invincible' is a catchy number that will have pop fans warbling along. While the Swedish House Mafia party track 'Miami 2 Ibiza' will keep the trance heads bobbing. My personal favourite is the guitar driven 'Let Go' featuring up and coming singer Emeli Sandé, the track sees Mr Tempah approach more serious issues and gives us an insight into his love affair with his craft: 'If music needed saving i'd die for it. Musics where my heart is, im alive for it,' he states with unfaltering conviction.

The album also boasts collaborations with Ellie Goulding and Snoop Dogg. Although feature tracks dominate the disc, Tinie is sure to put his unique stamp on each track.
At only twenty-one, Tinie is innovating the face of urban music in the UK . On the album he tells us that he's 'Simply Unstopabble' and i'd have to agree.

Stand out tracks: Let Go, Miami 2 Ibiza, Illusion and Pass Out.
My verdict: 8.5/10