Adetunyori Okupe
- Nov 18, 2020
Afro Beats To The World
Afro Beats, the official sound of many African people not just in Africa but all over the world , is a genre loved by people of all nations and all races, and is finally beginning to get the recognition it truly deserves. With African artists topping the likes of Billboard, iTunes and Spotify, and award shows like BET awards, Billboard awards and many more recognising the genre, its fair to say that afro beat has expanded significantly. However, world recognition didn’t start
BabyStep Magazine
- Nov 18, 2020
Bandcamp Launch New Live Streaming Platform For Online Events
Bandcamp is fast becoming one of the most artist friendly platforms out there, due to their insistence upon direct payment to the musicians that use their platforms. Over lockdown, Bandcamp Fridays, in which Bandcamp waive their fees for the artists, became extremely popular, to the extent that they have been extended until the end of the year. But they haven't stopped there. With gigs and events off the cards for the foreseeable, the platform has decided to create 'Live'; an
BabyStep Magazine
- Nov 17, 2020
Ladies Lovin Radio: Open Call
Leeds-based creative duo Ladies Lovin are putting out an Open Call for their upcoming project - a zine exploring the definition of Womxnhood. Their focus around supporting and empowering womxn has been enriched into their work from the start, from their female artist-based radio show to their all-female DJ line-up at their event back in February. With the whirlwind of this year putting a steady halt on their projects, they're now turning to a new avenue to get female creative
BabyStep Magazine
- Nov 17, 2020
Watch: Aluna's Collaboration with Kaytranada and Rema
Aluna Francis has unveiled the music video for her latest single The Recipe this week, collaborating with Kaytranada on production and rising-star Rema on vocals. The video for this track takes inspiration from the title of her solo album The Renaissance, exploring and celebrating different eras of history. The singer, once half of electronic duo AlunaGeorge, revealed "I wanted to play with the way history has been dictated to us. Growing up in England you are constantly expo
BabyStep Magazine
- Nov 17, 2020
'A Promised Land' - The Tracks That Helped Obama Through His Administration
Former US President Barack Obama has shared his top 20 tracks that inspired and motivated him through his presidency. Released in conjunction with his new memoir that is out today - A Promise Land - the playlist features the likes of Beyoncé, Jay Z, Aretha Franklin and Eminem. Writing on Instagram, Obama explained: “Music has always played an important role throughout my life—and that was especially true during my presidency. While reviewing my notes ahead of debates, I’d lis
Ruby Savill-Downs
- Nov 16, 2020
Supporting Womxn as Men: The Project Created to Educate, Support and Empower
In a world where divisions between gender, sex, race, religion and everything in-between is increasingly rife, people are using their voices to do what they can to combat this. Oscar O'Sullivan is a film student at Leeds Beckett Uni, and has created the Instagram page @supporting_womxn_as_men with the aim of using his privilege and position to "support, hear, empower and create safer spaces" for womxn, in a world in which this often feels very absent. It works towards debunki
BabyStep Magazine
- Nov 16, 2020
Steve Lacy To Release Compilation of Soundcloud Tracks 'The Lo-Fis'
Steve Lacy is set to drop a compilation of unreleased demos and SoundCloud tracks next month, entitled The Lo-Fis. Collating early versions of his work, alongside his popular SoundCloud songs, unheard edits and instrumentals, this work will take fans back to his high school years of producing. You can check out the announcement on his Instagram down below. The compilation follows his widely successful debut album Apollo XXI, released last year. The Lofis is set for release on
BabyStep Magazine
- Nov 16, 2020
Pa Salieu Drops New Music Video 'Energy' Featuring Mahalia
It's been a huge weekend for British-Gambian rapper Pa Salieu, dropping both his debut mixtape Send Them To Coventry and an accompanying video to final track Energy, alongside Mahalia. Split into two halves, the video is initially shot in black-and-white, with Pa Salieu emotively rapping amongst a scene that is suggestive of society's most pressing issues. Mahalia's entrance then bursts the video into colour, capturing the joyful essence of the track. Pa Salieu's Send Them To
BabyStep Magazine
- Nov 15, 2020
'Against All Odds': Grime Movie Premiered This Week on Channel U
On Friday, Channel U premiered a new grime movie in collaboration with Linkup TV. Directed by Femi Oyeniran and Nicky ‘Slimting’ Walker, 'Against All Odds' is a celebration of Grime origins, following the story of a young MC trying to establish himself within the UK scene. The cast contains a whole host of MCs, including D Double E, Ghetts, Jammer, Grime Gran and more. Speaking on the news, Femi Oyeniran and Nicky “Slimting” Walker added: “’Against All Odds’ is our visual ho
Richard Byers
- Nov 14, 2020
Electronic Music Needs To Hold On To The Album
It should be every rising producer’s dream to create a long, complex, autobiographical piece of work during their ascendency, that encapsulates them as an artist, and tells their listeners a story. But electronic music’s lazy ‘track culture’ is forcing artists to think small, and we’re at risk of letting the long form slip away from the genre altogether, and cheapening the art. In August, 2019, Soundbwoy Killah, known now as Frazer Ray, released his debut album ‘Halcyon Daze’
