FKA twigs announces initiative to support sex workers during the pandemic

Frank Ocean’s teenage brother reportedly dies in car crash

Jorja Smith reflects on her experiences with the Black Lives Matter movement on ‘By Any Means’

Emma Rena returns with captivating new single and video for ‘Armageddon’

Miles From Kinshasa’s ‘Wearing Smiles’ is about not pretending that everything’s alright

London talent Tora impresses on debut EP ‘Cavalier’

Ray BLK accuses Ambush of sexual assault

The Grammys are removing the term “urban” from their award categories

Premiere: Lucy DK’s ‘Southbank’ is about meeting her absent father for the first time in a decade

Premiere: Miller Blue’s ‘Sunflower’ receives a dusky visual

Premiere: BAYLI tackles deception on R&B cut ‘boys lie’

DMY Recordings is now on Bandcamp

Rising singer-songwriter Farrah explores her identity in the video for ‘ID’

Farrah champions her Iranian heritage on polished R&B cut ‘ID’

The 10 Best R&B-Folk Tunes, according to Jasmine Jethwa

Frank Ocean shares two new tracks: ‘Cayendo’ and ‘Dear April’

Chams, Blonder, Des Montana and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

The 10 Best Hype Williams-Directed Videos, according to Denai Moore

Apple Music’s Beats 1 hosts begin broadcasting from their homes

Your Loss, Nana Lourdes, Jäde and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Music and video duo Temptress return with ‘Loving Is A Game’

Nigz TG, Chevel, Jouska and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Premiere: Mai Kino pays teary-eyed homage to the miracle of birth in ‘Swim’

Arlo Parks drops new single, ‘Eugene’

Leo Dessi, On Man, MEYY and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

AikJ and JyellowL forge R&B banger with a difference on ‘Last Flight (remix)’

Strawberries & Creem festival returns for 2020 with Sean Paul, Mike Skinner, Jaykae and more

Serena Isioma, Emerson Leif, Alex Banin and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Kaytranada and Kali Uchis let loose at a retro dance party in ‘10%’ video

British-Iranian artist Farrah releases the stirring ‘Back to You’

The 20 Most Exciting Artists For 2020

Safiyyah ditches toxic energy for self-growth on ‘You Again’

Priya Ragu, Kij, Nix Northwest and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

The 50 Best Tracks of 2019

Tray Haggerty, Lijah, Cloutgod Duggie and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Kaytranada announces album ‘Bubba’: hear the Kali Uchis-featuring ‘10%’

I Saw it First is searching for the best UK female artists

Blondie Snitch, Caev, G.L.A.M. and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

A.SAINT, Ashley Morgan, maxime. and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Sila Lua, Jäde, Harry Edohoukwa and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

“Showing people your heart when it’s raw, it is vulnerable”: FKA twigs opens up on Beats 1 about ‘MAGDALENE’

Grandma, Phabo, Pool Cosby and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Azadi.mp3 articulates end-of-summer angst on ‘Summer In The Crypt’

BRAND NEW: Dummy meets 18YOMAN

JFDR, Mia Carucci, Benin City, Piksel and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Kllo, Denitia, Berel and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Quelle Rox, Kwaku Asante, Crook and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Haich Ber Na, Deema, Rada and Theodor Black kick off Dummy’s BRAND NEW Laylow residency

Lonelyspeck, Grasps, AJÁ ROSE and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Bloodz Boi, Joey G ii, Sandy Hsu and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Inka Upendo, Limvge, T. Evann and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Haich Ber Na, Tiggz, Shahrae and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Tohji, Rockstar Payso, Lonelyspeck and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

iris, MC Tigz, Sha Bussin Not Ya Cousin and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

13XL overload the senses on new video for ‘Frosty Tips’

Ake, Blasé, Vanacana and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

13XL release all-consuming new track ‘Frosty Tips’

Justend, Aiya, Las Aves and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

AMAZONDOTCOM, Daniel Adé, ZEM and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

“I withdrew from life in general”: Jai Paul returns, breaking silence about seven-year hiatus

We Love Green 2019 is 100% powered by renewable energy

8Ruki, FAKETHIAS, SQ Diesel and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

ROMderful is recycling his life experience into musical gold

SEANTHOMMONEY, Lul Lion, Deaton Chris Anthony and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Col3trane tops our NEXT HYPE playlist this week

404, Mikey Fleece, myouçeej and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

BANKS returns with the Hudson Mohakwe-produced ‘Gimme’

FKA twigs is back with ‘Cellophane’ and a hallucinatory pole-dancing video

FKA twigs mails “loyal supporters” a portrait of herself, new music looks imminent

Orrin, Jaymie Silk, Junes UB and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Donalee, Le Dom, Kida Kudz and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Caleon Fox, Lady Midnight, Mignon and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Vinny Fanta, Rome Fortune, Shungu and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

The 10 Best British Artists Who Aren’t Playing Copy Cat, according to Kadiata

DJ Plead, Jaeho Hwang, Tama Gucci and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

NULA’s future R&B jam ’60 Minutes’ was the result of an “outer-body experience”

Klein Zage, Ghetto Vanessa, Morabeza Tobacco and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

2 Chainz, Tarquin, Solange and more added to Dummy’s NEXT HYPE playlist

Taking Off: BenjiFlow

Big Nate, Atelier Blue, Jeannel and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Ushamami, Modulaw, Mike Drones and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

The 10 Best Beyoncé Tracks, according to Big Tobz

Quelle Rox, Chrisfrmkro, Ta-Ra and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

London Jade, Inwards, Zed Kenzo and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

After teasing new music, Frank Ocean’s tumblr appears to have been hacked

Dummy is hosting a stage at Strawberries & Creem 2019 with WSTRN and Jimothy Lacoste

Taking Off: Celeste

Murlo, Kojey Radical, Big Boi and more added to Dummy’s NEXT HYPE playlist

Deb Never, Kam-Bu & Pullen, Maya Ricci and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

A new DAWN: Dummy meets the one-woman movement redefining independence

JMK$, Chrxstal Sarah, Pseudo and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Five takeaways from James Blake’s ‘Assume Form’

Why Manchester is the new creative epicentre of neo-soul and hip-hop

Premiere: Selma Judith’s ‘Inner Thigh’ is another intimate take from the Danish singer

DAWN celebrates female sexuality on the Hudson Mohawke-produced ‘sauce’

Peckham venue Ghost Notes is shutting up shop next month

The 10 Best Sade Tracks, according to Taliwhoah

Premiere: Rina Mushonga goes lush and vibrant on Afro-pop jam ‘For A Fool’

B Joux, Callosum, Rubii and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Watch Greentea Peng perform live at the Dummy x Mixcloud party at the Dr Martens Boot Room

Lafawndah announces ‘ANCESTOR BOY’ album: Hear ‘DADDY’

Kehlani, Skinny Malone, Aitch and more added to Dummy’s NEXT HYPE playlist

The 15 Most Exciting New Artists for 2019

Killavesi, D’Angelo, Bladee and more added to Dummy’s NEXT HYPE playlist

Taking Off: Church & AP

Fatima is making her Roundhouse debut: win two tickets

James Blake reportedly has an album coming with André 3000, Rosalía guest slots

Celeste explores modern-day relationships in the shadowy video for ‘Lately’

The 10 Best Labels of 2018

Angel-Ho, Laces, GKR and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

The 50 Best Tracks of 2018

The 25 Best Albums of 2018

J Hus sentenced to eight months in jail for carrying a knife

Sampa The Great, Trim, Gucci Mane + more added to Dummy’s NEXT HYPE playlist

Watch Jerome Thomas’s ‘Afrofuturist Western’ video for ‘Bruises’

No Fear: Dummy meets Jarreau Vandal

Black Josh, Murlo, Ian Isiah and more added to Dummy’s NEXT HYPE playlist

The 10 Best Mariah Carey Album Cuts, according to Homeshake

Obongjayar returns with the stunning ‘Never Change’

Daisy Maybe enlists Skepta for dark-edged cut ‘The Answer’

Influences: Miink – ‘Small Clan’

Tyler Durden flex: Dummy meets Col3trane

Compton is in the house: Channel Tres makes house music born from his West Coast roots

Premiere: Watch R&B star-in-waiting JGrrey’s neon-lit video

Premiere: Watch R&B star-in-waiting JGrrey’s neon-lit video

Festival report: Lovebox, London, 2018

The Dummy guide to Janet Jackson

Banks – Waiting Game (produced by SOHN)