Josh Butler (@joshbutlermusic) – Closer (Video)

Returning to MTA Records this September, the hotly-tipped Josh Butler delivers a 2 track release of robust House to follow up on his acclaimed ‘Got A Feeling’ from earlier this year.

With a recent remix of MTA founders, Chase & Status, latest single currently doing damage across dance floors, and a string of key DJ dates which include Secret Garden Party, Gottwood and SubSoul (Ibiza), ‘Closer’ drops in the midst of a busy summer for the rising Leeds based artist.

‘Closer’ sees Butler explore a driving house aesthetic built around an infectious groove that stems from on-point drum programming and well balanced sonics. Techy in approach but retaining a melodic edge thanks to a subtly pitched male vocal, ‘Closer’ is ammunition for DJs across the House spectrum.

An artist at the forefront House Music’s new wave, who already counts Maya Jane Coles, Pete Tong, B.Traits, Annie Mac, Mistajam and Waze & Odyssey as fans, Josh Butler’s rise is set to continue.

A rock steady release, aimed squarely at the dance floor, ‘Closer’ lands late September on MTA Records.

2013 BET Hip-Hop Awards Nominations

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BET has released the nominations for their 2013 Hip Hop Awards…this year, Kendrick Lamar has the most nominations with 14. Drake is next with 13 nominations, followed by J. Cole with 10. The show will be hosted by Snoop Dogg and will be taped on September 28th at the Civic Center in Atlanta. It will then air on October 15th. Check out the nominations on the next pages below.

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Snoop Lion – The Good Good (Video)

“The Good Good” music video by Snoop Lion is a continuation of Snoop’s new Overstock.com commercial. The video features the Broadus family (Shante “BossLady”, Cori B, Corde “Spank”, Cordell “Rook”) and artist Mali Nicole. “The Good Good” is the latest single off of Snoop’s newest album, Reincarnated.

Mona & Maria – My Sun

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Harmony-based folkpop duo Mona & Maria. Debut album ‘My Sun’ out at the end of October on Jansen Plateproduksjon.

Mona Andersen and Maria Knudsen have already written songs together for many years, and both were central parts of the band Bazooka Boppers, with which they released two albums. After the band’s break-up in 2010, Mona and Maria continued playing together, and it worked out so well that they decided to move forward as a duo. The album was recorded at Engfelt & Forsgren Studio with Christian Engfelt (Cato Salsa Experience, Apricot and Turns, and as a producer Lionheart Brothers, Cheaters and more) as a producer, along with the girls themselves. Engfelt also plays the bass on a few of the songs.