June 14, 2013 The moment is upon us! The hailstorm of clicking is nigh! Behold: Five formidable musical acts from around the world, arrayed before you in the form of an online poll. You must vote for one to become...
June 14, 2013 Who is Dornik? Well, all I can tell you is that he's from London, he was Jessie Ware's drummer, and he’s a bloody good singer! Like most of today’s alternative acts upon arrival, PMR-signed Dornik wanted his introduction to be solely about the music,...
Congratulations to Wolf Alice! The London rockers are our Artist of the Week and are accorded bragging rights in perpetuity. You voted the quartet artist of the week after we named bandleader Ellie Roswell one of the top five women saving British rock....
Newly signed to Kaya Kaya Records, Rejjie Snow will release his 5-track EP, Rejovich – which was initially meant to be his debut album – through the XL Recordings imprint on June 24. The first single from it is "Loveleen," a downbeat, piano-led number...
Manchester’s Murkage Cartel are known for throwing cool parties, and making dope bootlegs to play at their parties. Recently, though, they received the official nod from The D.O.T., aka The Streets' Mike...
Proving, yet again, that they’re one step ahead of the game, Black Butter Records now have grime’s leading quick-fire spitter, Scrufizzer, on their roster. The versatile rhymer is the independent label’s...
A renowned graphic designer, street artist, and producer, GREMS is now channeling his creative energy into becoming the next big rapper to come out of France. Ten years deep in the game as an independent artist, he will now release music through...
Have you been bombarded by a million-and-a-half covers and remixes of Daft Punk's "Get Lucky," but not sure which ones are worthwhile? Well, today is your day, because Australia's San Cisco knocks it out...
The weekend is finally here. After waiting patiently all week, you can now vote for your favorite musician emerging onto the global music scene in MTV Iggy’s Artist of the Week poll!
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South Africa’s Cata.Pirata and Amsterdam’s Jori Collignon lead the socially-minded SKIP&DIE collective. Collingnon’s tropical, ghettotech, dub, and hip-hop-infused beats bolster the activist songwriting of Pirata in their debut album Riots in the...
Mr Wize captured our attention with his debut single, “X,” back in February. On it, he showed that there was more depth to him than what was, perhaps, expected from looking at the trendy, quirky character his press picture portrayed. With his latest...
A week after treating fans to free track “Paperwerk,” Amplify Dot is back to unveil her official new single, “I’m Good.” The British MC’s female-and-proud rhymes and fiery flow is greeted by a wild Busta Rhymes, who finishes off chopping up the...
Have you saved MTV 81 to your speed dial yet? You're missing out if you haven't, especially if you find yourself craving the best music and culture from Japan every so often. Or always, in our case.
Meet The Novembers, a post-rock band who say their...
