May 10, 2013 Congratulations, to our artist of the week, Gazelle! The New York-based alt-pop band headed by South Africa's Xander Ferreira bound over most of the competition in our artist of the week poll, but it was a close race with Japanese rockers Josy to the...
May 9, 2013 The fact that global bass trends cycle from one undiscovered subculture to the next (today, Chicago juke! tomorrow, moombahsoul!) isn't a new breakthrough in popular music. Back in 1961, Chubby Checker...

Nicole Moudaber's debut album, Believe, is tailor-made for techno-heads or those who have forgotten the power of the continuous groove. Fans of EDM's modulations might not remember the time when the...
Endeguena Mulu is an up-and-coming Ethiopian producer from Addis Ababa making experimental bass music that incorporates dub, dubstep, EDM, and traditional sounds. I haven't really heard anything like it....
Black Butter Records’ most recent signing, Gorgon City, return with new single, “Intentions.” The duo rope in the hypnotizing, soul-filled vocals of Nikki B, along with the help of the Clean Bandit...
North London’s Random Impulse has kindly given us the exclusive first play of the B-side to his "Best Party Ever" single, “Holding Out Till Thursday.” The guitar-strumming grime MC's previous tracks may...

Remember when we said "Ninjari Ban Ban" was the awesomest/cutest Kyary Pamyu Pamyu vid yet? Well, J-pop's adorably-bizarre darling dropped in on YouTube with her new single "Invader Invader" today and...
Stay + (Stay Positive) is a semi-shrouded project of Manchester-based producer Matt Farthing that was once known as Christian AIDS. The first single from Stay +'s new Blood Brother EP, "You Hate Me," is...
On Monday May 13, MTV Iggy will be hosting a private video taping for dubstep duo Mt. Eden from New Zealand and we want you and your friends to be our guests for this secret show (all attendees must be...
Is it time for another Artist of the Week poll already? Yes! We have five more exciting new artists from all over the world that we introduced to you this week, rounded up here, and ready for you to vote...
Joe Muggs is a name you’ll know well if you’re into British underground music. The writer, A&R scout and consultant has put together a 35-track compilation with Big Dada called Grime 2.0, and it unites...

Amine Edge & DANCE have gone and done it again! The French double-act's latest masterpiece is a remix of Zebra Katz and Njena Reddd Foxxx’s Mad Decent underground smash, “Ima Read,” which receives a...
Cheers to Chilean rapper turned alt-pop singer-songwriter Pedro Piedra! He is our Artist of the Week. It was a knock-down drag out fight between the fans of French rapper Deen Burbigo, Korean singer Zion T., and Piedra, but everyone kept it clean and at...