MTV K: Fly To The Stars Contest
Montreal, CanadaA K U A — “Gravity”
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A K U A -- "Gravity"

The effect of A K U A’s “Gravity” on you: expect to float along the current of the Montreal-based singer’s ethereal melodies.
London, United KingdomMONSTA — “Messiah”
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MONSTA -- "Messiah"

The video for MONSTA's "Messiah" has lead singer Skaar wandering through a rural landscape where around every corner either a gospel revival or the devil himself might reside. His hopeful hymn rises rapturously above the group's surging dubstep.
Nottingham, United KingdomJake Bugg — “Lightning Bolt”
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Jake Bugg — “Lightning Bolt”

19-year-old Jake Bugg is from the UK and makes bluesy rock that skirts 90's alternative rock territory. The retro filtering and black-and-white footage in the video for "Lightning Bolt" makes Bugg's sound seem that much more comparable to early Oasis.
Miami, United StatesKat Dahlia — “Gangsta”
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Kat Dahlia — “Gangsta”

We profiled Kat Dahlia earlier in the week as a new voice in the recent crop of indie rap/R&B singers. In the video for "Gangsta" the Cuban American songstress gives a visual peek into how her Miami is to her what Detroit is to Eminem.
London, United KingdomBarbarossa — “The Load”
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Barbarossa — “The Load”

A mustachioed red-head is the new face of R&B. No, seriously. London's Barbarossa bares his soul as well as his caramel vocals over the heavy organs and minimal beat of "The Load."
Iza Lach — “The One Who Leaves”
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Iza Lach — “The One Who Leaves”

Snoop Lion discovered Iza Lach, a Polish singer, on Soundcloud. He loved her soft, romantic vocals so much that he was inspired to collaborate with her to create the song and video for the dreamy synthpop song "The One Who Leaves." The song fittingly...
Accra, GhanaSelasi — “Call The Police”
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Selasi — “Call The Police”

Ghanaian producer Selasi has an obvious reverence for Jamaican reggae culture in "Call the Police," but adds in his own vocal stylings and hip hop production on the track.
Essex, United KingdomJimpster — “Rollergirl”
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Jimpster — “Rollergirl”

British deep house producer Jimpster delivers a slow burn jam that zeros in on the territory between Kraftwerk and Moodyman. The surreal video is a throwback to 1980s corporate culture, equal parts David Lynch and Peter Gabriel.
Winnipeg, CanadaLost Weekend — “Let Me In”
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Lost Weekend — “Let Me In”

Canada's Lost Weekend display their playfulness in "Let Me In." There's nothing like a good rock-pop anthem, a rarer and rarer occurrence these days. This video is slightly reminiscent of early White Stripes vids.
London, United KingdomTawiah — “FACes”
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Tawiah — “FACes”

In "FACes," London's Tawiah soulfully breaks down the experience of travel. And it's not the type of vacation where you take a million photographs of important landmarks or gawk at the strangeness of locals, but the type of transcendent experience where...