Kevin Richard Martin reveals the people and politics behind Fire, his first album in seven years under his heavyweight dub alias The Bug.

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The complex connections between music, violence, austerity and censorship are up for discussion in this Supporters Talk. Brixton rapper AM, a vanguard of the UK drill movement alongside his regular collaborator Skengdo, is joined by youth worker and journalist Ciaran Thapar, author of Cut Short: Youth Violence, Loss and Hope in the City, to talk about the streets, schools and scenes that birthed a genre. The full-length video of this talk is available to Crack Supporters.

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When reflecting on the last 12 months in music, Bandcamp’s revolutionary artist initiative provides one of the few rays of light. To learn more about how they are reshaping the framework for independent artists and labels, and how best to use their platform, head of Artist and Label Relations Andrew Jervis and UK/EU label representative Aly Gillani will sit down for a special Supporters Week discussion.

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British rap has become a global superpower. Commercially, critically and culturally, UK artists no longer need American co-signs to reach hero status locally, and the sounds which have come to define the radio, charts and festivals circuits over here belong solely to British production innovators.

To dissect the various formulas which have paved the road to this imperial phase, Keziah Wenham-Kenyon touched base with some of the country’s most important beat makers. From nocturnal grime to R&B-infused drill, understand the science of the sounds in our audio report featuring Jae5 (J Hus, Burna Boy, Dave), Paya Beats (Enny), Ten Billion Dreams (Ghetts) and Bkay (M1llionz, Krept & Konan).

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KeiyaA’s debut album, ‘Forever, Ya Girl’, was one of the revelations of 2020. But the work is just beginning, and the Chicago-born artist is more than ready.

Listen to our Issue 117 cover story. Written by Ann-Derrick Gaillot and narrated by Eliza Lomas.

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It took five decades for Beverly Glenn-Copeland to be discovered. But his sublime transmissions speak to the times we’re living in.

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At the end of March, nightclubs and music venues around the country closed their doors in a bid to stem the spread of COVID-19. No one knew how long this period might last. Nine months later, many of these spaces remain closed. Some will never open again.

Those that were able to put on shows when restrictions lifted have struggled to break even whilst maintaining social distancing measures. Despite this bleak outlook – and faced with a mixture of apathy and incompetence from the government – music communities across the UK have continued to band together in support of one another. With the threat of further lockdowns looming, journalist Will Pritchard visited grassroots venues and spoke to artists in London, Hull, and Manchester to find out how they’re responding. This is a story not just about bricks and mortar, but community, resilience, and the fight to keep the lights on.

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