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With a title like ‘Wrapped Up’ I was half expecting Olly Murs latest track to be a Christmas song (too soon, sorry) Infact ‘Wrapped Up’ sounds more like it should have been out in the summer along with the hits from Pharell and Nile Rodgers with the same happy clapping sound. The track, which features US rapper Travie McCoy, is Olly's lead single from new album 'Never Been Better'. He […]

Always popular at Black Diamond FM, Paloma Faith is no stranger to the playlist. Ready For The Good Life, which is set for UK release on November 9th, will featured on the reissue of Paloma’s latest album ‘A Perfect Contradiction’ The song was co-written by Paloma and Klas Ahlund, who has previously worked with the likes of Katy Perry and Madonna. After seeing her live at the Usher Hall last […]

Edinburgh celebrates it's 22nd Hogmanay Festival this year. The popular New Year festival welcomes revellers from all over the world to Scotland's capital city, celebrating the New Year in style. Scotland's Twin Atlantic will headline the Waverley Stage along with Edinburgh's Mercury Prize-winning Young Fathers. Headliner Lily Allen is set to perform the Concert in the Gardens stage, along with Grammy award-winning Soul II Soul and Australian ABBA Show, Björn […]

Our latest single of the week comes from French producer ‘The Avener’ Having worked with many different artists he is now working on his first solo album "The Wanderings Of The Avener" which will be out in the coming months. ‘The Avener’ will be touring Europe well into 2014, unfortunately he hasn’t announced any UK dates yet. While you wait for his new album his new track ‘Fade Out Lines’ […]

Cheryl is gearing up to release the follow up to her summer hit 'Crazy Stupid Love'. 'I Don't Care' is the next pop tune to smash the charts from the X Factor Judge. The record sounds like a mixture between Kylie Minogue and Katy Perry, which is impressively catchy. Fun Fact: Cheryl co-wrote the track with Bonnie McKee who's worked on a load of Katy Perry's hits. So that explains […]

‘People’ is the new song from London based singer songwriter Shaun Escoffery. This soulful track is taken from his new album ‘In The Red Room’ co-written and produced by Gil Cang, whose credits include writing "Whatever Happens" for Michael Jackson. When Shaun isn’t writing and performing his music he performs in musicals having been nominated for a Laurence Olivier for his work in the stage musical, Parade back in 2007. […]

Singer and song-writer Charli XCX is gearing up to release the first track taken from her upcoming album. You might not know the name, but you'll most likely recognise her voice. Remember Icona Pop's hit 'I Love It' or Iggy Azelea's 'Fancy'? Well you guessed correct - Charli XCX's vocals are all over both massive records. By teasing us with her noisey 'Break The Rules' track, we're all ready looking […]

As you know I’m normally against cover versions of songs. However, this cover by Annie Lennox caught me off guard. She has a brilliantly powerful voice that pulls off ‘I Put A Spell On You’ with what seems like ease, for someone approaching their 60th that’s impressive. Her new album ‘Nostalgia’ (released 27 October) is a departure from the norm for Lennox as she takes on Jazz. You can pre […]

Following on from the fantastic ‘Gathering Crows’ EP local singer songwriter Mairi Orr is on track to release her (as yet untitled) debut album. Funded through crowd funding website Kickstarter Mairi plans to have the album available by March next year. We were lucky enough to have her into the Sunday Lunch studio to play tracks from her EP plus an EXCLUSIVE new track off her album. listen to ‘Mairi […]