Belly – known by some as Ahmad Balshe, is a Canadian rapper, signer and record producer. Originally from Palestinian-Jordanian heritage, he was raised in Ottawa – Canada where he kicked off his career at the age of 21.

His debut mixtape ‘Death Before Dishonor: Vol. 1.’ was followed by 8 other releases in a period of 6 years. These include his first studio release  The Revolution (2007) and two mixtapes with both Kurupt and DJ Drama.

In 2015 Belly was signed to XO and Roc Nation having co-written tracks for Beyonce and The Weeknd.

He additionally released another four mixtapes and was awarded as Songwriter of the Year at the 2016 SOCAN. This was followed by the Juno Award, and 3 Much Music Video Awards.

Enjoy his latest track: Belly – What You Want ft. The Weeknd

Follow him and find out more here:

http://www.bellylive.com/

https://twitter.com/rebellyus

B Young is well known for his hit single “Jumanji” and he is know back with tropical vibes following his summer release for track “079me”

What do we know about him? He is a British-Cypriot-Tunisian singer and rapper from London. His career kicked off when he crafted his very own melodic rap sound during his time as a sound engineer.  His sound is loud and loose with a lot of bass and afrobeats creeping in.

He is now signed to Columbia records. Prior to this B Young is also known for singles such as “Cash Flow” and “London Boy”

Follow B Young here: 

https://www.instagram.com/byoung

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQu5hOkzJDs

https://twitter.com/byoungofficial

Saina is a songwriter, actress and model who will be performing at Global 12 Festival this year!

The Global 12 Festival, is one of the most exciting weekends in the UK music calendar. It has confirmed the date for the Summer 2018 festival on Saturday September 1st.The 2nd instalment of Global 12 will take place at Cargo London.

Shodement promises an interactive day with food, drinks, music, celebrities, connections and surprises. They will also have live DJ sets from afrobeat, pop, dance, urban and R&B.

Headlining artists confirmed include Bobson, Jay Krimzz, LK and July Jones amongst many others!

Saina will be performing at Global 12 for the 1st time this year. She regularly performs in London with her band which includes Adam Hughes on keys; Charlie Runham on bass; Joeseph Oti on trumpet and Bleu Wright on drums!

Listen and follow Saina here:

https://soundcloud.com/saina-614723834/sets/fresh

https://www.facebook.com/pg/sainaofficialmusic/

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Shodement – the organiser behind Global 12 focuses on the creation of the future music industry and development of artists emerging in the current space. Since launching, the talent network has grown to over 3 million combined views around the world and its creative agency arm has executive on the platform that delivered campaigns for major brands including Vogue, Adidas, Universal Music, Sony Music and SBTV.

Quin is an LA based electronic-pop singer who is known for captivating her audience and immersing them into her own world. She has been involved with music from a very young age partly inspired by her dad who plays the trumpet and the drums. Her first idol was Celine Dion and she states that music is a form of escapism.

Her music is influenced by the likes of Lady Gaga , Beyonce and St. Vincent. Her style has been dubbed as ‘fantasy soul’ and this is evident from her EP Dreamgirl. There is a lot of soul in her music with a touch of pop , hip-hop and electronic elements.

The first single released from her EP was the track “Sticky” which is the ultimate summer hit and reflects the variety of moods and ‘colours’ incorporated in her music. The track is inspired by a ‘sticky’ situation or in other words being in a relationship which has lost its flavour. This is also reflected in the theme of the music video.

You can check out her EP Dreamgirl from the links below. All tracks on the album are a result of a heart-break at the tender age of 19 where Quin describes her world being turned upside down which led to her finding herself and challenging herself to be confident, creative and to follow her dreams.

http://www.thequincat.com/

https://twitter.com/thequincat

https://www.instagram.com/thequincat/

https://soundcloud.com/thequincat

https://www.facebook.com/thequincat/

The talented Angelica López and the winner of last years Global 12 Festival provides a perfect example of how music artists can align their campaigns with worthwhile / charitable causes.

This past December she hosted a tropical Christmas party where 50p from every sold ticket went towards supporting ‘Children Change Colombia’.

This is the largest UK charity which works exclusively in Colombia. They support children and families to challenge inequality, violence and discrimination. Many children in Columbia still live in poverty and are excluded from society. Some of the issues they address include denied education and sexual exploitation. Their aim is to help families understand their rights and gain the confidence to pursue them for the benefit of their community as a whole.

The event which took place was the most tropical party of the season. She was joined by many fans and members of the Te Amo Columbia movement.

With many drinks to go around , a live band and amazing food it was a day to remember!

First and foremost: 3 MONTHS TO GO TO GLOBAL 12 FESTIVAL!

We hope you are as excited as we are! The festival will take place in the heart of Shoreditch at Cargo venue on September 1st. We promise lots of good music and artists as well as fans attending from Japan, Italy, South Africa, Brazil, Greece and many other nations!

Make sure to get your tickets and share the event online using hashtag #Global12 to win a plus 1! 

We are thrilled to announce some exciting developments surrounding the festival which have been confirmed this past month:

The festival’s Grand Opening will be hosted by the Empire Legacy Dance Crew! You can find out more about them and get a sneak preview of what they are all about here! The Video is by Empire Dance Crew with music by Leaf – Gimme Some!

Aside from the music and multi-cultural experience which Global 12 festival promises to deliver we have another surprise in the bag:

Get ready to be transported into a multi-dimensional festival this Summer inspired by Art Director Matt Crump. Our visual arts manager Nathan Taylor will transform Cargo into an Aquatic – Bubble gum type of city filled with music Found out more here!

Last but not least make sure to follow our #RoadToGlobal12 features! Here is a list of some exclusive interviews:

Chess Galea sat down with our team to discuss the BBC All Together TV show, Malta journey & advice for upcoming singers. Listen now!

Global 12 artist Bobson will be performing in this June for a three-stop tour find out more here!

Saina who will be representing Japan at Global 12 sat down with our team to discuss Brit School journey, Japan and new music. Listen here.

That’s all for now and stay tuned for more exciting news by following Shodement here:

Videos, daily news and more: http://shodement.com/watchshodem

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Childish Gambino A.K.A Donald Glover is an American record producer, singer/songwriter, rapper and DJ who is also an actor and comedian. He performs music under the name Childish Gambino and DJs as MCDJ.

He originally gained attention for his work with Derrick Comedy and Tina Fey who hired him for the well known NBC sitcom ’30 Rock’. He has also featured in the series ‘Community’ and FX series ‘Atlanta’.

Having bagged Primetime Emmy Awards, Lead Comedy Actor award and Outstanding Director award amongst many others he has also appeared in many movies. These include ‘Magic Mike XXL’, ‘Spider Man-Homecoming’ and the his latest appearance in ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’.

On the music front he has multiple self-released albums and mixtapes which he released through Glassnote Records (2011). His first album ‘Camp’ was out in 2011 and by 2016 he released his third album ‘Awaken My Love!’  featuring the single ‘Redbone’ which peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. He is currently holding Billboard’s Hot 100 No.2 position with the track: ‘This is America’.  The track peaked at No.1 a couple of weeks a go becoming the first top ten entry and number one single in the USA.

It is also worth mentioning that ‘Redbone’ earned Childish Gambino a Grammy for ’The Best Traditional R&B Performance’.

Interested in finding more? Follow the links below:

YouTube

https://childishgambino.com/

https://twitter.com/donaldglover

https://www.facebook.com/donaldglover/

Belly Squad are a young trio for the UK. They describe their music as  “… that proper sick sound of dancehall, rap, and afrobeats”. The band is blurring the borders between genres and creating their own unique sound.

They formed in high school in 2014 and gained a following through their covers of Stormzy and Travis Scott amongst others. Their breakthrough came about with the release of their original track “Banana” .

The mellow remix, with verses from underground MCs Abra Cadabra, Young T & Bugsey, and the late rapper Showkey, has already gained double the YouTube views of the original track.

With the release of their first EP ‘Banana’ they present a new dimension to afropop. Belly Squad are fusing dancehall and Afrobeats with grime and road rap like no other band. Their inspiration? Arguably the likes of J Hus, Tion Wayne, MoStack and  Yxng Bane to list a few.

The band states that their sound is “ just waves. It’s vibrant and it makes people move. We vibe and do what we like, there’s no formula to it”.

Find out more about them here:

http://bellysquad.co/

https://soundcloud.com/bellysquad

https://www.instagram.com/bellysquad/

Doja Cat known to few as Amala Dlamini is an American singer, songwriter, rapper and producer.

Being born into an artistic family (her father is a film producer and her mother a painter!) she was trained in piano and dance she was a child.

Her rapping skills are inspired by the likes of Pharrell, Jamiroquai and Drake , you can also find a lot of influences from Hinduism and Indian culture in her music.

The first step in her career was the release of her debut single in 2013 which was followed by her signing to RCA Records and the release of her debut EP ‘Purrr!’. It has been described as “spacey eastern influenced R&B”.

Her single “So High” led to her being described by Vibe as  an “18-year-old psychedelic prodigy”.

Her first full length album was released this March titled ‘Amala’ . The single ‘Go to Town’ produced by Powell has over 15M views with the music video being directed by Jabari Jacobs.

To find out more about Doja Cat:

http://www.dojacat.com/

https://www.instagram.com/dojacat/

YouTube

https://soundcloud.com/doja-cat

American rapper Cardi B was raised in The Bronx in New York City. She initially became an Instagram celebrity thanks to her “no filter attitude”. Over the last two years she has starred in Love & Hip Hop which airs on VH1. Her first record deal was sealed in 2017 with Atlantic Records and saw the release of single “Bodak Yellow” which was No.1 on US Billboard Hot 100. She is the second-ever female rapper to achieve this with a solo track.

Her music career started in 2015 with the release of the music video for track “Cheap Ass Weave” Come 2016 Cardi B released her first mixtape titled Gangsta Bitch Music Vol.1 , this was followed by Vol.2 in 2017. She has toured with the likes of Lil’ Kim and Remy Ma since then.

Aside from being a talented rapper Cardi B has also partnered with fashion brands including Mac Cosmetics and Marc Jacobs who sponsored one of her music videos.

All Music describes Cardi B as  “a raw and aggressive rapper in the style of Lil’Kim and Foxy Brown. Her voice has been described as:  “unapologetic does not begin to describe the totally unfiltered and sheer Cardi B-ness of Cardi B’s personality. She’s a hood chick who’s not afraid to be hood no matter the setting” (Complex, 2017).

To find out more and listen to her latest release Cardi B – Bartier Cardi (feat. 21 Savage) head here:

Cardibofficial.com

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