Major Lazer have just released the 3rd and final installment of their free downloadable ‘Lazer Strikes Back’ series. Next stop - the new album Free The Universe!

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When Queen of Just About Everything, Ms. Erykah Badu, delivers knowledge, you open yourself to receive. Which is why when she devoted 140 characters or less to Australian band Hiatus Kaiyote—her exact words were “Okay. I’m done. In love,"—it confirmed our strong sense that these guys were exceptionally special.

Converse’s latest 3 artists 1 song collabo sees The Gorillaz team up with Andre 3000 and James Murphy and the result is a banger that’s got a bit of a Feel Good Inc. vibe about it.

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2012 is going to be a BIG year for Gary Clark Jnr and if you don’t know the deal yet the video below does a better job than most Hollywood blockbuster trailers in getting you psyched about him.

If Adele was the UK songstress to achieve total world domination last year, Lianne La Havas is our hot tip to do the same in 2012.

After featuring on Jools Holland’s Later program late last year alongside Bon Iver, Justin & the guys quickly became a fan and invited her to join them on their recent North American tour.