MNEK

  • 04 September 2014

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MNEK Opens Up About Style Choices

By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 10 April 2017

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MNEK doesn't think he has a ''good enough physique'' to wear just a pair of dungarees out in public.

MNEK doesn't think he has a ''good enough physique'' to wear just a pair of dungarees out in public.

The 22-year-old singer and songwriter shared a picture of him sporting a light denim printed pair of dungarees on social media over the weekend, and although he claimed the sunny British weather made him feel ''very bold'', he still felt he needed to cover up and change his outfit because of his body shape.

Alongside the picture, which he shared on his Instagram account, the artist - whose full name is Uzoechi 'Uzo' Emenike - wrote: ''sun had me feeling real bold so i was VERY close to wearing just this to the park earlier today . i put a shirt on in the end, i have good home training and not nearly a good enough physique to pull it off in public. (sic).''

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Jess Glynne Honoured With Two Awards At 2016 American Society Of Composers

By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 14 November 2016

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Jess Glynne was honoured with Authors and Publishers awards at the 2016 American Society of Composers.

Jess Glynne was honoured with two awards at the Authors and Publishers awards at the 2016 American Society of Composers.

The 27-year-old singer bagged two gongs including the prestigious Vanguard Award and best EDM Song for her 2015 hit 'Hold My Hand' at the star studded bash, which took place at London's One Embankment on Thursday (10.11.16).

However, the flame-haired beauty wasn't the only one to go home with an accolade as 80s pop band Duran Duran, which is made up of Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor, received the Golden Note Award for their longstanding career atthe helm of the music industry.

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MNEK seen on the red carpet for the ASCAP Awards held at One Embankment, London, United Kingdom - Thursday 10th November 2016

MNEK arriving at the 2016 MOBO Awards Pre-Show held at Cadogan Hall, London, United Kingdom - Thursday 27th October 2016

Live At Leeds 2015: Great For Music, Great For Life In General

By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 17 April 2015

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What else does the city of Leeds have to offer this May?

So, Live At Leeds is but two weeks away from bringing some of the country's best music veterans and up and coming stars to one of its greatest cities. But while you're there, you may as well enjoy the rest of what this incredible Yorkshire city has to offer.

Home to two universites, an extraodinary library, a colossal shopping centre and some of the best restaurants in the nation, Leeds is the place to be to kick off festival season even without taking the music into account. While the weekend of May 1st to 4th may boast a line-up including The Cribs, Gaz Coombes, George The Poet, MNEK, Gengahr, The Strypes and more, there's plenty of places to sit and let it all soak in while enjoying a decent meal and a pint.

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Milky Chance, Gorgon City And Nick Mulvey Liven Up No Tomorrow Festival 2015

By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 20 March 2015

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New additions add to the excitement of this already highly anticipated Nottingham festival.

No Tomorrow Festival 2015 welcomes a handful of further additions to their already exciting line-up; Milky Chance, Gorgon City and Nick Mulvey are the latest to join the ever-growing bill for Nottingham's most unmissable weekend of the Summer.

They will be joining with the likes of already announced artists James Bay, John Newman, Jessie Ware and MNEK for the second year of No Tomorrow Festival, which is taking place at Nottingham's Wollaton Park from June 6th to 7th. Other new announcements were SOAK, Karen Harding, JP Cooper, Zak Abel, My Nu Leng, Justin Martin and Grades.

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Chris Malinchak Embarks On 5-City US Tour And Shares New Track 'Happiness' (Feat. MNEK) [Listen]

Posted on25 September 2014

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'MTV Crashes Derry' Confirms Professor Green And MNEK

By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 20 August 2014

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The Northern Irish city will play host to a 10,000 strong crowd next month.

'MTV Crashes Derry' has announced the first two acts to play at the one day festival next month, and they’re both British acts. Rapper Professor Green and multi-talented producer / vocalist MNEK will perform in front of a sell-out crowd.


Professor Green will play at 'MTV Crashes Derry' next month

Derry’s Ebrington Square will play host to a 10,000 strong crowd on September 19th. All the tickets for the event sold out in an amazing 40 seconds when they were released earlier in August.

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The Great Escape Festival 2014: Which Bands Shone Brightest?

By Staff Writer in Music / Festivals on 14 May 2014

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It was another successful year in Brighton for The Great Escape.

Brighton's Great Escape Festival took place over the weekend and, as the UK's largest street festival, gave music fans a very enjoyable weekend as it does every year. Over 400 acts played, giving the punters chance to see plenty of acts; be it established acts such as Example, These New Puritans, Pulled Apart By Horses and Twin Atlantic, or newer artists such as Gnarwolves, Big Ups, Circa Waves, Prides, MØ and Brawlers. This gave the festival goers a chance to see some old favourites, as well as check out the new talent.

Nu-rave heroes Klaxons played a secret show on Thursday at midnight in The Warren, a 400 capacity venue, giving their fans a chance to see them in a smaller setting than usual. Klaxons expressed their love of the festival, saying that they enjoyed coming as fans just to see bands. They're especially keen on the intimacy of the festival: 'They've got people right in front of your face; it's brilliant, the connection. You can look people in the eye and they're not miles away'. The band played a mixture of both old songs and new ones that they haven't had chance to play live yet. Co-vocalist and keyboardist James Righton showed his enthusiasm for the new songs saying he couldn't wait to play 'Show Me A Miracle'.

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Lovebox 2014 Announces M.I.A. Chase And Status Plus Many More

Posted on12 March 2014

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Introducing: Gorgon City, Who Are Definitely 'Ready For Your Love'

By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 03 February 2014

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Dance duo Gorgon City made waves with 'Ready For Your Love' featuring MNEK, but are you ready for their debut album?

London producers Kye Gibbon and Matt Robson-Scott have banded together to form a new electronic project, Gorgon City, which sees them fuse together elements of house, D&B and garage to create their distinctive pop sound.

The duo were originally individual artists in their own right, known as Foamo and RackNRuin, before they signed to Black Butter Records (Rudimental, Joel Compass, Kidnap Kid) as Gorgon City. 2012 saw them release their debut EP 'The Crypt', which was soon followed up by their 'Real' EP featuring Manchester born singer Yasmin on the title single. The track gave them their first real taste of success as it entered into the UK Singles Chart and even made the top 10 in the Indie Chart. Selling more than 47,000 copies in the UK, 'Real' was landed with the 'Record Of The Week' title from Radio 1; a feat that was soon to be repeated with third single 'Intentions' featuring Clean Bandit.

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