Entries in 'Black Butter Records' (19)

J Hus is making a “special” second album, according to producer and close collaborator JAE5. Based in London, JAE5 has been working with the rapper since the beginning of ...

Producer JAE5 has told Music Week that “keeping it simple” is the key to making hit records, a lesson he took from working on J Hus’ Did You See, ...

J Hus went to a party in a black Mercedes and he was picked up in a white one by his manager. The next day, he came into the studio saying ...

Charli XCX5 In The Morning (Atlantic/Asylum)Kicking off a summer series of new releases from Charli XCX, this is trappy, woozy and very much imbued with the haziness invoked ...

It was about two months from the day we wrote Lush Life to the day it came out, which is so uncommon. I had just started working at Ten Music ...

How did you break into the music industry? I started off in music by presenting and hosting shows with my friends at an online station called Climax Radio, while also ...

Stormzy’s manager Tobe Onwuka has told Music Week that the music industry can no longer doubt grime and UK rap’s mainstream impact. Stormzy’s double BRITs triumph followed the signing of ...

After a hugely successful campaign for debut album Common Sense (Black Butter Records), J Hus and producer JAE5 have spoken to Music Week about plans for a follow-up. The first ...

We’re only a few weeks into 2018, and the music business is already feeling optimistic about growth in revenue and the increase in UK breakthrough artists. We’ve been gauging ...

MARKET TRENDSThere are only so many ways of saying this so let’s just cut to the chase: streaming absolutely smashed it in 2017. Yes, vinyl continued to grow (albeit ...