To be honest I’ve been looking for an excuse to bring Sky Girls’ obscure single ‘Under Attack’ back to the top of the site, so this new remix from The-Drum offers the perfect opportunity. Amidst the plentiful offerings of R&B-incarnations that sprout up daily (not complaining… yet), things have admittedly begun to feel a little convoluted; But every now and then something like this (or this or this) drops and we’re offered a brief moment of prospective.

In actuality The-Drum deviates very little from the original version of ‘Under Attack’, instead they tweak elements and work on creating a more dense environment using vocal reverb and well positioned effects. In this instance less is more.

If by now you haven’t submitted your life to Inc’s debut album No World, there’s something seriously wrong. Their approach on that album blows my mind every time I listen to it – but if you’re yet to be convinced or if like me you just want more, take a look at the brothers performing their incredible singles ‘Black Wings’ and ‘This Place’ (after the jump) for Yours Truly. Get that No World album – out now on 4AD.

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Just as I thought I couldn’t love Katy B any more than I already do, she goes and covers one of my favourite, favourite songs for BBC Radio 1′s Live Lounge. Taking on Kele Le Roc’s classic 1999 anthem ‘My Love’, she completely smashes the rendition. Anyone who knows this song well enough knows Kele sangs the hell out of it and well, Katy nah playing either. Oh and that nice little 702 & JT nod at the beginning and end, yea I see you Katy.

She also performed ‘Aaliyah’ and ‘Danger’ during her Live Lounge session – peep that here.

P.s Original version/video of ‘My Love’ is here.

Few artists deserve the commercial success Miguel has been enjoying since the release of his critically acclaimed sopohmore album Kaleidoscope Dream. His story started way before his debut single with J. Cole and way before his Grammy winning single ‘Adorn’ – he’s put in the work. The video for his latest single ‘Candles in the Sun’ was released yesterday, watch it’s poignant imagery up top.

When two worlds collide like this the results will always be special. ‘Don’t Say No’ divulges in Shlohmo’s love for R&B (during a chat last year he mentioned to us that his favourite song of 2012 was from Jeremih, who he’s recently been recording with also) and rather rightly calls on Tom Krell, known more commonly as How To Dress Well to piece it all together. Shlohmo lays down unraveling and immersive slow jam of shattered beats and elongated synths as HTDW’s fragile, sometimes fractured vocals tell a tale of heartbreak. ‘Don’t Say No’ is taken off Shlohmo’s upcoming Laid Out EP, due out on March 4th viaFriends of Friends/WEDIDIT.

Coincidentally both Shlohmo and How To Dress Well appear (separately) in RBMA’s H∆SHTAG$ web-series on internet music culture – watch HTDW’s episode on #AltR&B here, Shlohmo’s episode to be released soon.

As if the move from Hyde Park to the Olympic Village wasn’t big enough, now the Wireless Festival organisers have announced that Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z will be headlining this years main show. For the first time the event will be held at the Olympic Statium in East London on July 12th & 13th, where JT and Hov will perform along side the likes of Frank Ocean, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Miguel and more.

Tickets go on sale this Friday (Feb 22nd), with pre-sale being offered to Live Nation customers on Thursday (Feb 21st) via wirelessfestival.co.uk

Before all of this though, Justin will take to the stage at this years Brit Awards on Wednesday and then on to The Forum later that night for a special after-show party. #JT2013 starts as it means to go on.

‘All We Do’ is the lead single taken from producer Kaytranada’s upcoming Kaytra Todo EP (Feb 25th) which sees him join forces with alt-crooner JMSN. Kay’s production is full of scattering hi-hats and a thick, sexified bass line, while JMSN’s performance is laid-back and relatively low-key – those Weeknd comparisons (for better or worse) aren’t going anywhere anytime soon.

Usher scored his biggest hit with his Diplo produced single ‘Climax’ last year. With one song he reignited his career while simultaneously fooling his fans into believing he had returned (after a good few years of soul destroying Guetta-produced abominations) to his R&B heritage - unfortunately he mostly lied. ‘Climax’ flirted so closely to the edge of contemporary R&B that it ingeniously ticked a lot of boxes (old school heads, mainstreamers and new ‘alt-R&B’ fans) and did so at exactly the right time.

… So naturally the dynamic duo are back again – for better or for worse and unsurprisingly they’re up to the same tricks. ‘Go Missing’ is another fine-line walker – it toys with a cringeworthy over-the-top wobbly breakdown… But it never comes; They reign it in. Clever chaps. And like it’s predecessor, Usher’s voice does most of the work.

The-Dream has unveiled his new single ‘Slow It Down’ featuring Fabolous, the first to be taken off his forthcoming album Fourplay. I’ve always found Terius’ solo work a bit hit and miss and at the risk of being condemned by his legions of devote worshippers – I’m going to have to call this one a miss. It’s all a bit jarring and boring really – both melodically and in terms of production. I’ll reload ‘Dope Bitch’ for now.

Jaw Jam has created a bit of a cult following by twisting often-obscure R&B songs into newly refurbished bangers – this time he tackles Mya’s forgotten ‘My Love Is Like… Wo’ from ’03. I was never fan of this song, it always irked me and in many ways represented Mya’s decline into the R&B abyss (Mya kinda is the original Ciara) and although it isn’t saved by this bootleg it is made a whole lot more interesting. Jam applies a rotund amount of bass and an intricate weave of vocal loops, basically reconstructing the entire song to the point of it being almost unrecognisable, which in this case is a good thing all round. Listen up.

Sidenote – it’s pretty interesting that unlike Aaliyah and Brandy etc, Mya’s never been a producers favourite to sample. Fear of Flying is an album that still bumps – have folk forgotten that?