Born in the Bronx, New York, Blige began moving people with her soulful voice when at 18 she signed with Andre Harrell’s Uptown Records in 1989, becoming the MCA-distributed label’s youngest and first female artist. Influenced at an early age by the music of Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan and Gladys Knight, Blige brought her own […]

In 1990, Atlanta, Georgia–based record producer Ian Burke and one of his clients, a teenager named Crystal Jones, came up with a concept for a girl group with a tomboyish, hip-hop image, similar to the blend of contemporary R&B and hip hop music of new jack swing act Bell Biv DeVoe. Jones put out a call […]

An all new concept act that’s been stirring up a storm on the underground scene for quite a while, called The Dandadda.  – The presence The Dandadda has created has managed to enrol him big names working on his project in the reggae and electronic scene from Massive Attack and Gorillaz to UB40 and The Ragga Twinz.  – This […]

welcome to we are fstvl Winner of Best New Festival, Best Medium Sized Festival and Best International Festival, We Are FSTVL returns once more this summer after another record breaking sell-out success in 2016! For one huge weekend in May our beloved Airfield Of Dreams at Damyn’s Hall, Upminster, combines some of the world’s biggest […]

At Now That’s a Festival first and foremost we plan to take you on a nostalgic musical journey! However that’s just part of the experience that this fun filled weekend has to offer. Make memories, share good times and enjoy the huge choice of food & drink, entertainment, fairground rides, shopping, fashion shows and much […]