Singin' in the Rain is #1 ... Listen now for free on We7

Teenage breakdancing wonderkid George Sampson won the nation's hearts -and votes- last weekend in the final of Britain's Got Talent. George breakdanced to a funked up version of Singin' In the Rain. Originally a Gene Kelly number (he performed it in the 1952 film of the same name) George performed to the 2005 remix from dance heroes Mint Royale. Their re-released version of this timeless classic has shot up the Official UK singles chart to become this week's Number One record! Have a listen here, for free on We7.

New Music on We7

Neptune City is the debut album from New Jersey born Nicole Atkins. For the record, Nicole drew on on the bleakness of Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen, the mysterious girl-group-on-acid musings of Julee Cruise and David Lynch composer Angelo Badalamenti. Add to that is Nicole's overriding sense of hope amongst the emotional wreckage and you have an album that sounds like it came from anywhere but the New Jersey Americana tradition made famous by Bruce Springsteen. This is pop-noir at it's very best - listen to it now, for free on We7.

Also on We7... Father's Day!

We all know Dads like to ROCK, so we've dug deep and found a few albums for Dads to check out on Fathers Day, this 15th June.
World's Best Dad contains dozens of Dad's favourite tunes, including air guitar favourites "The Final Countdown" (Europe), "Rocks" (Primal Scream) and "Eye of The Tiger" (Survivor) plus more classic rock anthems from ELO, Judas Priest and The Byrds. For a full range of rock, check out the Rock Genre page on We7 and create a playlist of your favourite rock classics. For Dads who look for a bit more soul and funk in their music, check out Hall & Oates' brand new Singles Collection, available to listen for free on We7.

A few weeks ago, we introduced you to Ben Glover in our Essential feature. Now you've had a chance to get to know him and sample a few tracks from his album, we thought it would be a good time to bring you the record in full. Ben recorded the album with his band, The Earls, and a vast array of musicians and producers who have played with just about every significant country record there has ever been. Listen, or download, for free, The Week the Clocks Changed, on We7 now.

Latest Unsigned Artists...

Time for a look at the best unsigned acts who have made it through the We7 Tastemaker challenge. If you want to review and rate the latest new music submitted by artists to We7, click here.

Latvian electronic/breakbeat crew Beat Milk Jugs are certainly one act to keep an eye on. The four friends have moved on from their early days, which saw them DJ at  local raves, to record and release their own music. Their first demo, She Likes It Black (released in 2006) immediately brought them to the attention of influential journalists. Check out their music for free on We7.

Daniel Diaz is a multi talented musician who has been involved in music professionally for nearly 30 years. Although he specializes in the Bass Guitar, he has also acted as a producer, arranger and 'Musical Director' in his long career. The Argentinian specialises in Tango, Folk and Pop, and has collaborated with some of his famous countrymen (Horacio Lopez and Lucho Gonzalez, amongst others). Now based in Paris, he has worked extensively has a session musician in recent years and has also moved into composing music for Film and TV. Listen and download the best of his solo work for free on We7.

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