Radio 1's Hackney Weekend 2012

 

Our old London borough of Hackney was the place to be this weekend if you love music! All our fave artists were there in one incredible lovefest. Check out our round-up below. It's gonna take a while to go through them all but it's worth it! Lana Del Rey, Emeli Sandé, Rihanna, Florence + The Machine, the list is looooong. Enjoy!

Lana Del Rey

Florence + The Machine

Rihanna & Jay-Z

Emeli Sandé

Rita Ora

Jay-Z & Kanye West

Leona Lewis

Nicki Minaj - Starships

Jack White - Seven Nation Army

Santigold - Disperate Youth

Jessie J

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Madonna - I'm Going To Tell You A Secret - A Sunday Documentary

Since Madonna is out on the road with her MDNA Tour and creating headlines for flashing her right nipple n' ass & religious sybolism we thought it'd be sweet to revisit I'm Going To Tell You A Secret. Shot during her Re-Invention World Tour in 2004 Jonas Åkerlund paints a picture of a woman mid-life who has realized many a thing since her Truth or Dare days. Haven't we all! Even the slower pace and lesser on the shock value tactics become it, haha. Perfect for a Sunday! The portraits of her family and colleagues are sweet too! Let's hope for a new doc comin' soon! Enjoy and let us know in the comments or Facebook us! 

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M.I.A. Feat. Missy Elliott & Rye Rye - Bad Girls (Switch Remix)

Who can forget the video to M.I.A's Bad Girls? Not us anyway! Even though this baby was released originally as a demo on her Vicki Leekx mixtape in January 2011 - and then for reals in February of this year - NOW comes the remixes! Talk about saving some goodies for last! One of 'em will even feature Azealia Banks! Wow! This Switch remixes features Maya's super protégé Rye Rye and frickin' Missy Elliott! Such a treat hearing some new Missy $hiz! Her flow is as tight as usual! The overall feel is that this needs serious spins on a dance floor near you stat! Enjoy!  The full remix EP drops July 3rd! 

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Gossip - Move In The Right Direction (CSS Remix) - Free Download

Those Brazilian badasses CSS take on Gossip and give their Move In The Right Direction a harder sound perfect to drink cocktails to at an open air party! Beth Ditto's voice is to die for and we love it over heavy bass as it really shines on top. Perfeito! Gostosa! Oh and btw, the cover art is made by Beth herself! 

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First Aid Kit - Blue - Video Premiere

Super talented sibling duo First Aid Kit have been riding high on their latest album The Lion's Roar - and with good reason as it's excellent! The video to Blue is set in a gorgeous summery Sweden and starring actress Ewa Fröling. She's a reclusive and saddened woman living in a massive house on her own longing for love. The ending is just amazing! Very fitting for their type of stuff! Enjoy! 

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