📅 Date: December 2 - December 16NewsFirstly, some news from the rap scene: Stormzy turned down the opportunity to rap with hip-hop heavyweight JAY-Z alongside Ed Sheeran. He didn't allow Hova to feature on "Take Me Back to London", as he explained on The Jonathan Ross Show:I felt proper bad because I was like, "You're saying no to Jay-Z!" [...] I know how it goes, Mr Z. You are the most brilliant, busy man and I will probably never get this opportunity ever again but hand on my heart, I don't think this is the right song for us. I don't know why I'm saying this to you but this is not the song.Nevertheless, there was some footage of the two's conversation at Stormzy's legendary Glastonbury performance.

Next up, the Brit Awards have released their 'Rising Star' award nominees. They include beabadoobee, Joy Crookes and Celeste, all of which have talked about their influences. Between them, they share influences of Lily Allen, Sonic Youth, Mis-Teeq and Amy Winehouse.

And finally, Coldplay played their only show of 2019 at the Natural History Museum in London. The show focussed on their new album, Everyday Life, and featured some more bite, with vocals from a gospel choir and Femi Kuti!New ReleasesAlbumsThe most recent releases feature Arlo Parks' Sophie and Jme's long-awaited Grime MC. For more, check out the December 2019 UK Albums Release Calendar!SinglesBig Tobz - "Daily Duppy (Relate)" feat. Ray BLK
Big Zuu, D7 & AJ Tracey - "No Limits"
Example - "Do It So Well"
Nines - "Pride"
Sneakbo - "Oh La La" (feat. Dappy)