NextGen Team at the Youth Music Awards 2024
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Spotlight on Beats Bus

Beats Bus have developed a unique and exciting way to allow our young people to express to the city and to the world what Hull people have to offer.

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Tuning into Identity: Music's Role in LGBTQIA+ Self-Exploration

Youth Music NextGen writer, David Simkins, examines the importance of queer representation and identification in music for young people.


 

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Meduulla, a woman with light braided hair, wearing a red leather hat, tortoiseshell glasses and a toothpick in her mouth.
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NextGen Spotlight: Meduulla

Get to know Youth Music NextGen Fund artist Meduulla, a Mancunian rapper whose slick lyrical flow is paving her path into the music scene.

Meduulla's work reflects her experiences growing up in contrasting cultures as a first-generation immigrant to the UK from Zimbabwe, often using music as a vehicle for social and political discourse.

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NextGen Spotlight: Luke RV and the Impact of Radio Play

Selected in the first round of the Youth Music NextGen Fund, Luke RV is a rapper, singer and songwriter from South Wales.

Thanks to the Youth Music NextGen Fund, Luke released his project, WHAT'S THAT, over there, in November. The record combines relatable, witty lyrics with a laidback production to create a lo-fi, alt hip-hop, post-garage feel.

Before sharing the full project, however, Luke dropped singles 'Stop Spoiling Everything', 'BLOW MY HIGH' and 'LONG TERM PARKING' to build up anticipation.

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