Mr Hudson + Tinie Tempah + Tenny Ten

Fans of Mr Hudson & The Library's artful 2007 debut, 'A Tale Of Two Cities', may be surprised by the boldness of the critically acclaimed English singer-songwriter's latest incarnation, but they will recognise the lyrical insight, plush musical chords and direct emotional current of his perfectly crafted songwriting. The albums title 'Straight No Chaser' provides a clue to Mr Hudson's intent. "I wanted to make a mainstream record, not structured or ornate," he explains. "The first album feels like an Escher drawing, all these layers and you don't know where you're going at any point. The way the songs are written and produced on this one is much more direct. It's not trying to reinvent the wheel. It's straight, no chaser.

The album which was executive produced by global superstar Kanye West is a take-no-prisoners collection of monster pop hooks, shiny plastic synths, vocoder vocals, and piercingly lyrical songs of love and disaster, heartache and hope. Mr Hudson has been immensely impressed with his collaborator. "Kanye is superhuman. The amount he will get done in a day and the application to whatever he is doing is incredible. If we're playing basketball, he's imaging he's in the NBA finals, every ball is vital. If he's playing a computer game he's got to beat your highest score. If he's going to do something he has to do it as well as possible, which is alien to some people. He helped me realise its good to be passionate about what you do."

Mr Hudson and Kanye swap verses on megablasting lead single 'Supernova', a desperate love song about grasping the opportunity to escape. "Supernova is a co-write between me and Kanye. Its proudly bombastic. Touring with Kanye, I started to realise I'm on a big stage, why not make a big sound? Stop being so apologetic."

/// Tinie Tempah is an English grime artist.

At 21 MC/Writer & C.E.O of DL Records Ltd has more achievements under his belt than a heavyweight Boxing champion. Tinie Tempah since the tender age of 16 has managed to remain on a vertical path to success using every opportunity to get his music heard by the masses.

His first break as a musician came when Sony launched its PlayStation Portable (PSP) and used track entitled ‘Listen to the Vibe’ featuring Yazmin and DJ Ironik (Atlantic/Warner) for the futuristic racing game Wipeout Pure. This resulted in a promotional European tour alongside the likes of Sway (Konvict) and Dizzee Rascal (XL/Dirtee Stank). Whilst battling his A Levels, Tinie went on to shoot his first music video for promotional single ‘Wifey’ which went on to be an underground smash hit holding the Channel U urban chart top spot for 10 consecutive weeks.

By this time Tinies profile had increased immensely and earned him a position at the forefront of British urban music, which deemed him suitable to represent ‘youth culture’ on the Put the Knives and Guns down record produced by Mike Stobbie (Composer behind BMW, Marks & Spencer & McDonalds commercials) and Rick Barraclough (Simply Red, Holding back the years). A spate of gun and knife related crimes amongst young Britain meant that the campaign received mass media coverage and Tinie was given the opportunity to share his thoughts and views across several news networks including, ITN, BBC and SKY.

He has just reached number one in the UK singles chart, don't miss this opportunity to see him with Mr. Hudson!

/// Tenny Ten

With a smooth tongue, stylish swagger and knack for an ear-catching hook, Tenny’s appeal is wide-ranging and undeniable. He has recently completed a tour with some of the UK's biggest emerging pop stars - Chipmunk, Daisy Dares You and Tinie Tempah – and his charismatic live performances are becoming legendary

The forthcoming single ‘Swagnificent’, due for fully supported UK release 06/06/10, is already tipped by the UK’s number 1 radio station to be a Summer smash

Tenny’s album - currently in production - is set to drop on 10/10/2010 - a memorable date for a memorable artist.