D’Angelo – Rober Awards

It took a decade for it to happen, but D’Angelo, helped by new band The Vanguard, finally released by surprise his third album to rave reviews and unanimous acclaim. “Sugah Daddy”, his presentation track is the loop’s first number one of the year, heading a catching up edition compiling everything we’ve missed over the past weeks.

Among the strong batch of new releases hitting our shops in the first trimester, the surprise collaboration between Kanye West & Paul McCartney plus the latest tracks by Sleater-Kinney; Panda Bear; Belle & Sebastian; Viet Cong; Dej Loaf; Dominique A; Miguel; Father John Misty; Belle & Sebastian and, back from a long hiatus, The Go! Team.

Check the new loop here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jqci_ESr0U

There was fierce competition for a slot among the nominations for best live artist of 2012. The quality of gigs we’ve seen both from established and brand new artist has been astonishing. And the trend for music legends to put and end to their career breaks and return to the stage also keept getting stronger. The gigs that made the cut come from a troubled R&B soul returning after more than a decade of silence; half of the noughties most popular rock duo gone solo; the leader of one of the 90’s quintessential US bands; the current kings of rap watching their throne; the otherworldly vocals of finest British shoegaze singer ever and the band that has delivered their best album after a 30-year career.

And the nominees are:

D’Angelo Is The First #1 Of 2014 In Our Loop

#Roberawards Nominations 2012: Best Live Artist