June 21, 2019
Next Friday, June 28, Stormzy will make history when he becomes the first grime artist in history to headline the U.K.'s Glastonbury Festival. In anticipation of that performance the rapper has shared new song "Crown" alongside a video of him playing the song live. "Crown" is produced by MJ Cole and Disclosure collaborator Jimmy Napes. Check it out above.
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"Crown" is the second new Stormzy song of 2019 after "Vossi Bop." That song topped the U.K. charts, beating Taylor Swift to the No. 1 spot. A follow-up to Stormzy's 2017 debut Gang Signs & Prayer is expected later this year.
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