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Inspired\u00a0by artists such as Drake, and Kendrick Lamar, 16 combines the sounds of classic R&B\u00a0hits by the likes of Boyz II Men, Usher, and R Kelly, giving them his own unique twist. The EP also includes collaborations with other UK musicians including Selass, UKNWN, and Beverley, the latter of whom features on lead single, ‘Thought She Knew’.<\/p>\n
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Although only 21 years old, ’16’ is nonetheless recognised as a serious artist, with his sound winning him many fans across the country.<\/p>\n
Find more about ’16’ online on Twitter<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, and Soundcloud<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" London R&B artist ’16’ (real name Tyrone Mclean) has released his debut EP, ‘Bangers & Mash’ on 31 March.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":26740,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[57,9],"tags":[9634,1903,2299,939,77,370,240,78,304,9635],"class_list":["post-26738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-artists","category-new-releases","tag-9634","tag-beverley","tag-debut-ep","tag-new-ep","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-rb","tag-singer","tag-songwriter","tag-thought-she-knew"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-6Xg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":47997,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/03\/hollie-carmen-releases-debut-ep-plan-b\/","url_meta":{"origin":26738,"position":0},"title":"Hollie Carmen Releases Debut EP ‘Plan B’","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"20\/03\/2019","format":false,"excerpt":"With a sound that's several parts Amy Winehouse, a dash of Dionne Bromfield, a splash of Pixie Lott, and a dash of Lily Allen, newcomer Hollie Carmen has a lot to live up to with her debut EP, 'Plan B'. 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