John Newman Love Me Again

Love Me Again – John Newman

You can’t beat a good song and when Zane Lowe featured this on his show today as the Hottest Record in the World, we had to agree. No US release date yet, but we like it. You can find his official site here www.johnnewman.co.uk

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