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Nurishment collaborates with Mi-Soul to scout for future stars

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Nurishment has joined forces with one of the UK’s leading radio stations dedicated to soul and dance music, Mi-Soul, to to discover new up-and-coming music artists. Mi-Soul is launching its Ones to Watch platform in collaboration with Nurishment that will feature daytime DJs playing tracks from emerging talent. The search will culminate in an exclusive …

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