New music: Syd - Body

Things you need to know about Syd and her excellent new single, Body,

• Her real name is Sydney Bennett, which sounds more like a janitor than a pop star.
  
• You might know her as "Syd Tha Kyd" - singer in Grammy-nominated neo-soul band The Internet.
  
• Her uncle co-wrote Shabba Ranks' Mr Loverman.
  
• She built a recording studio in her bedroom at the age of 14.
  
• Syd publicly came out in the video for Cocaine.
  
• She once shared potentially libellous views on Alicia Keys' sexuality with LA Weekly.
  
• Her solo material is fantastic.
  
• Like, really, really good.
  
• Syd told Zane Lowe she wants Body to be the "baby-making anthem of 2017"
  
• If you like Drake, Tinashe and Lana Del Rey, you'll like this.
  
• That's it for now.
  

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