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Wretch 32 wants to work with James Bay.
The 30-year-old grime artist has revealed his desire to work with the hat-wearing singer/songwriter despite his music being very different to his own.
He exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "I'd like to work with James Bay. I just really like his music man. I really like the feel of it."
The 'Don't Go' singer - who will release his new single 'Alright With Me' featuring Anne-Marie and Prgrshn on December 6 - has previously worked with his global superstar pal Ed Sheeran on 2012 song 'Hush Little Baby', and he would always be up for collaborating with him again.
He said: "Yeah it would be good to. He's just like me man, just a mad music man and he has good vibes. I'm always open to work with artists like that."
But Wretch 32 - whose real name is Jermaine Scott - is a fan of plenty of other artists and lists Kanye West as "one of the greats" because he refuses to conform with the music industry.
He added: "Kanye is definitely one of the greats coming out of the rap scene. I like what he represents as well.
"I think he just had enough of artists not being able to do what they feel because they think it might get bad news or bad coverage and I just think he's kind of done with it."

Noel Gallagher sees band reunions as a "modern disease".
The former Oasis rocker is sick of being asked if the band will ever reunite and doesn't understand why people are so obsessed with groups getting back together, because he doesn't rate acts such as Fleetwood Mac or Led Zeppelin who have done so.
He said: "I was being asked about a reunion five weeks after I left the band. It's a modern phenomenon. It's a modern disease. All the bands that get back together, all those ones you've mentioned [Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin] they didn't have anybody in the line-up as f**king brilliant as me. What's the guitarist out of Fleetwood Mac called? Lindsey Buckingham. I can't remember him setting the world on fire. Jimmy Page? That's debatable. He's a good guitarist but I'm not sure how many solo albums he's f**king made."
The 'Wonderwall' hitmaker, 48, went on to once again shut down speculation of the band getting back together because he doesn't think they'd ever be able to have the same success as they did the first time around.
He explained: "If Oasis were ever to come back we couldn't be any bigger than we'd already been. There's no kudos in us selling out three nights at Wembley because we've already f**king done seven. "
And he reckons if he ever did come around to the idea, his estranged brother and former bandmate Liam, 43, would object to the plans.
He told Esquire magazine: "Ten years from now, if I wake up one morning and go, 'You know what? I think I'm going to do it,' I can guarantee you, just for spite, Liam would say, 'Oh, no, I'm not keen.' Because that's the way s**t works. I can only tell you I've already got the next five years planned out. So it's not going to happen in the next five years. Who knows what circumstances might be thrown up in the future? But, certainly, it's not even on the horizon. Not even on the horizon."

Justin Bieber has admitted he "didn't like" a lot of his old music.
The 21-year-old singer is gearing up to release his first studio album in three years, 'Purpose', and insists it's totally different from anything he's done before because he wouldn't have listened to a lot of the songs he has previously released if they were by someone else.
He confessed: "In the past I've recorded songs that I didn't like, that I wouldn't listen to, that the label was telling me to record."
Instead, the 'What Do You Mean?' hitmaker has made the type of music he personally enjoys on his new collection - released on November 13 - and revealed he was more focused on the album being "inspiring" than featuring lots of hits.
He said: "It's hard to make meaningful songs that make you want to dance because it can come off cheesy.
"I'm self-expressing with this album - I can't skip on the moments that were dark, the moments that were happy, the ex-girlfriend stuff. It makes it real, rather than 'Let's call up Max Martin to write you a hit song.' I want my music to be inspiring."
And having admitted his former girlfriend Selena Gomez influenced the LP, he said he still has feelings for her because they shared such an important part of their lives.
He told Billboard magazine: "I'm proud of the woman she is today.
"When you love someone that much, even if something comes between you, it's a love that never really dies."

Little Big Town and Chris Stapleton were the big winners at the CMA Awards.
The annual County Music Association Awards saw Little Big Town's 'Girl Crush' win in the best single and best song categories with the group also winning in the vocal group title, while Chris was named best male vocalist, best new artist, and best album for 'Traveller'.
On winning the album award, Chris said: "This is unbelievable. I don't know what to say. I don't know what to think. Thank you so much for the love."
Elsewhere, Luke Bryan picked up the coveted entertainer award for the second time and Miranda Lambert secured her sixth consecutive female vocalist win.
On her win, Miranda said: "Hi guys thank you so much I needed a bright spot this year."
And fans were treated to plenty of performances during the 49th awards - held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday (04.11.15) - with Justin Timberlake collaborating with Chris Stapleton on 'Tennessee Whiskey' and 'Drink You Away'.
There were plenty of awkward moments during the ceremony though as hosts Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley kicked off the biggest night in country music with an opening skit which joked about the split of country stars Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert earlier in the year.
Carrie said: "This year there have been so many big changes."
Brad then added: "You know what else is 'cray cray?' How many couples broke up this year - from Ben Affleck to Jennifer Garner, Halle Berry and what's his name?"

The full list of winners at the CMA Awards 2015:
Entertainer: Luke Bryan
Single: 'Girl Crush' - Little Big Town
Song: 'Girl Crush' - Liz Rose, Lori McKenna and Hillary Lindsey
Male vocalist: Chris Stapleton
Female vocalist: Miranda Lambert
Vocal group: Little Big Town
Vocal duo: Florida Georgia Line
New artist: Chris Stapleton
Album: 'Traveller' - Chris Stapleton
Musical event: 'Raise 'Em Up' - Keith Urban featuring Eric Church
Musician: Mac McAnally, guitar
Music video: 'Girl in a Country Song' - Maddie & Tae

Justin Bieber will headline Capital's Jingle Bell Ball.
The 21-year-old singer will perform on the second night along with Calvin Harris, Ellie Goulding and Little Mix on Sunday December 6 at London's O2 Arena.
The 'What Do You Mean?' hitmaker has teased he'll be ready to perform new songs from his forthcoming LP 'Purpose' on the night .
He told Capital FM: "It's been a couple of years, I enjoy any performance for my fans. I just love the energy, when they come to watch me perform their whole mentality and their whole spirit is coming just ready to have an awesome time. It's going to be high-energy, a lot of singing and a lot of dancing. I think I'll be singing some of my new stuff by then, yeah."
Other acts playing include Nick Jonas, Sigma and Charlie Puth.
And 'Jealous' singer Nick has promised fans that his production will "set the bar high" this year.
He said: "with a show this big you have to bring an incredible production, set the bar high and really go for it".
The lineup for the first night on December 5 features Ariana Grande, Jess Glynne, David Guetta, Nathan Sykes, Jason Derulo and Years & Years.

Krept & Konan believe Rita Ora could be "bigger than Madonna".
The hip hop duo are pals with the singer and have gushed about her talent, insisting she's got enough star quality to surpass the 'Material Girl' hitmaker as the queen of pop.
They said: "If she carries on doing what she is doing she can be bigger than Madonna if she wants to.
"I feel like with her the sky is the limit - it depends how hard you work.
"She's on her way there man - she has put out a lot of songs and a lot of hits.
"She does well on the fashion stuff too - big up Rita man."
The 'Freak of the Week' singers released their debut album 'The Long Way Home' in July but teased they've been back in the studio with Rita to work on their respective records, having previously rapped on a remix of her single 'Poison'.
Speaking backstage at the MOBO awards where they won the best album and best hip hop act accolades, they told the Daily Star Online: "Rita, she's fun man - she's got a vibe, she's so bubbly.
"Sometimes we are in the studio with writers block but with her it just flows."

Noel Gallagher thinks "fame is wasted on c***s" nowadays.
The 48-year-old rock icon believes popularity isn't judged by talent any more and, instead, is achieved by stars like One Direction's Harry Styles, 21, who, he says, lacks "spirit."
Speaking to Esquire magazine, he said: "I'll tell you what's wrong. Fame's wasted on these c***s today.
"Harry Styles has got nothing to say for himself - nothing. 'You alright, mate?' "Uhhh." That's it. The gig will never die because you can't download it. You can't download spirit."
The former Oasis frontman's attacks didn't stop there as he also hit out at Harry's former bandmate Zayn Malik for leaving the boy band in favour of a normal life.
He added: "For the likes of me who persevered from an early age to play the f**king guitar and write songs and practice and practice and practice, I'll be fine. God help Zayn Malik."
However, not everyone was in the firing line as Noel, who has previously started a feud with Eminem and Alex Turner, had nothing by kind words for rapper Kanye West, 38.
He said of the star: "You watch him on the MTV Awards and you think, 'You can f**king stay, you're alright.' "

Phil Collins would "love" to have a Genesis reunion.
The 64-year-old musician recently revealed he is coming out of retirement to return to music and has now admitted he is keen to get Genesis back together, but with Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks instead of the original line-up.
He said: "I'd love to do it but it puts a bit of a kibosh on it if I can't play the drums. There is no reason why the three of us can't get back together, though.
"We still get along, always have done."
However the singer and drummer has suffered nerve damage in his arm, limiting his drumming ability which could impact their live shows.
He explained: "The voice is alright, it hasn't broken yet. That's the main thing, considering a lot of people don't even know I play drums, I could get away with it. It would p**s me off because it's the reason I started doing this in the first place but I'm not sure anyone else would care."
The 'In The Air Tonight' hitmaker is also working on a new solo album but confessed he's nervous about the return.
He opened up saying: "Being away from it for a while, I'm not saying you get scared but you get used to not doing it.
"I've got little ideas on my phone. Every time I think of something I write it down. It's making that first move. It always has been, when you walk into a studio with a blank sheet, you think 'What am I going to do now?' But I want to do this. Why not?"
He also opened up about his songwriting session with Adele back in 2013 admitting he had no idea who she was when she reached out to him, even though she's won 10 Grammy Awards and sold more than 30 million copies of her second album '21'.
He told the Daily Telegraph newspaper: "I'd never heard of her. Apparently I'm the only person in the world who can say that."

5 Seconds of Summer's Ashton Irwin thinks Taylor Swift seems "destructive".
The 21-year-old rocker has admitted he isn't keen on dating the 'Bad Blood' singer as he believes she would be a bad influence.
He said: "[Taylor] feels a little destructive to me. I think it's interesting, I think it's cool - she's a deep thinker."
The 'She's Kinda Hot' hitmaker explained his comments by saying her poor history with relationships and habit of subsequently writing songs about them would likely mean some great songs would be created if they dated.
He said: "She has a lot of songs about some messed up relationships. I think some good songs would come out of it."
Taylor, 25, has been seeing Scottish DJ Calvin Harris for almost 10 months but has previously dated stars including Jake Gyllenhaal, Taylor Lautner, John Mayer and Harry Styles.
But that didn't stop Ashton's bandmate Michael Clifford flirting with her at a party earlier this year.
During an interview with Howard Stern, he confessed he tried to hit on her while "drunk" but was unsuccessful.
The band recently released their second studio album 'Sounds Good Feels Good' which has topped the charts in 10 countries including the UK, US and Australia.