Mercury Prize and Grammy-nominated rapper Slowthai has appeared in court to deny two charges of rape.
The British musician, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, entered his pleas during a brief hearing at Oxford Crown Court on Thursday.
He will now face trial next year.
The 28-year-old, of Wellingborough Road, Northampton, is accused of raping a woman twice on 8 September 2021.
His co-accused Alex Blake-Walker, 25, pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting the same woman during the same alleged incident.
Blake-Walker, of Wallbutton Road, south London, also denied charges of rape and sexual assault against a second complainant.
A two-week trial has been set to start in July 2024.
Judge Michael Gledhill KC released the two defendants on conditional bail until then.
Frampton was nominated for the prestigious Mercury Prize in 2019, and for a Grammy in 2021.
He has also won prizes at the NME Awards and UK Music Video Awards.
The musician has recently withdrawn from playing at Wembley Stadium alongside Britpop band Blur and Self Esteem, and from festivals including Glastonbury, Parklife, and Reading and Leeds.
