Starshell – SuperLuva (Watch)However you might expect Mary J Blige’s new protegée to sound like, it couldn’t possibly be this. SuperLuva sounds like the cheesiest summery Europop! This is no criticism of course – I love Europop and this is an excellent example. I’m guessing what she was actually going for is a Lady GaGa… Continue reading New Pop on the Block
Month: January 2011
The Next Big Thing: an A-Z of 2011 – Part 6
I’ve been from A-Z (or A-Y anyway) but there are still a few new acts that I don’t want to exclude from my list, however I’ve written about them recently so there’s not much to update you on. Here’s my list of 10 more acts you need to watch out for in 2011: Chasing Pluto… Continue reading The Next Big Thing: an A-Z of 2011 – Part 6
The Next Big Thing: an A-Z of 2011 – Part 5
Six-DThe new… Black Eyed PeasI’ve known about Six-D for a while as they were put together by the same people who put together The Wanted, The Saturdays and Parade, but you’d never guess this was the case as they have a much more edgy, urban sound. They’re a mixture of singers and streetdancers, somewhere between… Continue reading The Next Big Thing: an A-Z of 2011 – Part 5
The Next Big Thing: an A-Z of 2011 – Part 4
Mr Little JeansThe new… Sally ShapiroApart from the fact that she’s signed to Neon Gold and has a name that suggests a bit of gender confusion, Mr Little Jeans is pretty much your typical Scandinavian twee-pop singer. Her sound is a bit electro-poppy, but so is everyone’s these days. However, there’s something about her music… Continue reading The Next Big Thing: an A-Z of 2011 – Part 4
The Next Big Thing: an A-Z of 2011 – Part 3
James BlakeThe new… GotyeHis music could certainly do with a bit of poptasticising but what I do love about James Blake is that he’s clearly a total music geek and, unlike most people who are geeky about music, he actually has pretty good taste. He’s covered my favourite Feist song and remixed a hidden gem… Continue reading The Next Big Thing: an A-Z of 2011 – Part 3
The Next Big Thing: an A-Z of 2011 – Part 2
Clare MaguireThe new… Annie LennoxI used to write quite a bit about Clare in the days before she had really done anything. I heard such exciting things about her (she’s worked with Richard X AND Fraser T Smith, for starters!), I couldn’t wait to hear her music. Then some music was unveiled, and it was… Continue reading The Next Big Thing: an A-Z of 2011 – Part 2
The Next Big Thing: an A-Z of 2011 – Part 1
Alex WinstonThe new… Kate EarlI’ve already written quite a bit about Alex but I couldn’t exclude her from this list as I am very excited to see what she does in 2011, and very pleased to see her making appearances in quite a few 2011 prediction articles. I have a feeling that the time for… Continue reading The Next Big Thing: an A-Z of 2011 – Part 1
Coming Soon: The Next Big Thing: an A-Z of 2011
Considering I like to think that one of my blog’s main purposes is to let you know about the superstars of tomorrow, it doesn’t bode too well that my predictions for who’d be big in 2010 were somewhat less than accurate. Yes, I was right about Ke$ha and Iyaz doing well and I Blame Coco… Continue reading Coming Soon: The Next Big Thing: an A-Z of 2011
Top of the Poptastic!
Here are my top 10 favourite new singles of December: 1. Ola – All Over The World2. Kerli – Army of Love3. Petter & September – Baksmälla4. Rihanna & Drake – What’s My Name?5. Diddy-Dirty Money ft. Skylar Grey – Coming Home6. September – Kärlekens tunga7. Guy Sebastian feat. Eve – Who’s That Girl8. Arash… Continue reading Top of the Poptastic!
New Pop on the Block
Fugative ft. Mz Bratt & Wiley – Go Hard (Watch)Fugative has so far been carving a niche for himself as a Fisher Price My First Rapper, but this new single marks his entrance into the grown-up urban music scene. To be honest, I’d have rather he stuck with what he was doing and I think… Continue reading New Pop on the Block