Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. To hip-hop fans, Kendrick Lamar is already well established and even reached no. 16 in the UK album chart last October, but he's just beginning to get wider acclaim. His current single Backseat Freestyle is all over Radio 1 (it's the one that goes… Continue reading Future Stars: Kendrick Lamar (Interscope)
Month: January 2013
Future Stars: The 1975 (Dirty Hit)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. So far in 2013 there's been a lot of talk about the predicted return of guitar music, and I heard a new band on Radio 1 this week who I think could be a big part of that revival, if it happens. The 1975… Continue reading Future Stars: The 1975 (Dirty Hit)
Future Stars: Anne-Marie (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Essex girl Anne-Marie Nicholson may not yet have a record deal, but that shouldn't last long as she's already managed by Elton John's company Rocket Music (he even sent her a Christmas card!) and has a publishing deal with EMI. She's working with top… Continue reading Future Stars: Anne-Marie (Unsigned)
This Must Be Pop Live: Introducing Rixton
Hope you’re all excited about next week’s This Must Be Pop Live? I know I am! One of the artists performing will be Rixton, and here’s what they had to say for themselves… Can you describe your music in five words for those who haven’t heard of you before? Soulful band driven pop r’n’b. What’s… Continue reading This Must Be Pop Live: Introducing Rixton
Pop Meetup returns in February!
Thanks to everyone who came along to This Must Be Pop’s third industry meetup last week. We had a great turnout once again, and it feels like we’re really starting to build a little pop community now with lots of regular attendees and people making new friends and useful connections through the events. If you… Continue reading Pop Meetup returns in February!
This Must Be Pop Live: Introducing Bebe Black
The countdown to next week’s This Must Be Pop Live continues – there are now just six days to go! It’s going to be a great show, and one of the performers I’m very excited to see is Bebe Black. Read on below to find out a bit more about Bebe from the lady herself…… Continue reading This Must Be Pop Live: Introducing Bebe Black
Future Hits: 1 + 1 = HIT
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Not confident your song is going to be a hit? Make it a collaboration! Here are five upcoming releases which have wisely employed this trick… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux-unXtJhPZxMvwr5kBaTtY-] Tracklisting: Devlin ft. Diane Birch – Rewind Conor Maynard ft. Wiley – Animal Justin Bieber ft. Ludacris –… Continue reading Future Hits: 1 + 1 = HIT
Future Stars: Zedd (Interscope)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. If Lady Gaga is this generation's Madonna, then Zedd could be the new Stuart Price. German "EDM" artist (surely Germans know EDM is not a real genre?) Zedd has produced several tracks on the upcoming Gaga album ARTPOP. The collaboration is sure to make… Continue reading Future Stars: Zedd (Interscope)
Future Stars: MKTO (Columbia)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Ever wondered what happened to the kid who played Walt in Lost? Luckily he wasn't left on a Pacific island, and in fact returned safely to the US where he decided to embark on a pop career! Malcolm Kelley is now 20, and has… Continue reading Future Stars: MKTO (Columbia)
Future Stars: Krewella (Columbia)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. What else could we expect to arrive on the music scene in 2013 than a dubstep girlband? And surprisingly, they're really quite good! Krewella is basically the dub-pop version of The Veronicas, featuring two rock chick sisters, although they also have an ugly bloke… Continue reading Future Stars: Krewella (Columbia)