Month: February 2013

Future Hits: Pop ‘Til You Drop

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Winter is nearly over, so it’s time to inject some pop fun back into the charts! Here are five songs I think could do just that. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux-V-8QMAfILKTIxvHohqebn] Tracklisting: Bridgit Mendler – Ready Or Not Nelly – Hey Porsche Icona Pop ft. Charli XCX –… Continue reading Future Hits: Pop ‘Til You Drop

Future Stars: Last Night In Paris (Unsigned)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. The London-based music and art collective Last Night In Paris first came to my attention in 2011 when member Rainy Milo hit the blog scene with 'Bout You. Since then they've put songs by other members online, but none had quite the same effect.… Continue reading Future Stars: Last Night In Paris (Unsigned)

Future Stars: 5 Seconds of Summer (Unsigned)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Here's another band of instrument-playing teen boys, but they could hardly be more different to The Strypes. 5 Seconds of Summer is a very cute Australian boyband who are currently in the U.K. recording their debut album and will support One Direction on their… Continue reading Future Stars: 5 Seconds of Summer (Unsigned)

This Must Be Pop Live returns in March!

The next This Must Be Pop Live will take place at Queen of Hoxton in London on 19th March, and today I can announce the first act on the line-up… JIN JIN & THE RAGDOLLS! Jin Jin & the Ragdolls is a Mancunian model-turned-singer, who arrived on the urban-electro-pop scene in 2012 with her fantastic first… Continue reading This Must Be Pop Live returns in March!

Sponsored Post: Robbie Williams and Olly Murs share the crown on stadium tour

2012 was Robbie Williams’ comeback year – he may not have got Radio 1 on board but nonetheless he had a huge no. 1 hit with single Candy and the album Take The Crown. He even gave Barlow a run for his money, leading a group of music stars to the Christmas no. 1 with… Continue reading Sponsored Post: Robbie Williams and Olly Murs share the crown on stadium tour

Future Hits: Future Pop Alumni

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s playlist includes five future hit singles by artists featured in Future Pop since it began in 2011. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux8T9SetL4iGFEeHv5Z1ogJy] Tracklisting: K Koke ft. Rita Ora – Lay Down Your Weapons Zedd ft. Foxes – Clarity Wiley ft. Chip – Reload Tom Odell –… Continue reading Future Hits: Future Pop Alumni

Future Stars: Hudson Taylor (Polydor)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I hate criticising something for being too twee, because I love twee-pop when it's done well, but Hudson Taylor are an example of the most irritating tweeness. Although their single Cinematic Lifestyle is surprisingly listenable, their YouTube acoustic videos feature excruciatingly affected vocals. Originally known… Continue reading Future Stars: Hudson Taylor (Polydor)

Future Stars: Nicky Romero (Protocol Recordings)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. It's time for another "who's that guy in the charts?" investigation, as Nicky Romero is currently riding high on iTunes with his Avicii collaboration I Could Be The One. The Netherlands has become the home of EDM, with a new superstar DJ emerging every… Continue reading Future Stars: Nicky Romero (Protocol Recordings)