April 2013 – This Must Be Pop

Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of April 2013

Here are my top 20 singles from the past month. I hope you enjoy them too! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux-DDbPfX1b4sLsMLyIWWlgY] Lorde – Royals Avril Lavigne – Here’s To Never Growing Up Selena Gomez – Come and Get It Miguel – How Many Drinks Florida Georgia Line – Cruise Bastille – Laura Palmer Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams –… Continue reading Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of April 2013

Future Hits: Summer Dance Tracks

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s Future Hits playlist features five summery dance tracks that should be huge… if the sun ever makes an appearance! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux9HsEEDZXX7NXRTbDoMrF6U] Tracklisting: Chris Malinchak – So Good To Me Drumsound & Bassline Smith ft. Fleur – One In A Million Sub Focus ft.… Continue reading Future Hits: Summer Dance Tracks

Future Stars: Quadron (Vested In Culture/Epic)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Quadron are a Danish duo who are soon to release their second album, and it's likely to get a lot more international attention than their self-titled 2009 debut. They recently signed to Epic in the US, or to be more specific, Sylvia Rhone's new… Continue reading Future Stars: Quadron (Vested In Culture/Epic)

Future Stars: Kim Cesarion (Sony/RCA)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I saw Kim Cesarion perform at the RCA Music Day last week, a showcase of the label’s new talent, and was impressed by his voice and charisma. He’s a Swedish solo artist in the vein of Bruno Mars and Miguel, and his single Undressed… Continue reading Future Stars: Kim Cesarion (Sony/RCA)

Future Stars: Lorde (Universal New Zealand)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Last week I mentioned that there were several great new female artists emerging from New Zealand at the moment, and Lorde (aka Ella Yelich-O'Connor) is one of the ladies I was thinking of. The music world is full of "quirky" girls, but Lorde's songs… Continue reading Future Stars: Lorde (Universal New Zealand)

Future Hits: The Follow-Up

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. For this week’s Future Hits playlist, I want your opinions: Will these new singles be as big for the artists as the huge hits they’re following? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux9lMHpZsn3NffinJ1ebyl6f] Tracklisting: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ray Dalton – Can’t Hold Us The Saturdays – Gentleman Bastille… Continue reading Future Hits: The Follow-Up

Future Stars: Gin Wigmore (Mercury Records)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. New Zealand is producing some brilliant female artists at the moment. I’ll save my other recommendations for a future Future Pop, but the one who seems to be closest to the cusp of international success right now is Gin Wigmore. 26-year-old Gin (real name… Continue reading Future Stars: Gin Wigmore (Mercury Records)

Future Stars: Passenger (Nettwerk)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. British acoustic-pop singer Mike Rosenberg, better known as Passenger, has been on the music scene for ten years, but finally this week he is set to achieve his first UK top 40 hit. You may remember the band Passenger, fronted by Mike, who had… Continue reading Future Stars: Passenger (Nettwerk)

Future Stars: Kacey Musgraves (Mercury Records)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Following the success of Taylor Swift's pop-country, I sense a growing demand for a similar yet contrasting female country artist who brings country back to its earthy, witty roots. Kacey Musgraves is leading the race to fill this role, and she is well qualified.… Continue reading Future Stars: Kacey Musgraves (Mercury Records)

Month: April 2013