Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I first heard about Zara Larsson late last year, but in fact she's been famous in Sweden since she was just 10 years old. She won Talang 2008, the Swedish version of Britain's Got Talent. Now 15, she is a big star across Scandinavia… Continue reading Future Stars: Zara Larsson (TEN/Sony Music)
Month: June 2013
A Decade of Pop: Rufus Wainwright – Want One
This month I’m featuring my top 20 albums of the past decade, to celebrate 10 years of This Must Be Pop! Click here to see all the Decade of Pop posts so far. With Tom Odell’s album released today, it seems a good time to celebrate my favourite Rufus Wainwright album. Rufus is everything angst-ridden,… Continue reading A Decade of Pop: Rufus Wainwright – Want One
A Decade of Pop: Robyn – Robyn
This month I’m featuring my top 20 albums of the past decade, to celebrate 10 years of This Must Be Pop! Click here to see all the Decade of Pop posts so far. As a music blogger and pop geek, I often find myself going on and on about an album that I think is… Continue reading A Decade of Pop: Robyn – Robyn
Competition: DJ at This Must Be Pop’s 10th birthday!
Have you always dreamed of being a DJ, and sharing your favourite songs with a dancefloor full of appreciative pop fans? Well, this could be your chance! Next Friday, 28th June, we will be celebrating 10 years of This Must Be Pop with a party at Salvador & Amanda in Holborn, central London. I’ve already… Continue reading Competition: DJ at This Must Be Pop’s 10th birthday!
A Decade of Pop: Rachel Stevens – Come and Get It
This month I’m featuring my top 20 albums of the past decade, to celebrate 10 years of This Must Be Pop! Click here to see all the Decade of Pop posts so far. Come and Get It is proof that you don’t need to be a great pop star to make a great pop album.… Continue reading A Decade of Pop: Rachel Stevens – Come and Get It
A Decade of Pop: The Pipettes – We Are The Pipettes
This month I’m featuring my top 20 albums of the past decade, to celebrate 10 years of This Must Be Pop! Click here to see all the Decade of Pop posts so far. Following on from yesterday’s featured album by Music Go Music, here’s another very different take on retro-pop. As much as I love… Continue reading A Decade of Pop: The Pipettes – We Are The Pipettes
A Decade of Pop: Music Go Music – Expressions
This month I’m featuring my top 20 albums of the past decade, to celebrate 10 years of This Must Be Pop! Click here to see all the Decade of Pop posts so far. Now here’s an album that doesn’t sound like it was released in the past decade. Most people would easily be convinced that… Continue reading A Decade of Pop: Music Go Music – Expressions
This Must Be Pop’s 10th Birthday Party: More details announced!
Next week I’ll be holding a big pop bash to celebrate 10 years of This Must Be Pop! It will take place from 9pm on 28th June, upstairs at Salvador & Amanda in Holborn, central London. It’s free to attend, but I recommend you join the event on Facebook to guarantee entry. Here’s what you… Continue reading This Must Be Pop’s 10th Birthday Party: More details announced!
Future Hits: International Rescue
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s Future Hits playlist features five songs by international artists which I think could be big hits if released and promoted in the UK. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux8zFRbxvsfP7Xn4V7lzeqSI] Tracklisting: Stafford Brothers ft. Lil Wayne & Christina Milian – Hello Capital Cities ft. André 3000 – Farrah… Continue reading Future Hits: International Rescue
Future Stars: Show N Prove (AATW)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Sometimes when producers decide to release music under their own name, they make the mistake of giving the best tracks away to others, which inhibits their own success. Personally, I think they should release their best work themselves, or remain behind the scenes. Luckily,… Continue reading Future Stars: Show N Prove (AATW)