Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week's Future Hits playlist features five new singles by British male artists that I think could be big hits. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux_j7wnEmq9VmvT5jbS04n-j] Tracklisting: Sigma – Nobody To Love Calvin Harris – Summer Tourist ft. Will Heard – I Can’t Keep Up Sam Smith – Stay With… Continue reading Future Hits: British Boys
Month: March 2014
Future Stars: Ben Khan (Dirty Hit)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I’m starting to think indie-electro could be the landfill indie of the 2010s, as the most excruciatingly dull examples seem to be earning recognition and praise. I can’t believe that these artists will appeal to anyone other than production geeks and pretentious posers, but… Continue reading Future Stars: Ben Khan (Dirty Hit)
Future Stars: Mr. Probz (Sony Music)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Mr. Probz is 29-year-old Dutch singer/songwriter/rapper Dennis Princewell Stehr. Many of his tracks reference the shooting he survived in 2010, and his breakthrough hit is typically sombre. He is currently enjoying success across Europe and starting to create a buzz in the UK with Waves.… Continue reading Future Stars: Mr. Probz (Sony Music)
Future Stars: Royal Teeth (Dangerbird Records)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Whenever Royal Blood or The Royal Concept are mentioned I always think “that’s the band who did that brilliant song Wild,” but it’s not… then one day I was watching American Idol and the actual Royal Teeth turned up! They were invited by Harry… Continue reading Future Stars: Royal Teeth (Dangerbird Records)
Register to attend April’s Pop Industry Meetup
On 15th April from 7pm, I will be holding the next Pop Industry Meetup in central London. If you haven’t heard about this before, the meetup is an event where people who work in the music industry, or are aiming to do so, can make new friends and useful contacts and basically just have a… Continue reading Register to attend April’s Pop Industry Meetup
Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of March 2014
Here are my top 20 singles of March, compiled into a poptastic playlist for your enjoyment. I hope you discover some new favourites! [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux8QoWLQoM5WTDaJyd–Njh5] Neon Jungle – Welcome To The Jungle Redlight ft. Lotti – 36 Sandra Lyng – Don’t Care Say Lou Lou – Everything We Touch Sigma – Nobody To Love Fefe Dobson… Continue reading Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of March 2014
Future Hits: Future Pop Alumni
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week's Future Hits playlist features five new singles by Future Pop featured acts who’ve gone on to success. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux_cuLw1R8GpT4Nu0TdWMcyK] Tracklisting: Neon Jungle – Welcome To The Jungle Fuse ODG ft. Sean Paul – Dangerous Love Dominique Young Unique – Throw It Down Foxes –… Continue reading Future Hits: Future Pop Alumni
Future Stars: Cash Cash (Atlantic/Big Beat)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I first came across Cash Cash in 2011 with their poptastic, but far too cheesy to succeed, single Victim of Love. They were one of those pop-rock-gone-electro boybands from the mid-00s (like Metro Station or HelloGoodbye) who had arrived a bit late, but rather than… Continue reading Future Stars: Cash Cash (Atlantic/Big Beat)
Future Stars: G.R.L. (RCA/Kemosabe)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. American girlband G.R.L. were originally formed by Robin Antin as the new Pussycat Dolls before it was decided they’d be better off with a different name, and they are a suitably confusing proposition. A pure pop girlband with songs provided by Dr. Luke sounds brilliant in… Continue reading Future Stars: G.R.L. (RCA/Kemosabe)
Future Stars: Galantis (Atlantic/Big Beat)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Galantis is the result of two talented Swedish producers getting together to make lovely uplifting dance music. Linus Eklund (Style of Eye) and Christian Karlsson (from Miike Snow/Bloodshy & Avant) revealed their new project late last year with the sunny single Smile and its attention-grabbing… Continue reading Future Stars: Galantis (Atlantic/Big Beat)