Here are my top 20 singles of May, compiled into a poptastic playlist for your enjoyment. I hope you discover some new favourites! [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux8zAdw6YXiCkg8ip6Ho3I_z] 5 Seconds of Summer – Don’t Stop Röyksopp & Robyn – Do It Again Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea – Problem Ella Henderson – Ghost Little Mix – Salute Demi Lovato… Continue reading Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of May 2014
Month: May 2014
Song of the Week: Jetta – Crescendo
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. [youtube=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTIc_wC0y1w”] I still remember the day I received Jetta’s Start A Riot in my inbox, back in September 2012. I was so confused by what I heard. This song didn’t sound like it came from an unknown, unsigned artist, given away for free with… Continue reading Song of the Week: Jetta – Crescendo
Future Hits: The New Girls
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week's Future Hits playlist features five official debut singles by female artists who have been waiting in the wings for a while. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux8LmYOWity-1krwQJF1heIa] Tracklisting: Ella Henderson – Ghost Ella Eyre – If I Go Jess Glynne – Right Here Alexa Goddard – Marilyn… Continue reading Future Hits: The New Girls
Future Stars: Rhodes (Ministry of Sound)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. It only took me 30 seconds of listening to Rhodes’ new single Your Soul to know I had to feature this artist (I didn’t even know if it was a group or a soloist) in Future Pop. The world is full of singer-songwriters trying to… Continue reading Future Stars: Rhodes (Ministry of Sound)
Future Stars: LAYLA (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Sometimes what seems like a big break can be a career-ender, because big opportunities come with pressure to continue the upward trajectory. Josephine Vander Gucht, under the name Jose Vanders, shared stages with Ed Sheeran and Noah and the Whale, and racked up millions… Continue reading Future Stars: LAYLA (Unsigned)
Song of the Week: MKTO – American Dream
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. [youtube=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPLeuBXoPXI”] Following on from the poptastic Thank You and Classic, boy pop duo MKTO have released another catchy tune, American Dream. You might remember them as the group that boasts Walt from Lost as a rapper/producer, featured here in January 2013. Their album came… Continue reading Song of the Week: MKTO – American Dream
Future Stars: My picks from The Great Escape 2014
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week I’ve just returned from The Great Escape festival in Brighton, where I got the chance to see live performances by many of the acts I’ve featured here in Future Pop. Below are the top five that impressed me the most… Tove Lo… Continue reading Future Stars: My picks from The Great Escape 2014