Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s Future Hits playlist features five new singles by British artists that could be among the final big hits of summer 2014 [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux_ruJ2H7wxR38YeUuxfiHCB] Tracklisting: Sigma ft. Paloma Faith – Changing Twin Atlantic – Brothers And Sisters Union J – Tonight (We Live Forever)… Continue reading Future Hits: British Summertime
Month: July 2014
Future Stars: Cody Wise (Interscope)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Usually if an artist’s single is sitting at no.1, I’d say it was a bit late to feature them in Future Pop, but Cody Wise’s future success is definitely not a dead cert. However, after hearing the brilliant debut single his mentor will.i.am has… Continue reading Future Stars: Cody Wise (Interscope)
Future Stars: Vic Mensa (Virgin EMI)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Most of the blog posts about Vic Mensa highlight his connection to fellow Chicago rapper Chance the Rapper, but he may be about to achieve what Chance has so far failed to do. His new single Down On My Luck is on course to… Continue reading Future Stars: Vic Mensa (Virgin EMI)
Popping the Question: How will streaming affect the UK Singles Chart?
When I first heard the news that streaming was to be included in the UK’s Official Singles Chart from July, I was concerned, but I wanted to wait to see the effect of the change before I made my judgement. I don’t like to be negative in my Popping The Question posts, but I also… Continue reading Popping the Question: How will streaming affect the UK Singles Chart?
Song of the Week: Ariana Grande – Break Free
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. It’s taken a while for Ariana Grande to get on the right track musically, but it was clear even before she’d released her first single that she was going to be a huge star. Thanks to her roots in children’s TV, she has a… Continue reading Song of the Week: Ariana Grande – Break Free
Future Hits: British Girls of Pop
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s Future Hits playlist features five new singles by British female pop stars which I think will be hits in the UK. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux9VcbF0xmUamjhfxIwr69jk] Tracklisting: Neon Jungle – Louder Cheryl Cole ft. Tinie Tempah – Crazy Stupid Love The Saturdays – What Are You… Continue reading Future Hits: British Girls of Pop
Future Stars: KONGOS (Epic/Sony)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. KONGOS are a South African/Greek band with a blues-rock sound, made up of four hairy brothers with the surname Kongos. Their single Come With Me Now has become a US hit after two years, and they’ve set their sights on the UK next, with the single… Continue reading Future Stars: KONGOS (Epic/Sony)
Future Stars: Laura Welsh (Outsiders/Universal)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I first became a fan of Laura Welsh when I discovered her lovely song 45 on Radio 2 back in 2012. I always thought she had potential to reach a younger audience too, and sure enough, since then she has signed to Universal and been re-positioned… Continue reading Future Stars: Laura Welsh (Outsiders/Universal)