Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of August 2014

Here are my top 20 singles of August, compiled into a poptastic playlist for your enjoyment. I hope you discover some new favourites! I’ve also compiled all the songs from this year’s monthly charts so far into an ongoing Spotify playlist (or the ones that are available, at least), which you can listen to here.… Continue reading Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of August 2014

Future Hits: Can’t Get You Out Of My Head

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week's playlist features five catchy new pop singles which I think will be future hits. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux-w5UTPtZXFwkLHzat0vsP7] Tracklisting: Meghan Trainor – All About That Bass Becky G – Shower Fuse ODG ft. Angel – T.I.N.A. Jessie J ft. Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj –… Continue reading Future Hits: Can’t Get You Out Of My Head

Future Stars: Hana (Unsigned)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. It’s rare to discover a pop act who has undergone very little artist development yet has a collection of songs that are all good enough to be played on the radio, but I did just that while reading this week’s Record of the Day magazine. 14-year-old… Continue reading Future Stars: Hana (Unsigned)

Future Hits: Boy Meets Girl

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week's playlist features five new singles by male artists who've enlisted female singers to create a future hit. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux91IGUZ-G80hwEPB-u5t5fn] Tracklisting: DJ Fresh ft. Ellie Goulding – Flashlight Pharrell ft. Miley Cyrus – Come Get It Bae Usher ft. Nicki Minaj – She Came… Continue reading Future Hits: Boy Meets Girl

Future Stars: Petite Meller (Night Beach)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Thanks to the trend for anonymity and mystery, the indie-pop world seems to be lacking in fun, quirky characters these days. Luckily, we can always depend on the French for a dose of stylish eccentricity. Petite Meller is a pretty blonde model/philosophy student making… Continue reading Future Stars: Petite Meller (Night Beach)

Song of the Week: The Janoskians – This Freakin Song

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. YouTube pranksters-turned-popstars The Janoskians had the chance to be the first huge Australian boyband stolen from under their noses by 5 Seconds of Summer (or perhaps by themselves when they called their tour "#notaboyband"), but I think there’s still a place for them in pop.… Continue reading Song of the Week: The Janoskians – This Freakin Song