Month: September 2014

This Must Be Pop Live: Two Weeks To Go!

The countdown to October’s This Must Be Pop Live begins! The big comeback gig takes place two weeks from today on 6th October at Queen of Hoxton, with performers MDNGHT, Ellie Rose and Max Marshall, plus our resident DJ October Boy playing some poptastic tunes. Click here to find out more about the gig, and… Continue reading This Must Be Pop Live: Two Weeks To Go!

Song of the Week: Christina Grimmie – Must Be Love

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Christina Grimmie has been "Internet famous" as a YouTube star for a few years, but when that failed to develop into chart success, she took a big risk and auditioned for the US version of The Voice. Luckily it paid off, and she ended… Continue reading Song of the Week: Christina Grimmie – Must Be Love

Future Hits: Rap Stars

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week's playlist features five future hit singles by or featuring famous rappers. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux9vJyHI1ZmlGXVUIdLF1BVI] Tracklisting: Nicki Minaj – Anaconda Kid Ink ft. Tinashe & Usher – Body Language Example – 10 Million People Eminem ft. Sia – Guts Over Fear Fences ft. Macklemore &… Continue reading Future Hits: Rap Stars

Future Stars: Bang Bang Bang (Island Records)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Bang Bang Bang is the alias of Natalie Chahal, who could be described as a more lo-fi Charli XCX, a poppier Sky Ferreira, and the latest artist to take inspiration from the grunge and riot grrl scenes of the 90s. Natalie transposes today’s Tumblr/Instagram… Continue reading Future Stars: Bang Bang Bang (Island Records)

Future Stars: Mila J (Motown)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Since being featured in Future Pop 12 months ago, R&B singer Jhené Aiko has done pretty well, so let’s see if her rapper/singer sister Mila J has the same fate. Like Jhené, Mila (short for Jamila) grew up in the music industry. In the 90s… Continue reading Future Stars: Mila J (Motown)

Song of the Week: Cobra Starship ft. Icona Pop – Never Been In Love

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I can’t say I’ve ever been a fan of Cobra Starship before, even when they’ve collaborated with cool girls like Maja from The Sounds, but I thought I’d give them one more chance when they teamed up with Icona Pop. Surprisingly, in the words… Continue reading Song of the Week: Cobra Starship ft. Icona Pop – Never Been In Love

Future Hits: Me and You

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week's playlist features five new dance tracks featuring singers who are known in their own right. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux9yewPyk24Y2Ysfp8qK7Bhp] Tracklisting: The Magician ft. Years & Years – Sunlight Calvin Harris ft. John Newman – Blame Steve Angello ft. Dougy from The Temper Trap – Wasted… Continue reading Future Hits: Me and You

Future Stars: Blonde (Parlophone/FFRR)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I think Blonde could be the next to benefit from the house-pop trend, following in the footsteps of acts like Disclosure, Gorgon City and Duke Dumont. As the charts become increasingly filled with artists of this genre, the barrier for success gets higher, but Blonde… Continue reading Future Stars: Blonde (Parlophone/FFRR)