As soon as I heard All About That Bass, I loved it, and I bumped whoever I was planning to feature in Future Pop the next Monday to put Meghan Trainor in their place. But in my write-up I had to express a concern: Did her label, Epic, intend to use her weight to create… Continue reading Popping The Question: What does Meghan Trainor’s success say about the music-buying public?
Month: January 2015
2015: The year of the solo star
I was filling in the voting form for the Popjustice Readers’ Poll a few weeks ago and I came to a category that stumped me: Worst attempt at a solo career. It wasn’t just that I couldn’t think of anyone who had launched a bad solo career, but I struggled to think of any former… Continue reading 2015: The year of the solo star
Song of the Week: Spada & Elen Levon – Cool Enough
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. A few weeks ago I visited Poland and picked up a poptastic souvenir, a compilation CD called Fresh Hits 2015. It was mainly Polish and European singles that haven’t made it over to the UK, so it turned out to be a fun way… Continue reading Song of the Week: Spada & Elen Levon – Cool Enough
Future Hits: This Is Serious
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. The party season is over so it's time to get serious in this week's Future Hits playlist. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux-rE6BE-p7bIsnPr6zK48TN] Tracklisting: Ed Sheeran – Bloodstream Marlon Roudette – When The Beat Drops Out Kodaline – Honest Rixton – Hotel Ceiling Catfish and the Bottlemen – Kathleen
Future Stars: Lia Marie Johnson (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. The music scene gets a bit indie this time of year, as music snobs try to tell us their boring bands are the next big thing. Meanwhile, a new generation of pop stars don’t need the press to proclaim their future domination – they’re… Continue reading Future Stars: Lia Marie Johnson (Unsigned)
Future Stars: Slaves (Virgin EMI)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Male rock vocals are among my least favourite noises, but I’ve featured some strong female-fronted rock acts recently, so I guess I should give the boys a chance. Equal opportunities etc. Slaves come up second when you Google “slaves,” just behind the Wikipedia page… Continue reading Future Stars: Slaves (Virgin EMI)
The Next Big Thing: My Top 10 of 2015
2015 has arrived and the music industry is officially back to work today (don’t expect to get too many emails, though). Everyone from the BBC and The Guardian to iTunes and VEVO have revealed their ones to watch for the year ahead, and now it’s time for me to share mine, based on these predictions… Continue reading The Next Big Thing: My Top 10 of 2015