Month: February 2015

Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of February 2015

Here are my top 20 singles of February, compiled into a poptastic playlist for your enjoyment. I hope you discover some new favourites! I’m also compiling a Spotify playlist which will feature all the songs from my monthly charts of 2015 (or the ones available on Spotify, at least), and you can listen to that… Continue reading Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of February 2015

Popping the Question: Can the major labels use streaming to regain control of the music industry?

The music industry has been through a huge transformation in the past 15 years, but the three surviving major labels, Universal, Sony and Warner, are still responsible for nearly all of the biggest artists. Of the top 10 best-selling albums of 2014 in the UK, four were released by Warner, four by Sony and two… Continue reading Popping the Question: Can the major labels use streaming to regain control of the music industry?

This Must Be Pop Live: Industry Guestlist

If you work in the music industry or press, you can apply for the guestlist for the next This Must Be Pop Live. Find out more about the show here and submit your details below if you’re interested. If you want to buy tickets, you can do so here for just £4 each. [wufoo username=”poptastic”… Continue reading This Must Be Pop Live: Industry Guestlist

Song of the Week: Raylee – Wish For You

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Enough of the indie-pop and EDM – here’s some proper Scandipop! Norwegian former child star Charlotte Kristiansen (now age 17, so not exactly ancient) has renamed herself Raylee and recently took part in a TV show called Stjernekamp, meaning “Star battle.” It's like The… Continue reading Song of the Week: Raylee – Wish For You

Future Hits: Scandi Special

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s future hits playlist features five new songs by Scandinavian artists that I think could be hits in the UK too. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux94lRUcrzpNtg5zV4SNWqbx] Tracklisting: Kygo ft. Conrad – Firestone Style of Eye ft. Anna Stahl – More Than a Lover Alesso ft. Roy English… Continue reading Future Hits: Scandi Special

Future Stars: Hurricane Love (Playground Music)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. There’s a type of uplifting, inviting camaraderie that you only find in Scandinavian girl/boy bands – Alphabeat, I’m From Barcelona, Alcazar… and ABBA of course! Hurricane Love are the latest group to carry on that tradition. I’ve known of them since 2012, when singer… Continue reading Future Stars: Hurricane Love (Playground Music)