Month: April 2015

Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of April 2015

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

Future Pop: Most Clicked April 2015

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week I’m adding a new monthly feature to Future Pop, revealing the top 5 most clicked links in the past month’s mailers. This means you can see which songs and artists appealed most to the music industry professionals and online influencers who read… Continue reading Future Pop: Most Clicked April 2015

Future Hits: International Invasion

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s playlist features five future hit collaborations between artists from different countries. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux_wymoQzIdaNwSkjmFqX7ji] Tracklisting: Feder – Goodbye LunchMoney Lewis – Bills Dillon Francis ft. DJ Snake – Get Low Lost Frequencies – Are You With Me Felix Jaehn ft. Jasmine Thompson – Ain't… Continue reading Future Hits: International Invasion

Future Stars: Bibi Bourelly (Unsigned)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Bitch Better Have My Money is certainly not among my favourite Rihanna singles, but songwriter Bibi Bourelly is one to watch nonetheless. The 20-year-old singer-songwriter from Berlin moved to LA a year ago, determined to make it in the music industry. She began collaborating… Continue reading Future Stars: Bibi Bourelly (Unsigned)

Future Stars: Declan McKenna (Unsigned)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. 16-year-old British boy Declan McKenna got the A&R community abuzz recently when his track Brazil caught the attention of the indie blogging scene and the evening show DJs at Radio 1. He won his first official accolade this month when he aced Glastonbury’s Emerging… Continue reading Future Stars: Declan McKenna (Unsigned)

Song of the Week: Mirror Talk – 1/M/T

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Fans of Years & Years should enjoy this new single from Mirror Talk, who similarly pair strong male vocals and catchy melodies with an electro-pop sound. The difference is that they’re from Los Angeles and they take more inspiration from the ‘80s. 1/M/T is… Continue reading Song of the Week: Mirror Talk – 1/M/T

Future Hits: We are the World

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s playlist features five future hit collaborations between artists from different countries. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux9ZCTxo4NiHVg_mXcYO8u0p] Tracklisting: Charles Hamilton ft. Rita Ora – New York Raining Iggy Azalea ft. Jennifer Hudson – Trouble Matoma & The Notorious B.I.G ft. Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant – Old… Continue reading Future Hits: We are the World

Future Stars: Kero Kero Bonito (Unsigned)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Taking inspiration from J-pop (Japanese pop music) can put an artist at risk of criticism, as singers such as Gwen Stefani and Avril Lavigne have been accused of stereotyping Japanese culture in their music videos. However, I’d like to believe London-based group Kero Kero… Continue reading Future Stars: Kero Kero Bonito (Unsigned)