Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week the semi-finals of Melodifestivalen (Sweden’s Eurovision qualifying contest) came to a close, which means all this year’s entries have been released as singles. Unlike previous years, the Swedes have generously made the songs available worldwide on Spotify. I made a playlist of… Continue reading Song of the Week: Lisa Ajax – My Heart Wants Me Dead
Month: February 2016
Future Hits: Tell J.K that we still rolling
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. My weekly playlist features five tracks I predict will be future hit singles in the UK. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux-jnEusT2Au10PbtAOy2Mtf] Tracklisting: Fifth Harmony – Work From Home Tinie Tempah ft. Zara Larsson – Girls Like Flo Rida ft. Jason Derulo – Hello Friday Chris Brown ft. Usher… Continue reading Future Hits: Tell J.K that we still rolling
Future Stars: DMA’s (Infectious)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. In another desperate attempt to inflict the music of their youth onto the teens of today, Radio 1 deemed the new single by Britpop wannabes DMA’s worthy of a place on the A List. Luckily, they were swiftly sent back to Radio X and Absolute,… Continue reading Future Stars: DMA’s (Infectious)
Future Stars: Maren Morris (Columbia Nashville)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Billboard recently called country-pop singer Maren Morris “Nashville’s next breakout pop star.” As her single My Church entered the US country chart top 10 this week, she’s achieved the Nashville part. Her next challenge is the breakout. My Church sounds more country than anything… Continue reading Future Stars: Maren Morris (Columbia Nashville)
Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of February 2016
Here are my top 20 singles of February, 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 (or the ones available on Spotify, at least), and you can listen to that here. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux9cK6LHq7qv7ZJGT38kPw09] Elle… Continue reading Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of February 2016
Song of the Week: Chelsea Lankes – Bullet
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Carly Rae Jepsen’s E*MO*TION was undoubtedly the most popular new album among the adult pop fan community last year. Although I wasn’t as obsessed with it as most of my Twitter pals, the album soundtracked many journeys around London for me last summer, and… Continue reading Song of the Week: Chelsea Lankes – Bullet
Future Hits: Funfetti, I’m ready
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. My weekly playlist features five tracks I predict will be future hit singles in the UK. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux-d2byg9RqOCA4MbPdqwMLo] Tracklisting: Philip George & Dragonette – Feel This Way DNCE – Cake by the Ocean Troye Sivan – Youth Dua Lipa – Last Dance Lukas Graham –… Continue reading Future Hits: Funfetti, I’m ready
Future Stars: The Strumbellas (Glassnote)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Canada is having a moment. The success of Justin Bieber and Drake has inspired a wave of new artists including The Weeknd, Shawn Mendes and Alessia Cara, and Canadians are dominating the charts, especially in the pop-R&B genre. The country that was once associated… Continue reading Future Stars: The Strumbellas (Glassnote)
Future Stars: Andra Day (Warner Bros)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Andra Day may not yet be a big star, or have any hits to her name, but the support she has received from the music industry is enough to suggest she’s one to watch. Andra was discovered in 2012 when she posted a powerhouse… Continue reading Future Stars: Andra Day (Warner Bros)
Future Hits: Come on, come on, turn the radio on
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. My weekly playlist features five tracks I predict will be future hit singles in the UK. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux9EiOixhaGGZ5q51Agn_JYn] Tracklisting: Flume ft. Kai – Never Be Like You Alan Walker – Faded Gwen Stefani – Make Me Like You Sia ft. Sean Paul – Cheap Thrills… Continue reading Future Hits: Come on, come on, turn the radio on