Here are my top 20 singles of May, 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=PLw0LjVTuPux8kdaJc4bm2x0jANttnzbfp] Amir… Continue reading Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of May 2016
Month: May 2016
Song of the Week: Elohim – Sensations
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I wouldn’t normally choose a Song of the Week by an artist I’d already featured a few months earlier, but this choice seems fair because Sensations is even better than Elohim’s previous peak, The Bridge and the Wall. Elohim fits into the category of… Continue reading Song of the Week: Elohim – Sensations
Future Hits: Will you realise when I’m gone, that I dance to a different song?
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=PLw0LjVTuPux9FoLAcnfrUPvqZ9_vAz-v1] Tracklisting: Kungs vs Cookin’ on 3 Burners – This Girl Reggie n Bollie – New Girl Craig David – One More Time Kent Jones – Don’t Mind… Continue reading Future Hits: Will you realise when I’m gone, that I dance to a different song?
Future Stars: Dagny (Republic)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. The Great Escape was the third time I’d seen Dagny at a festival, but the first time I walked away thinking it was time to feature the Norwegian singer here in Future Pop. She’s come a long way since I first caught her playing… Continue reading Future Stars: Dagny (Republic)
Future Stars: Muna (Columbia)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. It’s often an act that I don’t expect much from who becomes my highlight of a festival – there’s nothing better than discovering a new favourite completely out of the blue. I was aware of LA girl trio Muna before The Great Escape, but… Continue reading Future Stars: Muna (Columbia)
Song of the Week: Amir – J’ai cherché
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I’m off to Eurovision for the first time this week, which as a superfan of the Song Contest, is obviously hugely exciting. I’ve been preparing by listening to this playlist of the year’s entries (in roughly best-to-worst order) compiled by my poptastic pal Talia.… Continue reading Song of the Week: Amir – J’ai cherché
Future Hits: Got that sunshine in my pocket, got that good song in my feet
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_X0Qf3d1mEv5XVUuLPBnnM] Tracklisting: Ariana Grande – Into You Dua Lipa – Hotter Than Hell Justin Timberlake – Can’t Stop The Feeling Selena Gomez – Kill Em With Kindness High… Continue reading Future Hits: Got that sunshine in my pocket, got that good song in my feet
Future Stars: Frenship (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Frenship is an LA-based electro-pop duo, made up of Brett Hite and James Sunderland, who are hoping to tap into the tropical trend. They’re best known for featuring on the Hype Machine favourite Knives by Norwegian producer Matoma, in which they somehow manage to… Continue reading Future Stars: Frenship (Unsigned)
Future Stars: James TW (Island)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Last week I saw Island’s new singer-songwriter signing James TW supporting Shawn Mendes and it was the best-matched headliner and support I’ve seen in a while. Any one of the 18-year-old Brit’s songs could have been tracks from Shawn’s album. James is quite geeky and posh (the… Continue reading Future Stars: James TW (Island)