Song of the Week: KREAM ft. Clara Mae – Taped Up Heart

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This new single by Norwegian duo KREAM and Swedish singer Clara Mae sounds like a collaboration between Major Lazer and Tove Lo… and now I really want that to happen. In the meantime, Taped Up Heart is plenty poptastic enough to keep us going.… Continue reading Song of the Week: KREAM ft. Clara Mae – Taped Up Heart

Future Hits: Getting lost in the sound of our hearts beating

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. Tracklisting: Jonas Blue ft. Raye – By Your Side Starley – Call on Me (Ryan Riback Remix) Clean Bandit ft. Anne-Marie & Sean Paul – Rockabye Dimitri Vegas… Continue reading Future Hits: Getting lost in the sound of our hearts beating

Future Stars: Alex Da Kid (KIDinaKORNER/Interscope)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. With four Grammy nominations and two diamond singles already under his belt, the pressure’s on for Alex Da Kid’s debut single. The producer, best known for Love The Way You Lie by Eminem and Rihanna and Radioactive by Imagine Dragons, and creator of the… Continue reading Future Stars: Alex Da Kid (KIDinaKORNER/Interscope)

Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of October 2016

Here are my top 20 singles of September, 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, and you can listen to that here. Little Mix – Shout Out To My Ex KREAM ft.… Continue reading Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of October 2016

Song of the Week: Confidence Man – Boyfriend (Repeat)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I love discovering a song that is really unique, and this quirky new single by Aussie electro-poppers Confidence Man certainly fits the bill. I like its disparaging lyrics about a boring boy, and its layered vocals on top of a bouncy, squiggly disco track.… Continue reading Song of the Week: Confidence Man – Boyfriend (Repeat)

Future Hits: The “hate you”s and the tattoos

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. Tracklisting: Little Mix – Shout Out To My Ex Machine Gun Kelly ft. Camila Cabello – Bad Things Nathan Sykes – Famous Maroon 5 ft. Kendrick Lamar –… Continue reading Future Hits: The “hate you”s and the tattoos

Future Stars: Betsy (Warner Bros)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. There are plenty of female singers with interesting and unusual voices, but I can’t think of even one current artist who sounds like Betsy. Her strong, deep voice instantly makes each of her songs distinctive and recognisable. The Welsh 24-year-old featured on Endless Love,… Continue reading Future Stars: Betsy (Warner Bros)

Song of the Week: Milly Pye – Too Many People

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. While most female electro-pop artists are fighting it out on Soundcloud to catch the attention of the major labels, Columbia have taken a leap of faith on British newcomer, Milly Pye. The 19-year-old singer has been quietly beavering away on tracks for her debut… Continue reading Song of the Week: Milly Pye – Too Many People