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: Ed Sheeran – Shape of You Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill Snakehips & MØ – Don’t Leave Martin Jensen – Solo Dance Kris Kross Amsterdam… Continue reading Future Hits: Shut your mind off and let your heart breathe
Month: January 2017
Future Stars: Migos (300 Entertainment)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Hip hop trio Migos have been together since 2009, but it wasn’t until 2013 that they started to break though, with their first Billboard Hot 100 entry, Versace. They released a critically acclaimed EP, Y.R.N., and signed to 300 Entertainment (an independent label distributed… Continue reading Future Stars: Migos (300 Entertainment)
Future Stars: Julia Michaels (Republic)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Most songs released by young pop stars are written by (or with) older people, usually those who never made it as an artist in their own right. That’s not the case with Julia Michaels, who has become one of the most sought-after pop writers… Continue reading Future Stars: Julia Michaels (Republic)
5 acts every pop fan needs to see at Eurosonic 2017
Next week I’m off to the Netherlands for Eurosonic Noorderslag, one of the biggest festivals for new and emerging artists in Europe. Last year I got the chance to see exciting new pop acts such as Aurora, Dua Lipa and Astrid S, so I’ve been busy reviewing the very large line-up to decide who I… Continue reading 5 acts every pop fan needs to see at Eurosonic 2017
Song of the Week: Star Cast – I Bring Me
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Star is the new US TV series from the creator of Empire, following a girlgroup on the pursuit of stardom. The pilot episode aired on Fox last month, and 4 songs by the stars of the show were released as an EP via Republic… Continue reading Song of the Week: Star Cast – I Bring Me
Future Hits: We could throw shapes together but it doesn’t mean you’re in my circle
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: Jax Jones ft. Raye – You Don’t Know Me JP Cooper – September Song Alan Walker – Alone James Arthur – Safe Inside London Grammar – Rooting For… Continue reading Future Hits: We could throw shapes together but it doesn’t mean you’re in my circle
Future Stars: Molly Kate Kestner (Atlantic/APG)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. When Molly Kate Kestner was 18, she posted a low quality iPhone video of a song she’d written, called His Daughter, on Facebook. The post was quickly shared 50,000 times, and she uploaded it to YouTube, where it now has 15 million views. It also… Continue reading Future Stars: Molly Kate Kestner (Atlantic/APG)
Future Stars: Jessie Reyez (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Canadian singer Jessie Reyez released her debut single Figures in August, with its first play on Zane Lowe’s Beats One show, but it took a few months for her to pop up on everyone else’s radar, including mine. Then, within the space of a… Continue reading Future Stars: Jessie Reyez (Unsigned)
Stars of 2017: The Winners Announced!
Happy New Year! It’s time to reveal the results of the Stars of 2017 poll that you’ve all been voting in for the past few weeks. Basically, it’s like the BBC Sound of 2017 poll without the boring stuff: Only pop stars allowed! The votes were spread widely between the 10 nominees, but two singers… Continue reading Stars of 2017: The Winners Announced!