Posted in association with Get To The Front. When choosing which festival tickets to buy, most people look at the headliners, but I’m usually more interested in the up-and-coming acts I can see on the smaller stages before they get big. Each of the major UK festivals has many Future Pop featured acts on the… Continue reading Future Pop Festival Guide: Where to see the best new acts this summer
Month: June 2017
Song of the Week: DeJ Loaf – No Fear
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. When I featured DeJ Loaf in Future Pop in 2014, it wasn’t with any expectation that she’d be releasing music that I would enjoy. In fact, although I thought she’d be respected by the hip-hop community, I didn’t think she had much commercial potential… Continue reading Song of the Week: DeJ Loaf – No Fear
Future Hits: Everything is upside down
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: Lauv – I Like Me Better Loote – High Without Your Love Axwell /\ Ingrosso – More Than You Know Olly Murs & Louisa Johnson – Unpredictable… Continue reading Future Hits: Everything is upside down
Future Stars: Lecrae (Columbia)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. The streaming era has blurred the lines between genres, and allowed artists to reach potential fans who would have never usually heard their music, but I hadn’t seen this work in the favour of a Christian music act until I spotted Lecrae high in… Continue reading Future Stars: Lecrae (Columbia)
Future Stars: BC Unidos (Sony Sweden)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. BC Unidos have just released their debut single, but anyone who follows the Swedish music scene will be familiar with them already. The duo is made up of Patrik Berger, producer of Icona Pop’s I Love It and Robyn’s Dancing On My Own, and… Continue reading Future Stars: BC Unidos (Sony Sweden)
Song of the Week: Hey Violet – This Is Me Breaking Up With You
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I’ve been a fan of Hey Violet since I first heard of them, under their original name of Cherry Bomb, back in 2012, but they have struggled to fulfil their great potential. They started out as a more serious rock band, then went pop,… Continue reading Song of the Week: Hey Violet – This Is Me Breaking Up With You
Future Hits: If you’re the supreme, then I’m Diana Ross
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. Demi Lovato & Stefflon Don – Introduction DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller – Wild Thoughts Ofenbach – Be Mine Calvin Harris ft.… Continue reading Future Hits: If you’re the supreme, then I’m Diana Ross
Future Stars: Alex Aiono (Interscope)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Since the major labels discovered that a large YouTube following didn’t guarantee pop stardom and chart success, they’ve been much more cautious about signing YouTuber-musicians. However, it can still be a smart move when the artist actually has what it takes, regardless of their… Continue reading Future Stars: Alex Aiono (Interscope)
Future Stars: Why Don’t We (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Last week I introduced Pretty Much, a group bringing the boyband concept into the modern pop era. Now for something different, but still fun. Why Don’t We is a new boyband made up of minor social media stars and one American Idol contestant (2015’s… Continue reading Future Stars: Why Don’t We (Unsigned)
Song of the Week: Susanne Sundfør – Undercover
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I’ll start by saying that if you’re not familiar with Susanne Sundfør, you should go and listen to her last album Ten Love Songs straight away. Now. Then come back and listen to her new single, Undercover. The simplest way to summarise Susanne is that… Continue reading Song of the Week: Susanne Sundfør – Undercover