Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. All my Songs of the Week are featured on my Top of the Poptastic playlist, along with the rest of my faves from the year so far. I love the friendship between Ariana and Nicki and it’s produced some of my favourite songs of theirs – Bang… Continue reading Song of the Week: Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj – The Light is Coming
Month: June 2018
Future Hits: I saw on your story, you’re out til the morning
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. Mabel & Rich The Kid – Ring Ring Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj – The Light is Coming Cheat Codes ft. Little Mix –… Continue reading Future Hits: I saw on your story, you’re out til the morning
Future Stars: Jeremy Zucker (Republic)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I’ve featured several emo rap artists here recently, but the hip-hop scene isn’t the only place where the influence of emo and other early-00s rock sounds and styles can be seen. It’s also evident in artists such as Twenty One Pilots, Melanie Martinez, and Blackbear,… Continue reading Future Stars: Jeremy Zucker (Republic)
Future Stars: Now United (XIX Entertainment/Unilever)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Now United is Simon Fuller’s first music project in years, and it’s extremely ambitious. He’s roped in RedOne to produce the music, and rather than signing a major label deal, the group is funded by Unilever, the company that owns everything from Persil to… Continue reading Future Stars: Now United (XIX Entertainment/Unilever)
Song of the Week: Metroplane ft. Bree Runway – Word of Mouth
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. All my Songs of the Week are featured on my Top of the Poptastic playlist, along with the rest of my faves from the year so far. Not sold on the new singles by MNEK or Becky Hill? I think you might be more into this track… Continue reading Song of the Week: Metroplane ft. Bree Runway – Word of Mouth
Future Hits: We’ve been waiting for this all year
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: Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B – Girls Like You Jonas Blue ft. Jack & Jack – Rise Zie Zie – Fine Girl James Arthur – You Deserve… Continue reading Future Hits: We’ve been waiting for this all year
Future Stars: Juice WRLD (Interscope)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. 19-year-old Chicago rapper Jarad Higgins, aka Juice WRLD, is the latest star of the emo rap scene. Known for their downtempo sound, influenced by emo rock of the 2000s, and lyrics about depression and addiction, I’ve featured several of them here, including Lil Uzi… Continue reading Future Stars: Juice WRLD (Interscope)
Future Stars: NCT (SM Entertainment)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. In the past year, boyband BTS have taken global stardom to a new level for K-pop acts, achieving many international firsts for the genre and gaining recognition even outside the K-pop community. One surprising part of the story is that they’re not signed to… Continue reading Future Stars: NCT (SM Entertainment)
Song of the Week: TOPIA – Bonds
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. All my Songs of the Week are featured on my Top of the Poptastic playlist, along with the rest of my faves from the year so far. If High School Musical: The Reunion was a real thing I’d like to think the soundtrack would sound like this.… Continue reading Song of the Week: TOPIA – Bonds
Future Hits: A Millennial that Baby Boomers like
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: The 1975 – Give Yourself A Try Loud Luxury ft. brando – Body Shawn Mendes – Nervous George Ezra – Shotgun AJ Tracey ft. Not3s – Butterflies… Continue reading Future Hits: A Millennial that Baby Boomers like