Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Toronto has become known for its R&B scene thanks to Drake and The Weeknd, and it may be about to produce its next star in the super-cool and soulful Daniel Caesar. Daniel has been collaborating with local artists since his teens, and released his… Continue reading Future Stars: Daniel Caesar (Unsigned)
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Song of the Week: Taylor Swift – …Ready For It?
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. The fact that Taylor Swift had her first UK no.1 with Look What You Made Me Do is a little sad for me, as a long-time fan. The song represents a disappointing lack of self-awareness (which once was one of her biggest strengths) and a self-indulgent… Continue reading Song of the Week: Taylor Swift – …Ready For It?
Future Hits: He can be my jailer, Burton to this Taylor
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: Taylor Swift – …Ready For It? Cardi B – Bodak Yellow Farruko ft. Bad Bunny & Rvssian – Krippy Kush Maroon 5 ft. SZA – What Lovers… Continue reading Future Hits: He can be my jailer, Burton to this Taylor
Future Stars: Lil Uzi Vert (Atlantic)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. The hip-hop scene may be constantly moving with the trends, but one thing never seems to go out of fashion – being called Lil. The latest proudly petite rapper is Lil Uzi Vert, real name Symere Woods, who is 5”4. His debut album went… Continue reading Future Stars: Lil Uzi Vert (Atlantic)
Future Stars: Ghosted (Polydor)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. One of the interesting effects of the increasing influence of streaming over the charts is that sound is becoming more important in creating a new hit than image. So much so, that labels are signing proven hitmakers to churn out tracks directly targeted to… Continue reading Future Stars: Ghosted (Polydor)
Song of the Week: Kesha – Spaceship
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Before Kesha’s new music emerged, I felt we were being prepared for it not to be very good, with stories about Sony rejecting the tracks she wanted to release. I was expecting something kooky and self-indulgent, a Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz situation. Actually,… Continue reading Song of the Week: Kesha – Spaceship
Future Hits: Actually, don’t answer that
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: Justin Bieber & BloodPop – Friends CNCO ft. Little Mix – Reggaetón Lento Yungen ft. Yxng Bane – Bestie Miley Cyrus – Younger Now Avicii ft. Sandro… Continue reading Future Hits: Actually, don’t answer that
Future Stars: BloodPop (Republic)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Sorry might have been a big hit for Justin Bieber, but it’s had more of an effect on the lives of its co-creators. Writer Julia Michaels’ single Issues is one of the biggest US hits of 2017 so far, and now producer BloodPop is… Continue reading Future Stars: BloodPop (Republic)
Future Stars: CNCO (Sony Latin)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. When Despacito became a global success, I didn’t want to be over-optimistic about it opening doors for other Spanish-language artists. It’s a summer novelty hit with a bit of Bieber to get radio on board, that’s all. But surprisingly, two more Spanish tracks (Súbeme… Continue reading Future Stars: CNCO (Sony Latin)
Song of the Week: This is the Kit – By My Demon Eye
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I’ve recently taken to listening to Spotify’s New Music Friday playlist in full every week, and it’s introduced me to some great songs that I never would have heard otherwise, such as Wonder by Blackmagic and this new track by British folk act This is the… Continue reading Song of the Week: This is the Kit – By My Demon Eye