Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Back in March I went to see the brilliant Jens Lekman in Portland, Oregon, and my music-loving Uber driver played me a track by his favourite local band. This could have been awkward, but I was actually impressed. The catchy song, which interpolates Please… Continue reading Future Stars: Portugal. The Man (Atlantic)
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Song of the Week: Pretty Much – Would You Mind
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Labels are so wary of the cost of a major pop launch these days, that they are rare treats for us who love to follow their every twist and turn. That’s why I’m excitedly tracking Syco/Columbia’s new US boyband Pretty Much, who I first… Continue reading Song of the Week: Pretty Much – Would You Mind
Future Hits: Addicted to your drama
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: Louis Tomlinson ft. Bebe Rexha & Digital Farm Animals – Back To You Pretty Much – Would You Mind Post Malone – Congratulations Portugal. The Man –… Continue reading Future Hits: Addicted to your drama
Future Stars: Cardi B (Atlantic)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Cardi B is Belcalis Almanzar, a 24-year-old rapper from the Bronx, who is best known for appearing on reality show Love & Hip Hop New York. She has done what many reality stars have failed to do, and successfully translated her popularity on the… Continue reading Future Stars: Cardi B (Atlantic)
Future Stars: Ruel (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. A few weeks ago, I doubt Ruel was on any A&R’s radar outside of Australia, but the 14-year-old singer from Sydney will be attracting much more attention since the release of his debut single, Don’t Tell Me. The track is currently in the UK… Continue reading Future Stars: Ruel (Unsigned)
Song of the Week: Blackmagic ft. Fetty Wap – Wonder
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Since being released earlier this month, Wonder by Nigerian singer Blackmagic hasn’t attracted much interest, and this itself is a wonder. Not only does it feature Fetty Wap, but Wonder is a very current and commercial, summery song with a carnival vibe, which sounds… Continue reading Song of the Week: Blackmagic ft. Fetty Wap – Wonder
Future Hits: All of my homies gonna shine
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: Selena Gomez ft. Gucci Mane – Fetish Ed Sheeran – Perfect The Script – Rain French Montana ft. The Weeknd & Max B – A Lie Chase… Continue reading Future Hits: All of my homies gonna shine
Future Stars: Tom Grennan (Insanity/Sony)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. 22-year-old singer-songwriter Tom Grennan represents a new breed of young men that crosses between the usually opposing categories of hipster and lad, the same strange intermingling that created the man-bun. Androgyny through a Topman filter. Tom’s look makes him hard to place as an… Continue reading Future Stars: Tom Grennan (Insanity/Sony)
Future Stars: Jain (Sony France)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. The breakthrough success of Christine and the Queens was one of the most pleasant surprises of 2016, and I hope it will mean that British audiences are more open to similarly quirky European acts. The prime candidate to follow in her footsteps is another… Continue reading Future Stars: Jain (Sony France)
Song of the Week: Wolf Alice – Don’t Delete The Kisses
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Much like Susanne Sundfør, I’m awaiting the new album from Wolf Alice with equal parts excitement and trepidation, as I loved the last one and hope not to be disappointed by the follow-up. I can say that Wolf Alice’s Visions of a Life will… Continue reading Song of the Week: Wolf Alice – Don’t Delete The Kisses