Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Actress Amandla Stenberg hasn’t officially announced she’s launching a music career, but after the song and video she’s gifted us in promotion of her new film Everything, Everything, it would be rude not to. Watching the video for her cover of Let My Baby… Continue reading Future Stars: Amandla Stenberg (Interscope)
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Future Stars: Kelsea Ballerini (Black River/Sony)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Now that Taylor Swift is firmly on the pop side of the country-pop line, the industry needs a new country-pop princess. While Lauren Alaina would be my top pick, Kelsea Ballerini is clearly first in line for the role. The 23-year-old has earned three… Continue reading Future Stars: Kelsea Ballerini (Black River/Sony)
Song of the Week: OG3NE – Lights And Shadows
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. After a couple of weak years, I’m very excited about Eurovision 2017, which takes place this week. There’s a diverse mix of contemporary pop styles and unusually few boring ballads, and although Italy has been a standout bookies’ fave, the contest still seems very… Continue reading Song of the Week: OG3NE – Lights And Shadows
Future Hits: It was reckless and we owned it
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: Niall Horan – Slow Hands Kygo ft. Ellie Goulding – First Time French Montana ft. Swae Lee – Unforgettable Jonas Blue ft. William Singe – Mama Charlie… Continue reading Future Hits: It was reckless and we owned it
Future Stars: J Hus (Black Butter/Sony)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. J Hus appeared on the BBC Sound of 2016 longlist, but in fact it looks like 2017 is going to be his year. The 20-year-old East London rapper, born Momodou Jallow, just achieved his first top 20 hit with single Did You See and… Continue reading Future Stars: J Hus (Black Butter/Sony)
Future Stars: Anitta (Warner Brazil)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Iggy Azalea’s career may be looking pretty unsalvageable right now, but that’s what makes her choice to feature Anitta on her make-or-break new single Switch so interesting. Anitta is a major star in her home country of Brazil with a large social media following,… Continue reading Future Stars: Anitta (Warner Brazil)
Song of the Week: Lauren Alaina – Three
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This Song of the Week is partially an excuse to tell you a) Lauren Alaina has a new album and b) I visited Nashville! There are so many talented musicians in Nashville, and you can see them for free any day of the week, but the… Continue reading Song of the Week: Lauren Alaina – Three
Future Hits: Turn the music loud, just to drown you out
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: Little Mix ft. Machine Gun Kelly – No More Sad Songs Just Us – Cloudbusting Bruno Mars – That’s What I Like Calvin Harris ft. Frank Ocean… Continue reading Future Hits: Turn the music loud, just to drown you out
Future Stars: Sigrid (Island)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I’m always excited about any new Scandipop artist with a major label deal and an international launch, but they do have a lot to live up to. Perhaps unfairly, I want them to prove they deserve the opportunity, because many great Scandi acts never… Continue reading Future Stars: Sigrid (Island)
Future Stars: Harry Styles (Columbia)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. It’s a shame not to have any music to review in this post, but by the time I send the next Future Pop, Harry Styles will already be a successful solo artist with a no.1 hit under his belt. His debut single Sign of… Continue reading Future Stars: Harry Styles (Columbia)