Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I’ve seen other bloggers debating whether they should cover Kim Petras due to her affiliation with Dr Luke. Initially, the choice was easy for me, as I only feature artists in Future Pop who I believe are future stars, and I didn’t see that… Continue reading Future Stars: Kim Petras (BunHead Records)
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Future Stars: Ella Mai (Interscope/10 Summers)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. One of the things that keeps me interested in following the charts is the unexpected twists. An artist’s career can seem hopeless, but then one of their songs catches wind. It starts creeping up the top 100 on Spotify or iTunes, and within a… Continue reading Future Stars: Ella Mai (Interscope/10 Summers)
Song of the Week: Janice – You Only Say You Love Me In The Dark
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. My Great Escape this year was basically made up of two things: female acts from Australia, and female acts from… Continue reading Song of the Week: Janice – You Only Say You Love Me In The Dark
Future Hits: I can’t even hear the music without you
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: Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato – Solo Pharrell Williams x Camila Cabello – Sangria Wine Bastille – Quarter Past Midnight Khalid ft. 6LACK & Ty Dolla $ign… Continue reading Future Hits: I can’t even hear the music without you
Future Stars: Zhavia (Columbia)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I usually try to watch at least an episode of each UK or US TV talent show, just to check out the format and see if there are any familiar flop stars among the auditionees, but I couldn’t even bring myself to do that… Continue reading Future Stars: Zhavia (Columbia)
Future Stars: Haiku Hands (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s Future Pop emerged a few days later than usual as I’ve been away at The Great Escape Festival in Brighton. I spent most of my time there evangelising about a band I saw on the first day and became instantly obsessed with: Haiku Hands.… Continue reading Future Stars: Haiku Hands (Unsigned)
Song of the Week: K-391 ft. Alan Walker, Julie Bergan & Seungri – Ignite
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. Remember the days when Eurodance was the biggest genre in Europe, before the Americans decided to call it EDM, and… Continue reading Song of the Week: K-391 ft. Alan Walker, Julie Bergan & Seungri – Ignite
Future Hits: Look how I’m geekin’ 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: Rita Ora ft. Cardi B, Bebe Rexha & Charli XCX – Girls Selena Gomez – Back To You Shawn Mendes ft. Khalid – Youth Childish Gambino –… Continue reading Future Hits: Look how I’m geekin’ out
Future Stars: Saweetie (Warner Bros.)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Female rappers have always been known for their glamorous style, proudly displaying their wealth and success, but Saweetie is a different kind of glam. I saw someone describe her as “if Ariana Grande and Cardi B had a baby” and that’s pretty apt. She’s… Continue reading Future Stars: Saweetie (Warner Bros.)
Future Stars: Lele Pons (Shots Studios)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Considering Vine has been closed for over a year now, it’s getting an impressive number of mentions in Future Pop this year. Lele Pons was the most looped and followed user on the platform, often called “the Queen of Vine.” The Venezuelan-American 21-year-old has… Continue reading Future Stars: Lele Pons (Shots Studios)