Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Like Big Shaq, Joji is another YouTube joker-turned-musician, but his backstory is very different. George ‘Joji’ Miller started out making silly (and often unpleasant) YouTube videos as Filthy Frank, and was one of the originators of the Harlem Shake meme. He also released comedy rap music under… Continue reading Future Stars: Joji (88Rising)
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Future Stars: Big Shaq (Island)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Although the UK rap scene is thriving thanks to the rebirth of grime, its stars haven’t really broken the US thus far, so they might not be too pleased that a comedy character is making waves across the Atlantic. Comedian Michael Dapaah is known… Continue reading Future Stars: Big Shaq (Island)
Future Hits: This beat tastes like lunch
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: N.E.R.D & Rihanna – Lemon David Guetta & Afrojack ft. Charli XCX & French Montana – Dirty Sexy Money MK – 17 Migos ft. Nicki Minaj &… Continue reading Future Hits: This beat tastes like lunch
Future Stars: Rina Sawayama (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Two new pop girls in one mailer? I really am treating you this week! Rina Sawayama probably won’t be working with Max Martin or playing the Summertime Ball any time soon, but anyone who’s into the fashion scene and the more quirky side of… Continue reading Future Stars: Rina Sawayama (Unsigned)
Future Stars: Eves Karydas (Island)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Island have taken an interesting approach to the challenge of breaking new female pop acts – they seem to be scouring the world for foreign artists with star potential. After signing and developing Danish pop star Sigrid, they’re following the same strategy with Eves… Continue reading Future Stars: Eves Karydas (Island)
Future Hits: Remember that time I put those pepperonis on your face
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. Julia Michaels – I Miss You Little Mix – Is Your Love Enough? Selena Gomez & Marshmello – Wolves Paloma Faith – Guilty Calvin… Continue reading Future Hits: Remember that time I put those pepperonis on your face
Future Stars: NF (Capitol)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. One of many changes to the charts that the inclusion of streaming data has created is the ability for international hits to enter the top 40 without any UK promo… cue panic at the UK label, I assume, as they scramble to work out who… Continue reading Future Stars: NF (Capitol)
Future Stars: Watt (Republic)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I first noticed Watt as a featured artist on the collab-tastic new Hailee Steinfeld single Let Me Go (it already features Florida Georgia Line and Alesso, so why not throw in another artist too?). My curiosity increased as I spotted the same name credited on several… Continue reading Future Stars: Watt (Republic)
Future Hits: Daylight shines on an undisclosed location
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 – Anywhere Naughty Boy ft. Joe Jonas – One Chance To Dance Liam Payne – Bedroom Floor NF – Let You Down Niall Horan –… Continue reading Future Hits: Daylight shines on an undisclosed location
Future Stars: Carly Pearce (Big Machine)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Carly Pearce is the latest female act from Big Machine, the label that launched Taylor Swift, but I don’t think anyone will be calling her the next Taylor. The 27-year-old has a softer style, halfway between country and singer-songwriter pop (think Christina Perri or… Continue reading Future Stars: Carly Pearce (Big Machine)