Category: Future Pop

Future Stars: Portugal. The Man (Atlantic)

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)

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: 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)

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 Hits: Eat, sleep, and breathe it, rehearse and repeat 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: Zedd ft. Liam Payne – Get Low Kesha – Praying Dua Lipa – New Rules JAY-Z – The Story of O.J. Moon Taxi – Two High For… Continue reading Future Hits: Eat, sleep, and breathe it, rehearse and repeat it

Future Stars: Black Pink (YG Entertainment)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. When 2NE1 split at the end of last year, they left a gap for a cool, fun and innovative K-pop girlband. As the new female four-piece from the same label, YG Entertainment, Black Pink are the prime contenders. In 2016, Black Pink instantly established themselves… Continue reading Future Stars: Black Pink (YG Entertainment)