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)
Category: Future Pop
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)
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)
Future Hits: Hey Mr DJ, when you gonna spin 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: Ariana Grande ft. Future – Everyday Stormzy – Big For Your Boots Digital Farm Animals ft. Hailee Steinfeld – Digital Love Rag’n’Bone Man – Skin Train –… Continue reading Future Hits: Hey Mr DJ, when you gonna spin it?
Future Stars: Paris Jackson (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Paris Jackson, 18-year-old daughter of Michael Jackson, hasn’t signed a record deal or even confirmed she’s planning on pursuing a music career. Nonetheless, she’s already got more chance of succeeding than most artists who have been trying for years. Although she describes herself as… Continue reading Future Stars: Paris Jackson (Unsigned)
Future Stars: Ansel Elgort (Island Records)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Ansel Elgort is following in the footsteps of Hailee Steinfeld, hoping to translate his success as an actor into a pop career. He’s best known for his lead role in The Fault in Our Stars, a film based on a book with a cult… Continue reading Future Stars: Ansel Elgort (Island Records)