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: Nevada ft. Mark Morrison & Fetty Wap – The Mack Gavin James – Nervous (The Ooh Song) (Mark McCabe Remix) Fifth Harmony – That’s My Girl Disciples… Continue reading Future Hits: If you’re feeling me put your five high
Category: Future Pop
Future Stars: Lil Yachty (Capitol/Motown/Quality Control)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. His name may sound like something from Jimmy Kimmel’s Lie Witness News, but Lil Yachty really is a hot contender for the next big thing in hip-hop. The 19-year-old rapper, singer and songwriter from Atlanta first came to my attention in May when he… Continue reading Future Stars: Lil Yachty (Capitol/Motown/Quality Control)
Future Stars: Liv Dawson (Method Records)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. It’s almost October, which means it’s time for the PR machine to kick in for the artists hoping to make the BBC Sound of 2017 and Brits Critics Choice lists. 18-year-old British singer Liv Dawson is a definite contender. Although she released her first… Continue reading Future Stars: Liv Dawson (Method Records)
Future Hits: You give me the whole damn zoo
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: Calvin Harris – My Way Emeli Sandé – Hurts Aminé – Caroline Hailee Steinfeld ft. Grey & Zedd – Starving James Arthur – Say You Won’t Let… Continue reading Future Hits: You give me the whole damn zoo
Future Stars: Raye (Polydor)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Rachel Keen, aka Raye, is a cool pop artist making cool pop music. Some of her tracks are even quite enjoyable to us uncool pop fans. I’m not convinced she’s the future pop star that the music industry seems to be anticipating (let’s chat… Continue reading Future Stars: Raye (Polydor)
Future Stars: Gallant (Warner Bros.)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. When I heard Gallant’s song Bourbon for the first time last week on Radio 1, it sounded so commercial and polished, I assumed it was a big comeback single by an established male R&B star like Usher, The Weeknd or Miguel. I then made… Continue reading Future Stars: Gallant (Warner Bros.)
Future Hits: I am the greatest, hey this is the proof
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: Sia ft. Kendrick Lamar – The Greatest Lady Gaga – Perfect Illusion Craig David & Sigala – Ain’t Giving Up Nick Jonas ft. Ty Dolla $ign –… Continue reading Future Hits: I am the greatest, hey this is the proof
Future Stars: Ward Thomas (Sony Nashville UK)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Last year The Shires were the first UK country act to reach the album chart top 10, but now they’ve been outdone by fellow country duo Ward Thomas, who I first featured here in 2014. On Friday, twin sisters Catherine and Lizzy Ward Thomas… Continue reading Future Stars: Ward Thomas (Sony Nashville UK)
Future Stars: Alexandra Savior (Columbia)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. With so many new female artists targeting the spot between indie and pop, Alexandra Savior has the advantage of having a big name in the NME-reading world to reassure uptight indie kids that she’s allowed in. The 21-year-old American singer, real name Alexandra McDermott,… Continue reading Future Stars: Alexandra Savior (Columbia)
Future Hits: Oh my god, what is this?
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. Nicki Minaj – Side To Side Zara Larsson – Ain’t My Fault TIEKS ft. Dan Harkna – Sunshine John Gibbons – Would I Lie… Continue reading Future Hits: Oh my god, what is this?