Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Now United is Simon Fuller’s first music project in years, and it’s extremely ambitious. He’s roped in RedOne to produce the music, and rather than signing a major label deal, the group is funded by Unilever, the company that owns everything from Persil to… Continue reading Future Stars: Now United (XIX Entertainment/Unilever)
Category: Future Pop
Future Hits: We’ve been waiting for this all year
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: Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B – Girls Like You Jonas Blue ft. Jack & Jack – Rise Zie Zie – Fine Girl James Arthur – You Deserve… Continue reading Future Hits: We’ve been waiting for this all year
Future Stars: Juice WRLD (Interscope)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. 19-year-old Chicago rapper Jarad Higgins, aka Juice WRLD, is the latest star of the emo rap scene. Known for their downtempo sound, influenced by emo rock of the 2000s, and lyrics about depression and addiction, I’ve featured several of them here, including Lil Uzi… Continue reading Future Stars: Juice WRLD (Interscope)
Future Stars: NCT (SM Entertainment)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. In the past year, boyband BTS have taken global stardom to a new level for K-pop acts, achieving many international firsts for the genre and gaining recognition even outside the K-pop community. One surprising part of the story is that they’re not signed to… Continue reading Future Stars: NCT (SM Entertainment)
Future Hits: A Millennial that Baby Boomers like
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: The 1975 – Give Yourself A Try Loud Luxury ft. brando – Body Shawn Mendes – Nervous George Ezra – Shotgun AJ Tracey ft. Not3s – Butterflies… Continue reading Future Hits: A Millennial that Baby Boomers like
Future Stars: Kim Petras (BunHead Records)
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)
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)
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)