Lists of artists to watch in 2016 have been appearing across the internet over the past few weeks, and a handful of pop acts such as Alessia Cara and Dua Lipa are deservedly included. However, history has shown that the biggest pop stars rarely get a namecheck in these lists. Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry… Continue reading Future Pop: Stars of 2016
Category: Future Pop
Future Hits: This is not a song about love
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. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux-N8ZAbun_3Vx4N520WIpeY] Tracklisting: Elle King – Ex’s & Oh’s Little Mix ft. Jason Derulo – Secret Love Song Dawin – Dessert Riton ft. Kah-lo – Rinse and Repeat Matrix… Continue reading Future Hits: This is not a song about love
Future Stars: Donna Missal (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I don’t usually feature artists whose success is as uncertain as this, but I think Donna Missal’s debut single Keep Lying has huge potential, and the response so far suggests that she, and the song, have a very bright future. After just a little… Continue reading Future Stars: Donna Missal (Unsigned)
Future Stars: Dua Lipa (Warner Bros)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Dua Lipa is a new artist from the management company that launched Lana Del Rey, and with her debut single New Love there were notable similarities. The track was co-produced by Emile Haynie, who worked on most of Lana’s best known songs, and the… Continue reading Future Stars: Dua Lipa (Warner Bros)
Future Hits: You sound like a song
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. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux8cnjMPdcbGaDLBabNH4W9U] Tracklisting: Snakehips ft. Tinashe & Chance the Rapper – All My Friends Grace ft. G-Eazy – You Don’t Own Me Adele – When We Were Young James Bay – If… Continue reading Future Hits: You sound like a song
Future Stars: Dawin (Republic/Casablanca)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. You might think the six-second limit would make it hard to launch a music career from Vine, but in fact in the US the video sharing app has produced numerous chart hits. The biggest artist to emerge so far is Shawn Mendes, who used… Continue reading Future Stars: Dawin (Republic/Casablanca)
Future Stars: CL (Capitol/YG Entertainment)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Most Brits know nothing about K-pop, except Gangnam Style (which they probably think is Japanese), but acts such as BIGBANG can sell out two dates at Wembley Arena with tickets over £100. This phenomenon suggests a crossover star is inevitable, but no-one’s cracked it… Continue reading Future Stars: CL (Capitol/YG Entertainment)
Future Hits: Living life for the feeling
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. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux-15MhKZ47r_qZFMKYo3l6B] Tracklisting: David Guetta ft. Sia & Fetty Wap – Bang My Head The Weeknd – In The Night DJ Fresh & High Contrast ft. Dizzee Rascal – How Love Begins… Continue reading Future Hits: Living life for the feeling
Future Stars: Jess Kent (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Since Australia has become a pop power player, I’ve been playing close attention to their music scene. I recently discovered a very charming, catchy pop song called Get Down by unsigned and unknown artist Jess Kent in their Shazam new release chart. The track… Continue reading Future Stars: Jess Kent (Unsigned)
Future Stars: Snakehips (Columbia)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. British DJ duo Snakehips may still be an underground act here in the UK, but they are speeding towards an international hit with new single All My Friends. The track, which features US stars Tinashe and Chance the Rapper (both featured here early in… Continue reading Future Stars: Snakehips (Columbia)