Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. When I hear about a new major label signing, I usually make a note to keep an eye on the artist, and feature them if their career starts taking off. I’d never heard of West London trio WSTRN when I read that they’d signed… Continue reading Future Stars: WSTRN (Atlantic)
Category: Future Pop
Future Hits: Urban Hymns
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s playlist features five future hit singles by or featuring UK urban music artists. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux8AzY_c6q5DsHCZ3QjcvTYM] Tracklisting: Sigma + Diztortion ft. Jacob Banks – Redemption KDA ft. Tinie Tempah & Katy B – Turn The Music Louder (Rumble) Stylo G ft. Gyptian – My… Continue reading Future Hits: Urban Hymns
Future Stars: Travi$ Scott (Epic/Grand Hustle)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. When Travi$ Scott released his debut album Rodeo last Friday, I was surprised to see it oust The Weeknd’s Beauty Behind the Madness from the top of the US iTunes album chart, as I couldn’t name even one of the rapper/producer’s songs. In fact,… Continue reading Future Stars: Travi$ Scott (Epic/Grand Hustle)
Future Stars: Hayley Kiyoko (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Before she became known as a cool R&B star, Tinashe was part of a cheesy girlband called The Stunners, formed by 90s singer Vitamin C. They were signed to a series of unsuccessful major label deals before eventually going on to pursue individual careers… Continue reading Future Stars: Hayley Kiyoko (Unsigned)
Future Hits: On-air On-sale
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s playlist features five new singles that are set to be released “on-air on-sale” in the coming weeks. We can’t hear them yet, but I think they all stand a great chance of success… Tracklisting: Little Mix – Hair Justin Bieber – What… Continue reading Future Hits: On-air On-sale
Future Stars: Melanie Martinez (Atlantic)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Melanie Martinez was one of my all-time favourite contestants on The Voice US. In 2012’s Season 3, she stood out as a cool, distinctive, chart-ready teen pop star on a show that is meant to prioritise vocals over looks, style and personality. She came… Continue reading Future Stars: Melanie Martinez (Atlantic)
Future Stars: Jidenna (Wondaland/Epic Records)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. New female artists are often promoted as the protegée of a more established male (Rita Ora, Rihanna and Nicki Minaj all emerged this way), so it’s refreshing to see a role reversal in the relationship of Jidenna and Janelle Monae. R&B singer Jidenna Mobisson… Continue reading Future Stars: Jidenna (Wondaland/Epic Records)
Future Hits: Love at First Sight
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s playlist features five new singles that are set to be the artist’s first hit. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux8MXm-IuvJZnVjAygJ_eDp5] Tracklisting: Alessia Cara – Here Hailee Steinfeld – Love Myself Jidenna ft. Kendrick Lamar – Classic Man Pia Mia ft. Chris Brown & Tyga – Do It… Continue reading Future Hits: Love at First Sight
Future Stars: Fetty Wap (300 Entertainment)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Fetty Wap is already quite famous, but I didn’t feature him as a Future Star when Trap Queen hit the charts because it seemed like an obvious one hit wonder. Now he’s proving me wrong, with three singles in the Billboard Hot 100 top… Continue reading Future Stars: Fetty Wap (300 Entertainment)
Future Stars: Mahogany LOX (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Social media stardom and famous family members can be enough to launch a new pop star on their own, so with both those boxes ticked, Mahogany LOX is certainly one to watch. Real name Mahogany Gordy, the 20-year-old singer is the granddaughter of Berry… Continue reading Future Stars: Mahogany LOX (Unsigned)