Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. In case you wondered what happened to last week’s Future Pop, I spent most of the weekend at London’s annual country music festival, Country2Country (aka C2C). Along with the big names, many up-and-coming artists come over in the hopes of rousing a British fanbase,… Continue reading Future Stars: Jillian Jacqueline (Big Loud Records)
Category: Future Pop
Future Hits: She must think I’m a rapper
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: King Princess – 1950 Hardy Caprio – Rapper Meghan Trainor – No Excuses Xxxtentacion – SAD! DJ Khaled ft. Jay-Z, Future & Beyoncé – Top Off For… Continue reading Future Hits: She must think I’m a rapper
Future Stars: Rich Brian (88rising)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Rich Brian has become the first Asian artist to have a no.1 album on the iTunes global hip-hop chart, and according to his label 88rising, the majors are wondering how they pulled it off. Brian Imanuel, formerly known as Rich Chigga (a name he now describes… Continue reading Future Stars: Rich Brian (88rising)
Future Stars: Rudy Mancuso (Shots Studios)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Rudy Mancuso was one of the biggest stars on Vine, with over 10 million followers. Now, like most of the deceased app’s alumni, he’s found a new home on YouTube. Unlike Bazzi, the Vine star signed to Atlantic and currently having a hit with Mine,… Continue reading Future Stars: Rudy Mancuso (Shots Studios)
Future Hits: Lately I don’t trust my brain
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: 5 Seconds of Summer – Want You Back Janelle Monáe – Make Me Feel Post Malone ft. Ty Dolla $ign – Psycho Sigala ft. Paloma Faith –… Continue reading Future Hits: Lately I don’t trust my brain
Future Stars: Millie Turner (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Last year everyone in the British music industry was talking about music publisher Kobalt, and the number of unsigned artists they were investing in as their AWAL label services business grew. The results of this are now becoming evident, as I’m featuring a singer… Continue reading Future Stars: Millie Turner (Unsigned)
Future Stars: King Princess (Columbia/Zelig Records)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. When Mark Ronson decides to champion an artist, he doesn’t do it half-heartedly. King Princess, the first signing to his new Columbia imprint Zelig Records, has a complete takeover of his Twitter profile right now – even the photo and bio. It might seem a bit… Continue reading Future Stars: King Princess (Columbia/Zelig Records)
Future Hits: Waste the day and spend the night underneath the sunrise
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 Chainsmokers – You Owe Me Lauv – Getting Over You Sean Paul & David Guetta ft. Becky G – Mad Love BlocBoy JB & Drake –… Continue reading Future Hits: Waste the day and spend the night underneath the sunrise
Future Stars: Normani (S10/Roc Nation)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I picked out Lauren Jauregui as the main challenger to Camila Cabello’s post-Fifth Harmony dominance, but Normani Kordei is giving her a run for her money. She released her first solo material last week, and it’s an impressive start – a duet with rising star Khalid… Continue reading Future Stars: Normani (S10/Roc Nation)
Future Stars: Mae Muller (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. British singer Mae Muller has 189 Twitter followers and is (apparently) unsigned, but I’m featuring her here simply based on an instinct that she’s one to watch. She’s been working on music with producer Two Inch Punch, known for his work with Sam Smith and Rag’n’Bone Man,… Continue reading Future Stars: Mae Muller (Unsigned)