Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. With the proliferation of collaborations in the charts these days, sometimes the bravest thing to do is to go it alone. This week's future hits are all by artists who are used to collaborating, but now they're ready to be judged on their own.… Continue reading Future Hits: Going It Alone
Category: Future Pop
Future Stars: Chester Watson (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Chester Watson is a 16-year-old rapper from St. Louis, Missouri who is visiting the U.K. this week for his first London gig, even though he is still unknown in his home country. Chester, who has been compared to Earl Sweatshirt and Kendrick Lamar,… Continue reading Future Stars: Chester Watson (Unsigned)
Future Stars: Georgi Kay (Parlophone)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. When you listen to Georgi Kay‘s new single In My Mind, you may think it's a cover, but in fact it's quite the opposite. The Australian singer is now releasing the original indie-pop song that was turned into a dance hit in 2012 by… Continue reading Future Stars: Georgi Kay (Parlophone)
Future Stars: Ross Lynch (Hollywood Records)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Disney’s new TV movie musical Teen Beach Movie has been a huge success in America. In fact, its ratings were even higher than High School Musical, and the soundtrack reached no.3 in the Billboard album chart. The star of the movie is Ross Lynch,… Continue reading Future Stars: Ross Lynch (Hollywood Records)
Future Hits: Introducing…
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. My future hit predictions this week all give successful artists the chance to introduce a bright new star. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux9120387dMLD9bsXsd1JVMJ] Tracklisting: Chase & Status ft. Moko – Count On Me Clean Bandit ft. Noonie Bao – Rihanna DJ Fresh VS Diplo ft. Dominique Young Unique… Continue reading Future Hits: Introducing…
Future Stars: Saint Raymond (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Saint Raymond is young male singer Callum Burrows, who is well known on YouTube for his sweet indie-pop tunes. I first heard of him last year when he was involved with Simon Fuller's company XIX Entertainment, but only now has his career picked up… Continue reading Future Stars: Saint Raymond (Unsigned)
Future Stars: Raleigh Ritchie (Columbia Records)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I'm not convinced the U.K. needs or wants its own answer to Frank Ocean, but that won't stop the labels from trying. Here to compete with Universal's top contender Joel Compass is Sony's new artist Raleigh Ritchie. Raleigh makes mellow, thoughtful R&B music with… Continue reading Future Stars: Raleigh Ritchie (Columbia Records)
Future Stars: Mike WiLL Made It (EarDrummers Entertainment)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. As a grammar pedant, Mike WiLL Made It is about as annoying as a name could be. It mixes tenses and features misplaced capital letters! The explanation for the odd moniker is that the American producer's real name is Mike Williams and he's known… Continue reading Future Stars: Mike WiLL Made It (EarDrummers Entertainment)
Future Hits: UK Artists Unite
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Strength in numbers is the philosophy these British artists are depending on to compete with the international acts who have provided 2013’s biggest hits. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux-TxeU0cxrzgVQ4UQtxB2zO] Tracklisting: Naughty Boy ft. Emeli Sandé – Lifted Rudimental ft. Foxes – Right Here Ray Foxx ft. Rachel K… Continue reading Future Hits: UK Artists Unite
Future Stars: NONONO (Warner Bros)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. When producers attempt to form bands, the success rate isn't as high as you might expect. For example, Miike Snow received critical acclaim, but never came close to their achievements as Bloodshy & Avant. NONONO is a very similar project, as Scandipop producers Astma… Continue reading Future Stars: NONONO (Warner Bros)