Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Ever wondered what happened to the kid who played Walt in Lost? Luckily he wasn't left on a Pacific island, and in fact returned safely to the US where he decided to embark on a pop career! Malcolm Kelley is now 20, and has… Continue reading Future Stars: MKTO (Columbia)
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Future Stars: Krewella (Columbia)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. What else could we expect to arrive on the music scene in 2013 than a dubstep girlband? And surprisingly, they're really quite good! Krewella is basically the dub-pop version of The Veronicas, featuring two rock chick sisters, although they also have an ugly bloke… Continue reading Future Stars: Krewella (Columbia)
Future Hits: Sound of 2013
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s featured tracks are all by artists from the BBC’s Sound of 2013 list. Could these be their breakthrough hits? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux9Sa2uZCVjmMSJEVCphfCoC] Tracklisting: Haim – Don’t Save Me Peace – Wraith Tom Odell – Another Love AlunaGeorge – Diver Little Green Cars – The… Continue reading Future Hits: Sound of 2013
Future Stars: ExR (Odd Child Recordings/Sony)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. These days it seems all you need is a couple of hit singles to be awarded your own record label. ExR are signed to Labrinth's label Odd Child Recordings. They are a duo, made up of singer Etta Bond and producer Raf Riley, who've… Continue reading Future Stars: ExR (Odd Child Recordings/Sony)
Future Stars: Torion Sellers (Young Money/Universal Republic)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Lil Wayne clearly heard about Justin Bieber's route to success and decided "I can do that!" Following in Usher's footsteps, he's signed his own teen protegée, 15-year-old Torion Sellers. Torion has a good voice, though I have seen better from kids his age. He's… Continue reading Future Stars: Torion Sellers (Young Money/Universal Republic)
Future Stars: Kat Dahlia (Vested In Culture/Epic)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. In the onslaught of new artists emerging at this time of year, you really need to do something special to stand out, and Miami-born singer Kat Dahlia has achieved it. Her debut single Gangsta sounds like nothing I’ve ever heard, yet instantly makes sense… Continue reading Future Stars: Kat Dahlia (Vested In Culture/Epic)
Future Hits: New Year’s Dance Party
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Once the British public tire of festive sing-alongs, it’s time for dancing to celebrate the new year. Here are a few new dance tracks that could be soundtracking the turn of 2013 (for those with bad taste in nightclubs, anyway). [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux_kAoUVIgcCtG71SnkCajYT] Tracklisting: David Guetta… Continue reading Future Hits: New Year’s Dance Party
Future Stars: Imagine Dragons (Interscope/KIDinaKORNER)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I was barely aware of them until recently, but apparently Imagine Dragons were one of the biggest breakthrough acts in America this year. Although they are an ugly, hairy indie-rock band, they've broadened their appeal by collaborating with producer Alex Da Kid, responsible for… Continue reading Future Stars: Imagine Dragons (Interscope/KIDinaKORNER)
Future Stars: Chlöe Howl (Columbia)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I've been following Chlöe Howl on Twitter for about six months, having heard that she was Sony's latest pop signing, but only last week did I finally get to hear any of her music. The first song by Chlöe (who has creatively changed her… Continue reading Future Stars: Chlöe Howl (Columbia)
Future Stars: Cassadee Pope (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week the winner of the third season of The Voice U.S. will be announced, and I have to say this series has definitely been the best yet. I also think pop-rock singer Cassadee Pope could be the first artist from the show to… Continue reading Future Stars: Cassadee Pope (Unsigned)