Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. It’s that time of year already: Which song, which no-one will ever listen to again (except on Magic TV each December), will be Christmas no. 1 for 2012? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux_uE3LPrBW_ySMhAz26wFW9] Tracklisting: James Arthur – Impossible The Justice Collective – He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother… Continue reading Future Hits: Christmas No. 1 Contenders
Category: Future Pop
Future Stars: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Macklemore)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Macklemore (born Ben Haggarty) is a rapper who has been around on the US scene since 2000, but his breakthrough success came this year when he released The Heist, his first collaborative album with singer/producer Ryan Lewis. Amazingly, considering it was self-released with no support… Continue reading Future Stars: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Macklemore)
Future Stars: Tom Odell (Columbia)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. It's only early December, but already three of the major "ones to watch" lists for 2013 have been announced. Good news for Tom Odell: He's nominated for the Brits Critics Choice Award, BBC Sound of 2013 and MTV's Brand New For 2013. Unfortunately, the… Continue reading Future Stars: Tom Odell (Columbia)
Future Stars: The Janoskians (Sony Music Australia)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. The Janoskians could become the first internationally successful Australian boyband, but ironically they didn't start out as a band at all. They're a group of friends age 16-19 who post comedy videos such as pranks and skits on YouTube, and have amassed nearly 50… Continue reading Future Stars: The Janoskians (Sony Music Australia)
Future Hits: The International Crossover
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I’ve recently been scouring the Internet to make sure I haven’t missed any great singles from 2012 that should feature on my end-of-year Top of the Poptastic list, and along the way I found some songs I think could be big hits if released… Continue reading Future Hits: The International Crossover
Future Stars: Roxie LS (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. As a beautiful girl who makes indie-electro music and loves sports, Roxie LS is a dead cert to win over the male-dominated music press. But will the hype translate into more commercial success than other cool, model-esque female singers such as Sunday Girl and… Continue reading Future Stars: Roxie LS (Unsigned)
Future Stars: Rascals (Parlophone)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Teen rap group Rascals have been around for quite a while already (they got together at age 11 in 2005!) but are finally starting to pick up steam and are likely to be mentioned in many "big for 2013" articles. The current boyband era… Continue reading Future Stars: Rascals (Parlophone)
Future Stars: Nikki Williams (Island Def Jam)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Nikki Williams seems to be the new Katy Perry: An unremarkably pretty girl in her twenties with a boring name, who appears seemingly out of nowhere with a collection of songs written and produced by some of the world's biggest and best names. A… Continue reading Future Stars: Nikki Williams (Island Def Jam)
Future Hits: Is it 2013 yet?
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. November’s almost over, so all that remains for this year is the usual sprinkling of underwhelming Christmas singles, then we’re onto 2013. Here are a few new songs already on the release schedule for next year which I think could be big. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux_im3-uqFq53eq4uIeOWiVx] Tracklisting:… Continue reading Future Hits: Is it 2013 yet?
Future Stars: Nick Gardner (Interscope)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Nick Gardner recently joined the fast-growing group of young British male YouTube stars signed by major labels, and impressively his deal is with US label Interscope. I saw Nick's videos when he was just getting started and didn't think he had anything special (he's… Continue reading Future Stars: Nick Gardner (Interscope)