Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Wondering who will be the first Korean pop act to have a worldwide hit has been a hot topic of conversation among K-pop fans, but few would have guessed it would be PSY. He's a rapper whose single Gangnam Style has been no. 1… Continue reading Future Stars: PSY (Universal Republic/Schoolboy)
Category: Future Pop
Future Stars: Little Nikki (Columbia)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Another teen pop star who signed a major record deal last week is Little Nikki and like Elyar she started out as part of a group. You might recognise her as the curly-haired youngest member of Soundgirl. Her look is very current and her… Continue reading Future Stars: Little Nikki (Columbia)
Future Stars: Elyar Fox (Polydor/Global Talent)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I first discovered Elyar Fox when he was part of a McFly-esque band called Just Me Again, and picked him out as one to watch. About a year later (with a new name – his real surname is the slightly less catchy Afshari), he's… Continue reading Future Stars: Elyar Fox (Polydor/Global Talent)
Future Hits: Word of Mouth
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s playlist features five international dance hits and party songs that could cross over to the UK via word of mouth. Some have even already entered the iTunes chart! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL73A54D63E60BE1D1] Tracklisting: Asaf Avidan – One Day/Reckoning Song (Wankelmut Remix) PSY – Gangnam Style… Continue reading Future Hits: Word of Mouth
Future Stars: Austin Mahone (Universal Republic)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. 16-year-old Austin proves that while the music industry and press may not want a second Justin Bieber, there's no limit to how many Justins the teen girl population would like. Austin isn't that exciting (cute enough, sometimes sings in tune) but why should there… Continue reading Future Stars: Austin Mahone (Universal Republic)
Future Stars: Tyga (Cash Money/Universal)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Tyga has been one of the biggest breakthrough successes in US hip-hop over the past year, but in the UK he's hardly known. That's likely to change, however, as he features on Tulisa's new single Live It Up and will be supporting Nicki Minaj… Continue reading Future Stars: Tyga (Cash Money/Universal)
Future Stars: Rainy Milo (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Rainy Milo‘s parents must have known they’d given birth to a pop star when they gave her that brilliant name, and they were right. Rainy is 16, a student of the Brit School and member of young urban music collective Last Night In Paris.… Continue reading Future Stars: Rainy Milo (Unsigned)
Future Hits: The Return of Rock
After a few years off, rock music is making a comeback on the radio, and probably soon in the charts. Even Taylor Swift is jumping on the pop-rock bandwagon! This week’s playlist features five future hits in a variety of rock styles. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=videoseries?list=PL27D32E4468403E15&hl=en_US&w=520&h=300] Tracklisting: Taylor Swift – We Are Never Getting Back Together Green… Continue reading Future Hits: The Return of Rock
Future Stars: Porter Robinson (Ministry of Sound)
20-year-old North Carolina native Porter Robinson is the latest dance music prodigy, having toured with superstar DJs like Skrillex and Tiesto. His current single Language is turning into a big international hit, reaching no.1 on the iTunes dance chart in America and entering the U.K. chart at no.9 this weekend. His musical style is electro… Continue reading Future Stars: Porter Robinson (Ministry of Sound)
Future Stars: Naughty Boy (Virgin Records)
Shahid Khan, also known as Naughty Boy, is the latest producer to decide he wants a bit of the spotlight for himself. He will release his debut album Hotel Cabana in 2013, but the first single will be much sooner, a song called Wonder which features his regular collaborator Emeli Sandé. Like an urban equivalent… Continue reading Future Stars: Naughty Boy (Virgin Records)