Ulrik Munther Considering Ulrik Munther is often described as the Swedish Justin Bieber and got his start representing Sweden in Junior Eurovision, you’d think I’d be documenting his every move here on This Must Be Pop. But sadly so far he’s been giving Sweden a pretty bad reputation in the race to provide the next… Continue reading The Next Big Bieber?
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The Next Big Thing?
SOL/Stat & Orchestra LiveFinally the two best sides of Sweden’s music industry have come together. Max Martin has produced an indie-pop song! As with every area of music Max turns his hand to, he brings a fresh take on it and makes it accessible for a wider audience. Unlike most of his hits Say Hello… Continue reading The Next Big Thing?
The Next Big Thing?
Midnight RedAs top contenders Mindless Behaviour have sadly so far failed to set the charts alight, the search for this generation’s American boyband continues. Midnight Red are the latest contenders, and they’re attempting to align themselves with boyband legends of the past to get their foot in the door as they’re the support act for… Continue reading The Next Big Thing?
The Next Big Thing?
Paper CrowsThis trendy but odd-looking duo from Brighton may be the protegées of Preston from The Ordinary Boys/Big Brother but they have a fairly good chance of escaping the uncoolness of that association, as they’re also working with Future Cut, one of the UK’s best hitmaking teams. Their biggest success was Lily Allen’s first album… Continue reading The Next Big Thing?
The Next Big Thing?
Chelcee GrimesI tried to get Liverpudlian 18 year old Chelcee to audition for a project I was working on about a year ago and sadly it never happened, but I’m very pleased to see she’s now signed to RCA and her MySpace is filled with amazing very 2011-sounding urban-pop tracks! They have a great energy… Continue reading The Next Big Thing?
The Next Big Thing?
Icona PopOne of the criticisms I often make about the more indie side of electro-pop music is that they have a tendency to overdo it a bit with the random noises, which can make the songs quite cluttered and distract from their melody and structure. I feel this way to some extent about Icona Pop,… Continue reading The Next Big Thing?
The Next Big Thing?
FOEI chanced upon FOE (aka Hannah Louise Clark) on MySpace about a year ago and thought the few gothy indie-pop songs she had posted online were excellent, so I was very pleased to see lots of buzz building up around her over the last few weeks. Unfortunately I’m not as keen on her new single… Continue reading The Next Big Thing?
The Next Big Thing?
Olivia SebastianelliThe fact that Olivia lists Siobhan Donaghy as an influence will be enough to interest most of you in her, and if not then her love of Frankmusik and Ladyhawke should win over the rest. She’s a 17 year old London girl who recently signed to RCA and I reckon she could be a… Continue reading The Next Big Thing?
The Next Big Thing?
dotjrDotjr is the pseudonym of James Reeves, who I came across on MySpace about a year ago. I was impressed but forgot about him until I recently read the exciting news that he has been signed up by Polydor. He’s a great songwriter with an interesting voice, and his music is along the lines of… Continue reading The Next Big Thing?
The Next Big Thing?
JayelldeeFormerly part of Welsh female rap duo The Binary Kids, Jaye Dickens is now signed to a major label under the name of Jayelldee and working with amazing pop writers such as Biff Stannard and Tim Powell. As a keen follower of those writers’ work, and a big fan of female pop-rap in general (I’m… Continue reading The Next Big Thing?