This month I’m featuring my top 20 albums of the past decade, to celebrate 10 years of This Must Be Pop! Click here to see all the Decade of Pop posts so far. My excitement for the return of the original Sugababes has nothing to do with the One Touch album – in fact, I… Continue reading A Decade of Pop: Siobhan Donaghy – Revolution In Me
A Decade of Pop: September – In Orbit
This month I’m featuring my top 20 albums of the past decade, to celebrate 10 years of This Must Be Pop! Click here to see all the Decade of Pop posts so far. Scandinavian artists make up eight of my top 20 albums of the past decade, and In Orbit is a great example of… Continue reading A Decade of Pop: September – In Orbit
A Decade of Pop: Selena Gomez & the Scene – When The Sun Goes Down
This month I’m featuring my top 20 albums of the past decade, to celebrate 10 years of This Must Be Pop! Click here to see all the Decade of Pop posts so far. Often the best pop albums are the ones you aren’t anticipating. The fact you have no expectations makes the joy of discovering… Continue reading A Decade of Pop: Selena Gomez & the Scene – When The Sun Goes Down
Future Hits: UK Dance
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s Future Hits playlist features five very different UK dance tracks that I think could be big chart hits. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux9jggHRoAdswxXxBc-fZGGl] Tracklisting: Chase & Status ft. Louis M^ttrs – Lost And Not Found Katy B – What Love Is Made Of Show N Prove… Continue reading Future Hits: UK Dance
Future Stars: Indiana (Sony Music)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. If Diana Vickers was cooler and darker, her music might sound like Indiana. This Nottingham singer has the same quirky tone, but instead of affected kookiness, her sound is sparse and haunting. Personally, I'd like some more catchy hooks, but I appreciate that she's… Continue reading Future Stars: Indiana (Sony Music)
Future Stars: Fuse ODG (3Beat/Off Da Ground)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Chart watchers may have noticed an artist called Fuse ODG making his first appearance in the top 10 this month. The Ghanaian-British rapper is one of the most popular Afrobeats artists in the UK, following his 2011 breakthrough track Azonto, which was a viral… Continue reading Future Stars: Fuse ODG (3Beat/Off Da Ground)
Future Stars: Zara Larsson (TEN/Sony Music)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I first heard about Zara Larsson late last year, but in fact she's been famous in Sweden since she was just 10 years old. She won Talang 2008, the Swedish version of Britain's Got Talent. Now 15, she is a big star across Scandinavia… Continue reading Future Stars: Zara Larsson (TEN/Sony Music)
A Decade of Pop: Rufus Wainwright – Want One
This month I’m featuring my top 20 albums of the past decade, to celebrate 10 years of This Must Be Pop! Click here to see all the Decade of Pop posts so far. With Tom Odell’s album released today, it seems a good time to celebrate my favourite Rufus Wainwright album. Rufus is everything angst-ridden,… Continue reading A Decade of Pop: Rufus Wainwright – Want One
A Decade of Pop: Robyn – Robyn
This month I’m featuring my top 20 albums of the past decade, to celebrate 10 years of This Must Be Pop! Click here to see all the Decade of Pop posts so far. As a music blogger and pop geek, I often find myself going on and on about an album that I think is… Continue reading A Decade of Pop: Robyn – Robyn
Competition: DJ at This Must Be Pop’s 10th birthday!
Have you always dreamed of being a DJ, and sharing your favourite songs with a dancefloor full of appreciative pop fans? Well, this could be your chance! Next Friday, 28th June, we will be celebrating 10 years of This Must Be Pop with a party at Salvador & Amanda in Holborn, central London. I’ve already… Continue reading Competition: DJ at This Must Be Pop’s 10th birthday!