Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Two is a trend, three is a scene. The Strypes are an Irish teen band who join Jake Bugg and Ruen Brothers in making 60s-inspired rock. At home they're already quite well known after performing on major chat show The Late Late Show in… Continue reading Future Stars: The Strypes (Mercury Records)
This Must Be Pop Live returns in March!
The next This Must Be Pop Live will take place at Queen of Hoxton in London on 19th March, and today I can announce the first act on the line-up… JIN JIN & THE RAGDOLLS! Jin Jin & the Ragdolls is a Mancunian model-turned-singer, who arrived on the urban-electro-pop scene in 2012 with her fantastic first… Continue reading This Must Be Pop Live returns in March!
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2012 was Robbie Williams’ comeback year – he may not have got Radio 1 on board but nonetheless he had a huge no. 1 hit with single Candy and the album Take The Crown. He even gave Barlow a run for his money, leading a group of music stars to the Christmas no. 1 with… Continue reading Sponsored Post: Robbie Williams and Olly Murs share the crown on stadium tour
Future Hits: Future Pop Alumni
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s playlist includes five future hit singles by artists featured in Future Pop since it began in 2011. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux8T9SetL4iGFEeHv5Z1ogJy] Tracklisting: K Koke ft. Rita Ora – Lay Down Your Weapons Zedd ft. Foxes – Clarity Wiley ft. Chip – Reload Tom Odell –… Continue reading Future Hits: Future Pop Alumni
Future Stars: Hudson Taylor (Polydor)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I hate criticising something for being too twee, because I love twee-pop when it's done well, but Hudson Taylor are an example of the most irritating tweeness. Although their single Cinematic Lifestyle is surprisingly listenable, their YouTube acoustic videos feature excruciatingly affected vocals. Originally known… Continue reading Future Stars: Hudson Taylor (Polydor)
Future Stars: Nicky Romero (Protocol Recordings)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. It's time for another "who's that guy in the charts?" investigation, as Nicky Romero is currently riding high on iTunes with his Avicii collaboration I Could Be The One. The Netherlands has become the home of EDM, with a new superstar DJ emerging every… Continue reading Future Stars: Nicky Romero (Protocol Recordings)
Future Stars: Ady Suleiman (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Following the success of Adele and Ed Sheeran, singer-songwriters are very much back in fashion and anyone with an interesting voice who has written a song (regardless of whether it has any redeeming qualities) could be the next big thing. Ady Suleiman is the… Continue reading Future Stars: Ady Suleiman (Unsigned)
February’s Pop Meetup is tomorrow!
Want to turn your love of pop music into a successful career? It really is possible! And the first step is to come along to the Pop Industry Meetup I am holding tomorrow, downstairs at LVPO in Soho. This will be our fourth meetup and there’s already a great community forming of pop fans and music… Continue reading February’s Pop Meetup is tomorrow!
Future Hits: All Around The World
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s playlist features five new singles by international artists that I think could be big hits in the UK. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux-kFS-xrNS9h9IAsLaq92Xf] Tracklisting: Pink ft. Nate Ruess – Just Give Me A Reason Paramore – Now Rihanna – Pour It Up Alicia Keys – Brand… Continue reading Future Hits: All Around The World
Future Stars: Bingo Players (Ministry of Sound)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. As you can probably guess from their unattractive faces, Bingo Players are not real pop stars but a Dutch DJ duo, and although no-one would recognise them in the street, they are currently no. 1 in the charts. Their first big hit in Europe… Continue reading Future Stars: Bingo Players (Ministry of Sound)