Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. When I hear about a new major label signing, I usually make a note to keep an eye on the artist, and feature them if their career starts taking off. I’d never heard of West London trio WSTRN when I read that they’d signed… Continue reading Future Stars: WSTRN (Atlantic)
Song of the Week: Alessia Cara – I’m Yours
Last week I had the chance to attend the first UK shows by two young female artists on the brink of pop stardom, Alessia Cara and Halsey. So far, as I wrote a few days ago, Halsey is storming ahead, but with a debut single as powerful as Here, Alessia is certainly still in the… Continue reading Song of the Week: Alessia Cara – I’m Yours
Popping the Question: How did Halsey get so famous?
It’s been a while since a big female pop star came from nowhere to join the A list, and this year the contenders have been lining up. Artists such as Alessia Cara and Hailee Steinfeld are in strong positions, each with a brilliant debut single, but over the past few months, one of their rivals… Continue reading Popping the Question: How did Halsey get so famous?
Song of the Week: Asami Zdrenka – Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I’m a little biased in choosing my Song of the Week this week, as I have been working with Asami Zdrenka for the past few months as part of management company Eye of the Storm. You may know her from Neon Jungle, the girlband… Continue reading Song of the Week: Asami Zdrenka – Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Future Hits: Urban Hymns
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s playlist features five future hit singles by or featuring UK urban music artists. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux8AzY_c6q5DsHCZ3QjcvTYM] Tracklisting: Sigma + Diztortion ft. Jacob Banks – Redemption KDA ft. Tinie Tempah & Katy B – Turn The Music Louder (Rumble) Stylo G ft. Gyptian – My… Continue reading Future Hits: Urban Hymns
Future Stars: Travi$ Scott (Epic/Grand Hustle)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. When Travi$ Scott released his debut album Rodeo last Friday, I was surprised to see it oust The Weeknd’s Beauty Behind the Madness from the top of the US iTunes album chart, as I couldn’t name even one of the rapper/producer’s songs. In fact,… Continue reading Future Stars: Travi$ Scott (Epic/Grand Hustle)
Future Stars: Hayley Kiyoko (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Before she became known as a cool R&B star, Tinashe was part of a cheesy girlband called The Stunners, formed by 90s singer Vitamin C. They were signed to a series of unsuccessful major label deals before eventually going on to pursue individual careers… Continue reading Future Stars: Hayley Kiyoko (Unsigned)
Popping the Question: Can Taylor Swift survive being the biggest pop star on the planet?
Being a Taylor Swift fan has been a strange experience over the past year. While she had completed the crossover into mainstream pop stardom in the Red album era, it’s in the current 1989 era that she has reached superstar status. Several times recently I’ve seen her described as the biggest pop star on the… Continue reading Popping the Question: Can Taylor Swift survive being the biggest pop star on the planet?
Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of August 2015
Here are my top 20 singles of August, compiled into a poptastic playlist for your enjoyment. I hope you discover some new favourites! I’ve also updated my Spotify playlist, which features all the songs from my monthly charts of 2015 (or the ones available on Spotify, at least), and you can listen to that here.… Continue reading Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of August 2015
Song of the Week: Becky G – Break a Sweat
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. It’s been 3 years since I featured Becky G here with high hopes for her future, and it’s kind of hard to say whether she’s been a success. She featured on the brilliant Oath by Cher Lloyd, and I enjoyed her catchy 2014 single… Continue reading Song of the Week: Becky G – Break a Sweat