Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. British singer NAO received an official induction to the music scene when she was chosen to feature alongside acts such as Sam Smith, Lorde and The Weeknd on the new Disclosure album. She appears on a track called Superego, which she performed with the… Continue reading Future Stars: NAO (Label TBA)
Future Stars: Kaya Stewart (Warner Bros)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Celebrity connections can get you a long way in the music industry, and being the daughter of Dave Stewart undoubtedly helped Kaya Stewart (not to be confused with K Stewart or K-Stew) secure a major label deal. However, it won’t hold much weight with the… Continue reading Future Stars: Kaya Stewart (Warner Bros)
Song of the Week: Cloves – Frail Love
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. In a world where a two-year-old Birdy song (and only the acoustic version of the much better original, at that) can reach the top 10 after a small snippet of it was featured on a Lloyds advert, the future looks bright for Australian singer… Continue reading Song of the Week: Cloves – Frail Love
Future Hits: Now The Whole Team Here
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s playlist features five new singles by artists who’ve enlisted as many friends as they could in the hope of a hit. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux9MZ_G-MwC5q-25vPMpbIW2] Tracklisting: Nico & Vinz ft. Kid Ink & Bebe Rexha – That's How You Know Nervo ft. Kylie, Jake Shears… Continue reading Future Hits: Now The Whole Team Here
Future Stars: Loyle Carner (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. At the age of 20, you’d expect a rapper to be namedropping brands and packing in expletives, talking about girls and cars and nights out. But Loyle Carner isn’t playing the role of the cheeky young lad. He raps about serious subjects, such as… Continue reading Future Stars: Loyle Carner (Unsigned)
Future Stars: Pia Mia (Interscope)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. My first introduction to Pia Mia was with Bubblegum Boy, a duet with her best friend (at the time), Disney star Bella Thorne. It was a fun, silly teen pop song, but that side of Pia seems distant now. She grew up on the… Continue reading Future Stars: Pia Mia (Interscope)
Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of July 2015
Here are my top 20 singles of July, 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 July 2015
Song of the Week: LCMDF – Procrastination 365
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Finland isn’t known for churning out pop masterpieces like its Scandinavian neighbours, but being in such close proximity to the home of ABBA and Max Martin can’t be a bad thing. Electro girl duo LCMDF prove the Finns do have what it takes to… Continue reading Song of the Week: LCMDF – Procrastination 365
Future Hits: Continental
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s playlist features five future hit singles by artists from around Europe. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux_rT8OAaF9t_MMpYzP_9QMk] Tracklisting: Watermat ft. Becky Hill & TAI – Frequency (All My Love) Lost Frequencies ft. Janieck Devy – Reality Alesso ft. Sirena – Sweet Escape Martin Solveig & GTA –… Continue reading Future Hits: Continental
Future Stars: Mabel (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Mabel has a musical pedigree that would ensure she got attention regardless of the quality of her songs. The 19-year-old singer is the daughter of super-cool Swedish pop star Neneh Cherry and her talented producer husband Cameron McVey. This also makes Mabel the half-sister… Continue reading Future Stars: Mabel (Unsigned)