Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I’ve featured Hey Violet before, but since then they’ve got a new name, member and record deal. Originally known as Cherri Bomb, they formed in 2008 and were signed to Hollywood Records. For a teen girl band they were taken pretty seriously on the… Continue reading Future Stars: Hey Violet (Hi or Hey Records/Virgin EMI)
Song of the Week: Emilie Esther – Inescapable
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. There was a time when I thought RedOne could be the next Max Martin, but sadly he hasn’t been able to adapt to the changing musical trends in the same seamless way as Max. Most of his recent productions have been lacklustre, but Inescapable… Continue reading Song of the Week: Emilie Esther – Inescapable
Future Hits: Future Pop Alumni
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s playlist features five future hit singles by artists I’ve featured here as Future Stars. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux_rT8OAaF9t_MMpYzP_9QMk] Tracklisting: Sigala – Easy Love 5 Seconds Of Summer – She’s Kinda Hot Jack Garratt – Weathered Meghan Trainor ft. John Legend – Like I’m Gonna Lose… Continue reading Future Hits: Future Pop Alumni
Future Stars: Bea Miller (Hollywood Records/Syco)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. While The X Factor US wasn’t a huge hit and none of the winners have been successful, it did produce a popular act in Fifth Harmony, and other alumni such as Astro and Hayley Orrantia are forging acting careers. Beatrice “Bea” Miller took part… Continue reading Future Stars: Bea Miller (Hollywood Records/Syco)
Future Stars: Silentó (Capitol)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. We don’t see many novelty hits in the charts these days, and there hasn’t been one centred around a dance move since the Harlem Shake, but that’s about to change thanks to US teen rapper Silentó. The cute 17-year-old from Atlanta, whose real name… Continue reading Future Stars: Silentó (Capitol)
Beginner’s Guide: An A-Z of the music industry
I’ve always been obsessed with pop music, but growing up in the countryside I never considered working in the music industry as a viable career option. When I finished uni, to my surprise and delight, I quickly found myself working in music. I had no relevant qualifications or knowledge of the business, except for what… Continue reading Beginner’s Guide: An A-Z of the music industry
Song of the Week: Hunter Hayes ft. Lady Antebellum – Where It All Begins
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Where It All Begins is an uplifting country-pop anthem by two of the current heavyweights of the country scene, young male artist Hunter Hayes and popular trio Lady Antebellum. Hunter is trying out a new approach to his release strategy, described by Billboard as… Continue reading Song of the Week: Hunter Hayes ft. Lady Antebellum – Where It All Begins
Future Hits: One Hit Wonders
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s playlist features five new singles I think could be future one hit wonders. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux8mdU5BSixN0jTeCawyH9Ol] Tracklisting: Silentó – Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) Rachel Platten – Fight Song Andy Grammer – Honey, I’m Good Mikey Mike – Cut My Hair L’Tric – This Feeling… Continue reading Future Hits: One Hit Wonders
Future Stars: LÉON (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. It’s been a few weeks since a new Swedish female artist pounced onto the music scene, which means it’s long overdue. Luckily Stockholm girl LÉON has arrived in a whirlwind of blog buzz to put that right, with her interesting indie-pop track Tired of… Continue reading Future Stars: LÉON (Unsigned)
Future Stars: Matoma (Big Beat/Warner Music)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Last week I introduced Felix Jaehn, the new Robin Schulz, and now we meet Matoma, the new Kygo. Like Kygo, he’s a young Norwegian DJ known for his tropical house remixes, and whether or not Kygo’s work had a big influence on Matoma, his… Continue reading Future Stars: Matoma (Big Beat/Warner Music)