Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. 18-year-old actress Hailee Steinfeld is one of the stars of Taylor Swift’s Bad Blood video, and she may soon be asking her pop star friend to return the favour. Hailee’s currently working on her debut album, having recently signed to Republic Records in the… Continue reading Future Stars: Hailee Steinfeld (Universal Republic)
Future Pop: Most Clicked May 2015
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Find out which songs and artists appealed most to the music industry professionals and online influencers who read Future Pop over the past month. Here is this month’s top 5… 1. Kali Uchis – Know What I Want 2. Mocki – Weekend 3. Al… Continue reading Future Pop: Most Clicked May 2015
Song of the Week: Tooji – L.Y.S.
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. My favourite new discovery this week came from an unexpected source: A Norwegian Eurovision entrant from three years ago. Tooji was born in Iran and grew up in Norway, and he’s apparently a singer, TV host, model, painter and social worker. Many of his… Continue reading Song of the Week: Tooji – L.Y.S.
Future Hits: Summer Smashes
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s playlist features five dance and electro-pop tracks that should be huge this summer. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux_5ptU3lhN-tE2fRWR8wsHu] Tracklisting: XYconstant – Silverlined Philip George – Afraid To Love Sam Feldt ft. Kimberley Anne – Show Me Love Years & Years – Shine David Zowie – House… Continue reading Future Hits: Summer Smashes
Future Stars: Frances (TBA)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Frances is another young female artist who doesn’t fit the mould, but as with Alessia, that’s exactly why I think she has a chance of success. She has recently signed a deal with one of the UK’s most respected major labels, but will first… Continue reading Future Stars: Frances (TBA)
Future Stars: Alessia Cara (Def Jam)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Canadian pop-R&B singer Alessia Cara is a new signing to Def Jam, and her debut single Here has gained her a worldwide following over the past month. The three YouTube uploads of the song have almost 1 million plays combined. Before releasing Here, 18-year-old… Continue reading Future Stars: Alessia Cara (Def Jam)
Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of May 2015
Here are my top 20 singles of May, 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 May 2015
Eurovision 2016: My picks for the UK entry
After watching last night’s Eurovision, where the British entry was predictably poor and unpopular, and listening to an interesting interview with the BBC’s Guy Freeman, I’ve been thinking about how the UK can get back on track in Eurovision. Of course we’d do well if we drafted in someone like Adele or Sam Smith, but… Continue reading Eurovision 2016: My picks for the UK entry
Song of the Week: Al Bairre – Bungalow
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. One of my favourite acts at The Great Escape was a band I only discovered the week before when browsing the line-up, South African indie-poppers Al Bairre. Their set was really fun and energetic, and even the song they warned us was a bit… Continue reading Song of the Week: Al Bairre – Bungalow
The Great Escape: My top 10 of 2015
As well as the new discoveries, I also saw some of my favourite Future Pop stars at The Great Escape. Here is a playlist of the top 10 best performers I saw at the festival this year… [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux9Quf9t5tgKN7eSYpFxPwZ_] 1. Aurora 2. Delta Rae 3. Shamir 4. Al Bairre 5. Susanne Sundfør 6. Ekkah 7. Tobias… Continue reading The Great Escape: My top 10 of 2015