Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s playlist features five future hits from US male artists. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux8Xz-XTu2v6kbE2mjBz98Wc] Tracklisting: Fetty Wap – Trap Queen Snoop Dogg ft. Charlie Wilson – Peaches N Cream Walk the Moon – Shut Up and Dance Nate Ruess – Nothing Without Love Who is Fancy… Continue reading Future Hits: All American Boys
Future Stars: HomeTown (RCA)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. When I heard that Louis Walsh was launching a new boyband, I didn’t expect them to be going anywhere near the charts, but I’d forgotten that Louis is viewed as a real pop industry heavyweight in Ireland. The band, who are called HomeTown, have… Continue reading Future Stars: HomeTown (RCA)
Future Stars: LunchMoney Lewis (Kemosabe/Columbia)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. American rapper/singer LunchMoney Lewis looks likely to have one of the big worldwide hits of the summer. His single Bills has already been no.1 in Australia and is currently rising up the US Billboard Hot 100 with high expectations. Celebrity fans have helped the… Continue reading Future Stars: LunchMoney Lewis (Kemosabe/Columbia)
Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of March 2015
Here are my top 20 singles of March, compiled into a poptastic playlist for your enjoyment. I hope you discover some new favourites! I’ve also updated my Spotify playlist, which will feature all the songs from my monthly charts of 2015 (or the ones available on Spotify, at least), and you can listen to that… Continue reading Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of March 2015
Song of the Week: Grace ft. G-Eazy – You Don’t Own Me
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Grace appeared out of nowhere last week with a cover of You Don’t Own Me by Lesley Gore, which made no.1 on the Spotify viral chart. Her version features Californian rapper G-Eazy and was produced by Quincy Jones, who worked on Lesley’s original version… Continue reading Song of the Week: Grace ft. G-Eazy – You Don’t Own Me
Future Hits: Dance With Me
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s playlist features five future hits from British dance acts. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux9cHbk3GP6rqHAm7vkCQhoQ] Tracklisting: Blonde ft. Alex Newell – All Cried Out Duke Dumont – The Giver DJ S.K.T ft. Rae – Take Me Away Fono – Real Joy Shift K3y – Name & Numbers
Future Stars: Thirdstory (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Considering how many artists are attempting to launch themselves as “YouTube stars” these days, those managing to achieve mainstream success are few and far between. The trick now is to use YouTube to get signed, then go into development and launch to the general… Continue reading Future Stars: Thirdstory (Unsigned)
Future Stars: QT (XL Recordings)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. The label/genre PC Music has been on my radar for a while but I haven’t featured any of the acts for two reasons. Firstly, Future Pop is about predicting the next big thing, and I don’t believe PC Music is going to be a… Continue reading Future Stars: QT (XL Recordings)
Sponsored Post: Spaceship Management announce signing of new artist Honor after fairytale discovery
The story of how young singer Honor was discovered sounds more like a fairytale than real life. The unbelievable and inspiring tale involves a lost USB stick, an influential YouTube star, and an Italian music company. What started out as very bad luck resulted in Honor’s dreams coming true. Aspiring musician Honor was travelling by… Continue reading Sponsored Post: Spaceship Management announce signing of new artist Honor after fairytale discovery
Song of the Week: Meghan Trainor – Credit
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I wasn’t keen on Meghan Trainor’s album at first, because the first half is quite weak, but a few listens later I found myself in love with cute, witty pop songs like Credit. I was shocked when I realised that Credit, along with some… Continue reading Song of the Week: Meghan Trainor – Credit