Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I’ve started putting together my list of the most poptastic songs of the year, and there was one in particular which I found difficult to rank. Priscilla Renea is one of my favourite songwriters, and has also released some great songs as an artist… Continue reading Song of the Week: B.o.B. ft. Priscilla – John Doe
Future Hits: Stars of 2014
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s playlist features five new singles from some of the biggest breakthrough stars of 2014. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux-fYk-VegCMn97moLrOM-dZ] Tracklisting: Shawn Mendes – Something Big Fuse ODG ft. Killbeatz – Thinking About U Gorgon City ft. Jennifer Hudson – Go All Night George Ezra – Listen… Continue reading Future Hits: Stars of 2014
Future Stars: Little Simz (Age 101)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. It’s a shame there are no British female rappers competing with Nicki Minaj and Iggy Azalea in the charts, but there hasn’t really been a strong enough contender. Little Simz (real name Simbi Ajikawo) could be the one to change that. She’s 20 and… Continue reading Future Stars: Little Simz (Age 101)
Future Stars: The Avener (96 Musique/Capitol)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. The Avener is Tristan Casara, a 27-year-old French DJ and music producer who has followed in the footsteps of Germany’s Robin Schulz in turning a little-known indie song into a dance hit. His single Fade Out Lines is a dance version of a 2011… Continue reading Future Stars: The Avener (96 Musique/Capitol)
Storify: This Must Be Pop Live
I’ve already posted my review and photos from last night’s This Must Be Pop Live, but now it’s over to the audience. Here is the show as documented on social media, including tweets, videos and photos. Follow me @Poptastic on Twitter to get updates on future events and send me your suggestions of who you… Continue reading Storify: This Must Be Pop Live
Review: This Must Be Pop Live featuring Ivy & Gold, Jasmine Thompson and Georgia Mason
Last night was the last This Must Be Pop Live of 2014, but our first ever Christmas special! It was lovely to see lots of TMBP regulars and new faces in the audience, and I think everyone went away with three new favourite artists, as the performers were some of the best we’ve had yet.… Continue reading Review: This Must Be Pop Live featuring Ivy & Gold, Jasmine Thompson and Georgia Mason
Song of the Week: Echosmith – Let’s Love
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Last week was a great week for gigs, as I saw two of my favourite indie-pop acts live in London: Many Things and Echosmith. I originally featured Echosmith in Future Pop in 2012 when they were YouTube stars going by the name Ready Set… Continue reading Song of the Week: Echosmith – Let’s Love
Future Hits: New Year, New Hits
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s playlist features five new singles that could be the first big hits of 2015. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux-KyD5-XWVcbInbDjY4B2qv] Tracklisting: Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk Olly Murs ft. Demi Lovato – Up The Avener – Fade Out Lines Meghan Trainor – Lips Are… Continue reading Future Hits: New Year, New Hits
Future Stars: Aronchupa (Sony Music)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I enjoy a bit of eccentricity in pop but nothing about Aronchupa‘s new Euro hit I’m an Albatraoz makes sense. Why is it all in English except one word? “Albatraoz” doesn’t even mean “albatross” in any language! And why is the singer so angry… Continue reading Future Stars: Aronchupa (Sony Music)
Future Stars: Ibeyi (XL Recordings)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Ibeyi are a new teenage girl duo, but they won’t be the next Mini Viva or Oh My! Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Diaz are the French/Cuban daughters of Anga Diaz, a former member of the Buena Vista Social Club. They take inspiration from their heritage… Continue reading Future Stars: Ibeyi (XL Recordings)