Future Hits: Stars Unite

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week's Future Hits playlist features five new collaborations by big star acts. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux96sLPsdfBaR0vtxPEQpqmQ] Tracklisting: Will.i.am ft. Miley Cyrus – Feelin' Myself Enrique Iglesias ft. Pitbull – Freak DJ Cassidy ft. Robin Thicke & Jessie J – Calling All Hearts Tinie Tempah ft. Labrinth… Continue reading Future Hits: Stars Unite

Future Stars: Rosie Lowe (37 Adventures)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Since Soundcloud added the repost function, it's become a lot easier for new music to go viral on the site, a great platform for artists making Soundcloud-friendly music. Rosie Lowe, from Devon, is certainly one of those artists, and has racked up 100,000 plays… Continue reading Future Stars: Rosie Lowe (37 Adventures)

Future Stars: The Royal Concept (Universal Republic)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. The Royal Concept are another new act who are breaking through in the US thanks to great TV exposure. Their single On Our Way was covered on a recent episode of Glee. However, the group is actually Swedish, and Scandipop fans will be impressed… Continue reading Future Stars: The Royal Concept (Universal Republic)

Future Stars: American Authors (Island Def Jam)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. It took American Authors seven years and a name change (they were originally The Blue Pages) to get a record deal, but once they did success came quickly. The New York-based indie band were signed last January, and by the end of 2013 had their… Continue reading Future Stars: American Authors (Island Def Jam)

The Next Big Thing: My Top 10 of 2014

Happy new year everyone! Now we’ve finished celebrating the best music of 2013, it’s time to move on and look forward to what 2014 might bring. I think it could turn out to be a surprising year, as choosing my top 10 ones to watch was very difficult. I feel most of these artists could… Continue reading The Next Big Thing: My Top 10 of 2014

And the no.1 most poptastic single of 2013 is…

After choosing Swagger Jagger and Pound The Alarm as my no.1s of 2011 and 2012, I felt I’d set myself a challenge to find an even more obnoxious and ridiculous chart-topper for 2013… and I succeeded! I’ve chosen a song by perhaps the worst artist in the world at the moment, with a hideous video… Continue reading And the no.1 most poptastic single of 2013 is…

Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of December 2013

Here are my top 20 singles of December, compiled into a poptastic playlist for your enjoyment… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux-BmajT18n9yHMk5KFjlPx7] Cassadee Pope – I Wish I Could Break Your Heart Style of Eye ft. Soso – Kids Agnes – Instant Repeater Union J – Loving You Is Easy Katy B – Crying For No Reason Max & Bianca… Continue reading Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of December 2013

The 25 Most Poptastic Singles of 2013 – Part 5

The 5th Most Poptastic Single of 2013 Say Lou Lou – Beloved Say Lou Lou imagine life as a four-piece girlband Released: 15th November (UK) Writers: Elektra Jansson-Kilbey, Miranda Jansson-Kilbey, Hannah Robinson, Liam Howe Trivia: Beloved is technically a b-side but it’s just too good not to be a single, so I’m ignoring that fact.… Continue reading The 25 Most Poptastic Singles of 2013 – Part 5