The 10th Most Poptastic Single of 2013 Megan & Liz – Release You That balloon hand must be inconvenient Released: 4th June (USA) Writers: Savan Kotecha, Johan Schuster, Megan Mace, Elizabeth Mace Trivia: When I first wrote about this song, I suggested it was wasted on an unknown act like Megan & Liz, who lack… Continue reading The 25 Most Poptastic Singles of 2013 – Part 4
The 25 Most Poptastic Singles of 2013 – Part 3
The 15th Most Poptastic Single of 2013 Leona Lewis – One More Sleep That rosette eye may not go so well with her summer wardrobe Released: 5th November (UK) Writers: Leona Lewis, Richard Stannard, Iain James, Jez Ashurst, Bradford Ellis Trivia: This is the first time a Christmas song has ever appeared in my top… Continue reading The 25 Most Poptastic Singles of 2013 – Part 3
The 25 Most Poptastic Singles of 2013 – Part 2
The 20th Most Poptastic Single of 2013 The Saturdays ft. Sean Paul – What About Us Get those girls some iPods, it’s 2013! Released: 15th March (UK) Writers: Camille Purcell, Ollie Jacobs, Philip Jacobs, Sean Paul Trivia: It’s interesting to see how the perception of a song’s quality can change once it becomes a hit.… Continue reading The 25 Most Poptastic Singles of 2013 – Part 2
The 25 Most Poptastic Singles of 2013 – Part 1
It was tough to pick my top 25 singles of 2013 because, although there were lots of good songs released this year, I don’t remember there being that many amazing ones. I looked back through my monthly Top of the Poptastic charts and picked out my favourites to form a top 100 playlist (which I’ll… Continue reading The 25 Most Poptastic Singles of 2013 – Part 1
Merry Christmas from This Must Be Pop!
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This Must Be Pop’s Industry Meetup returns in 2014
January feels a long way away at the moment, with Christmas and New Year in the middle, but I want you to make sure you have the date for the first Pop Meetup of 2014 in your diary. If your New Year’s resolution is to meet more people and further your career in the music… Continue reading This Must Be Pop’s Industry Meetup returns in 2014
Future Hits: New Year’s Pop
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s Future Hits playlist features five new pop songs which should be among the first big British hits of 2014… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux92Eeaf5m75lOwuNrMnEY3r] Tracklisting: Neon Jungle – Braveheart The Vamps – Wildheart Little Mix – Little Me Union J – Loving You Is Easy Elyar Fox –… Continue reading Future Hits: New Year’s Pop
Future Stars: Sampha (Young Turks)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Sampha Sisay, known simply as Sampha, is an English singer, songwriter and producer with international connections and deep, soulful vocals. You should recognise his new single Too Much, as it's a solo rendition of his contribution to Drake's latest single, also called Too Much.… Continue reading Future Stars: Sampha (Young Turks)
Future Stars: Gorgon City (Virgin EMI/Black Butter)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. MNEK has been lining up for his big moment as an artist for years, and the new single by Gorgon City, on which he features, might just be it. Radio 1's music policy director Nigel Harding predicted that Ready For Your Love would be a future… Continue reading Future Stars: Gorgon City (Virgin EMI/Black Butter)
Future Stars: Chance the Rapper (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Chance the Rapper is 20-year-old Chancellor Bennett, who could have been one of the biggest new signings of 2013, but turned down an offer from Top Dawg Entertainment to remain independent. He attracted huge label interest this summer when his Acid Rap mixtape was… Continue reading Future Stars: Chance the Rapper (Unsigned)