Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. The time for Kate Nash's comeback might not be as far away as we think – not only are fellow mid-'00s one-album wonders James Blunt and Mika doing quite well at the moment, but there are several cool, young new artists who sound like… Continue reading Future Stars: Kafka Tamura (DIA)
Future Stars: Ryan Beatty (OcSkee Entertainment)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I've been keeping an eye on teen singer Ryan Beatty for over a year, planning to feature him when he inevitably signed a major record deal. He has 31 million YouTube views and 600,000 Facebook fans and yet, he remains unsigned. With numbers like… Continue reading Future Stars: Ryan Beatty (OcSkee Entertainment)
Anatomy of a Hit: Eminem ft. Rihanna – The Monster
Anatomy of a Hit is a new feature on This Must Be Pop, where my task is to analyse the highest new entry to the UK singles chart top 10 each week. This week it’s a song none of us had heard seven days ago… #1 – Eminem ft. Rihanna – The Monster The Monster has… Continue reading Anatomy of a Hit: Eminem ft. Rihanna – The Monster
Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of October 2013
Here are my top 20 singles of October, compiled into a poptastic playlist for your enjoyment… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux9du_tiKQbJ0t-uaDqdULiN] Pitbull ft. Ke$ha – Timber Leona Lewis – One More Sleep Girl Radical – Don’t Get Me Wrong Hozier – Take Me To Church Say Lou Lou – Better In The Dark Zara Larsson – Bad Boys Lady… Continue reading Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of October 2013
Future Hits: British Big Guns
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s Future Hits playlist features five of the biggest British artists of the 2010s so far, who are hoping for a megahit to give their album sales a pre-Christmas boost. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux9mr9hMXAITUkrrDfg7j5G_] Tracklisting: One Direction – Story Of My Life Ellie Goulding – How Long… Continue reading Future Hits: British Big Guns
Future Stars: Breach (Atlantic/Warner)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. English DJ/producer Ben Westbeech, better known as Breach, had a no.9 hit with Jack in July and I think his new song Everything We Never Had (We Had It All) is going to be even bigger. It starts quite simple and adds more layers… Continue reading Future Stars: Breach (Atlantic/Warner)
Future Stars: SoMo (Universal Republic)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I have to be honest: If I’d seen SoMo‘s Ride music video before he was signed, I wouldn't have watched more than 30 seconds. Apart from their naughty lyrics, his songs are unremarkable, as are his looks, and his performance is way too OTT.… Continue reading Future Stars: SoMo (Universal Republic)
Future Stars: Prince Royce (RCA/Sony Music Latin)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin both released several hit albums in Spanish before they sang in English and achieved mainstream success, and Prince Royce is hoping to do the same. Born Geoffrey Royce Rojas in New York to Dominican parents, his music is influenced… Continue reading Future Stars: Prince Royce (RCA/Sony Music Latin)
Anatomy of a Hit: Lorde – Royals
Anatomy of a Hit is new feature on This Must Be Pop, where my task is to analyse the highest new entry to the UK singles chart top 10 each week. This week I’m pleased to say it’s a new artist I’ve followed very closely this year… #1 – Lorde – Royals The success of Royals… Continue reading Anatomy of a Hit: Lorde – Royals
Unsigned Month: One Year On
Last October, I ran one of the most popular features ever on This Must Be Pop (mainly thanks to A&R scouts frantically refreshing the page), Unsigned Month. Every weekday I posted a new unsigned UK pop act that I felt needed more recognition, and it ended with a vote, which was won by indie-poppers Bluebell.… Continue reading Unsigned Month: One Year On