Song of the Week: Icona Pop – They’re Building Walls Around Us

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. All my Songs of the Week are featured on my Top of the Poptastic playlist, along with the rest of my faves from 2017. Ask any Scandi music fan about the reality TV format that the UK needs to import, and they’ll instantly answer: Så mycket bättre. The… Continue reading Song of the Week: Icona Pop – They’re Building Walls Around Us

Song of the Week: Cobra Starship ft. Icona Pop – Never Been In Love

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I can’t say I’ve ever been a fan of Cobra Starship before, even when they’ve collaborated with cool girls like Maja from The Sounds, but I thought I’d give them one more chance when they teamed up with Icona Pop. Surprisingly, in the words… Continue reading Song of the Week: Cobra Starship ft. Icona Pop – Never Been In Love

Future Hits: Girls On Pop

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s Future Hits playlist features five great girl pop songs, which could be big hits in the next few weeks. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux_Wf85YMdiv5d28b_hn966F] Tracklisting: Icona Pop – All Night Katy B – 5am Cher Lloyd ft. T.I – I Wish Little Mix – Move Miley… Continue reading Future Hits: Girls On Pop

Songs of the Summer 2013

Posted in association with 4Music. This summer has brought us big pop singles from all over the world. Here are some of my favourite hits of the season, plus a few upcoming releases I’ve been enjoying when the sun has popped up (and even more when I’ve been shut away indoors). [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux_0isk5Q1u5gGccuslLRhbz] Icona Pop –… Continue reading Songs of the Summer 2013

Future Hits: Pop ‘Til You Drop

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Winter is nearly over, so it’s time to inject some pop fun back into the charts! Here are five songs I think could do just that. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux-V-8QMAfILKTIxvHohqebn] Tracklisting: Bridgit Mendler – Ready Or Not Nelly – Hey Porsche Icona Pop ft. Charli XCX –… Continue reading Future Hits: Pop ‘Til You Drop

The 25 Most Poptastic Singles of 2012 – Part 5

The 5th Most Poptastic Single of 2012 Girls Aloud – Something New Where’s something borrowed and something blue? Released: 16th November Writers: Brian Higgins, Wayne Hector, Tim Deal, Matt Gray, Carla Marie Williams Trivia: I recently read Cheryl’s book My Story, and the section about her upbringing was surprisingly fascinating. One interesting fact from a… Continue reading The 25 Most Poptastic Singles of 2012 – Part 5

A Year of Future Pop!

This week marks a year since the very first Future Pop mailer! In that time many of the artists, including Conor Maynard, Rita Ora, fun. and Carly Rae Jepsen, have become major chart stars, while others are currently speeding along to the highway to success. Here’s an update on their progress… Gabrielle Aplin is currently… Continue reading A Year of Future Pop!

This Must Be Pop brings you Future Pop! (Issue #31)

Future Pop is a weekly email featuring the hottest new pop songs and artists that you need to know about. Subscribe here then read on, listen up and make sure you tweet me @poptastic to let me know what you think of my picks! Future Stars Dominique Young Unique (Sony)     Azealia Banks has… Continue reading This Must Be Pop brings you Future Pop! (Issue #31)