I was filling in the voting form for the Popjustice Readers’ Poll a few weeks ago and I came to a category that stumped me: Worst attempt at a solo career. It wasn’t just that I couldn’t think of anyone who had launched a bad solo career, but I struggled to think of any former… Continue reading 2015: The year of the solo star
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Future Hits: Boys In Bands
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s Future Hits playlist features five new singles by boybands old, new and not-really-a-boyband-at-all-but-I-needed-five. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux_CqzC36hPPDVSUoU1MHDae] Tracklisting: Union J – Beautiful Life The Wanted – Show Me Love (America) McFly – Love Is On The Radio JLS – Billion Lights Rizzle Kicks – Skip… Continue reading Future Hits: Boys In Bands
Bumper Album Review Post: One Direction, Little Mix, JLS and Christina Aguilera
One Direction – Take Me Home (Listen) Take Me Home is exactly what its two lead singles suggest: A mixture of songs that sound like the Up All Night album but less good, and songs written by Ed Sheeran that make you want to stick your head in the oven. Apart from the Sheeran songs… Continue reading Bumper Album Review Post: One Direction, Little Mix, JLS and Christina Aguilera
The Gossip: X Factor special
Here’s some juicy X Factor-themed gossip I’ve picked up on my recent travels around Planet Pop… It turns out that Union J isn’t the first band George Shelley has been a member of. He was in a mixed sex pop group before he made the X Factor finals and ditched them. To be fair, who… Continue reading The Gossip: X Factor special
Future Hits: New Pop Premieres
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s playlist features five new singles just premiered by major pop acts. They’ll all be hits but I expect some may not be as big as the record label is hoping! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux8QwOvrTLSXvTnAJ6tXcrVK] Tracklisting: Cher Lloyd ft. Becky G – Oath The Wanted –… Continue reading Future Hits: New Pop Premieres