April 2012
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Top of the Poptastic! →
My fave new singles of April 2012.
Apr 30th
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This Must Be Pop brings you Future Pop! (Issue... →
This week’s Future Pop is raptastic… and poptastic too as always!
Apr 30th
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Apr 30th
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Song of the Day: Jamie McDell - You'll Never Take...
Click here to watch Ever wondered what Taylor Swift would sound like if she was from New Zealand? No, me neither… but today I found out, and I quite liked it! Jamie was signed to EMI at age 16 and now 19 is finally releasing her debut single You’ll Never Take That Away, after building up a big fanbase online. The song is currently in the iTunes top 10 in New Zealand so hopefully it...
Apr 29th
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Song of the Day: Of Monsters and Men - Dirty Paws
Click here to listen I was very confused when I heard that Icelandic indie-poppers Of Monsters and Men, who were featured in this week’s Future Pop, were not releasing their online/US hit Little Talks as their first UK single. However, it all made sense when I heard the lovely song they are releasing instead. I’m already imagining an adorable video too.
Apr 28th
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Song of the Day: EBRU - Mad
Click here to listen (skip to 2 hours 1 min) Yesterday I announced that R&B singer EBRU will be performing at May’s This Must Be Pop Live, and it was a big day for her as she also had her official debut single Mad played on BBC 1Xtra in the evening. I hadn’t heard it when I invited EBRU to perform at TMBP Live, but I’m so glad I did now - this song is fantastic! It’s...
Apr 24th
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This Must Be Pop brings you Future Pop! (Issue... →
This week’s Future Pop features Iggy Azalea, Rudimental and Of Monsters and Men.
Apr 23rd
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Song of the Day: Tone Damli ft. Eric Saade -...
Click here to listen Thanks to Scandipop for tipping us off about this ace new cross-Scandinavian duet. It’s the best things Tone’s done, in my opinion, and better than most of Eric’s somewhat disappointing last album. There hasn’t been that much exciting Scandipop since Melodifestivalen so it’s great to have something new to sing along to!
Apr 23rd
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This Must Be Pop Live: Another act announced! →
The third artist announced for next month’s This Must Be Pop Live.
Apr 23rd
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Sunday Night Quiz: Guess the sample! →
Do you know which songs are sampled in these hit singles?
Apr 22nd
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Bumper Gig Review Post →
My thoughts on recent gigs by Cover Drive, Carly Rae Jepsen, Steps, Cher Lloyd and StooShe.
Apr 22nd
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Thank You For The Music: Hannah Robinson →
I interviewed brilliant electro-pop writer Hannah Robinson, who’s worked with Kylie Minogue, Rachel Stevens and Lana Del Rey!
Apr 21st
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This Must Be Pop Live: The next act announced! →
May’s This Must Be Pop Live is going to be girlband-tastic!
Apr 21st
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This Must Be Pop Live: The first act announced for... →
This Must Be Pop Live returns on May 15th and I’ve just announced the first act!
Apr 19th
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Review: This Must Be Pop Live ft. Bright Light... →
Read my review and check out pics from last night’s gig.
Apr 17th
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Tonight's the night!
Click here for more info. Hope to see you there!
Apr 16th
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Sunday Night Quiz: Guess the stage name and win... →
Amazing prize for this week’s Sunday Night Quiz!
Apr 15th
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Song of the Day: Catcall - The World Is Ours
Click here to watch While Ladyhawke is disappointing us all with her underwhelming new music, another Australasian singer has come along to steal all her fans. The World Is Ours is described as a ’90s-inspired party jam on Catcall’s Facebook page, and it’s great fun, starting with a cheerleader-esque “1, 2, 3, you ready?” chant. I’m very excited about this...
Apr 15th
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Song of the Day: Hoodie Allen ft. Jhameel - No...
  Click here to watch There are few things more exciting for me than when an artist in whom I saw great potential proves me correct, and in this song it happens twice! Hoodie Allen is an up-and-coming rapper/producer with a very commercial sound, but his previous work hasn’t really been pop enough for me. He has collaborated on this new single with Jhameel, a really cool and unique new pop...
Apr 14th
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This Must Be Pop Live: Introducing HandS! →
Meet the Norwegian pop duo performing at next week’s TMBP Live.
Apr 11th
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Fab! Special (pop documentary) →
I love documentaries about flop pop acts (you can check out some of my faves here) and I discovered a very interesting one yesterday on YouTube. It’s about Fab!, an Irish girlband from the ’90s which included Tara Lynch, sister of Edele and Keavy from B*Witched and Shane from Boyzone. At the time the documentary was filmed, they’d already released their best song Turn Around but...
Apr 10th
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Song of the Day: Moa Lignell - When I Held Ya
Click here to watch Moa was a finalist on last year’s Idol in Sweden (the final series of Idol before X Factor arrives there this year) and she auditioned with her own very impressive original song. She released When I Held Ya in January and it peaked at no.4 in the charts, but only last month did it get a music video. Perhaps this means it’s going to be released outside of Sweden?...
Apr 10th
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Song of the Day: Mr Little Jeans - Runaway
Click here to watch I got really excited about Norwegian singer Mr Little Jeans when I first heard of her a couple of years ago and even listed her in my Next Big Thing A-Z of 2011, but she was pretty much silent for the entirety of 2011 so my prediction didn’t even have the chance to come true. Hopefully she’ll finally make it in 2012. I have to admit I don’t love Runaway as...
Apr 9th
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Sunday Night Quiz: Guess the lyric! →
Can you recognise these lyrics from 2012 pop hits?
Apr 8th
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Song of the Day: Poppy and the Jezebels - Sign In,...
Click here to listen Indie-pop girlgroup Poppy and the Jezebels have released a few singles and EPs before, but it’s their new song Sign In, Dream On, Drop Out which has really got me interested, and not just ‘cos it was produced by Richard X. It reminds me of bands such as Bis and Helen Love who I loved in the early ’00s, so I’m excited to see this lo-fi fun electro-pop...
Apr 8th
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This Must Be Pop brings you Future Pop! (Issue... →
This week’s Future Pop features the original Sugababes, Aiden Grimshaw and Jessica Sanchez.
Apr 2nd
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Sunday Night Quiz: Guess the connections! →
Can you work out how these six pop acts are connected?
Apr 1st