March 2012
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Song of the Day: Nicki Minaj - Marilyn Monroe
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Great work from Dr Luke - he’s got Nicki singing a song that would have fit on Demi Lovato’s last album! This could be a big hit, although it would probably annoy a lot of her fans as it doesn’t have any rapping in it.
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This Must Be Pop brings you Future Pop! (Issue... →
Dot JR, Amelia Lily and Willis Earl Beal all feature in this week’s Future Pop!
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Song of the Day: Blue October - The Worry List
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About once a year I find myself randomly obsessed with a song from the genre I call “sop-rock” - it’s a soppy version of rock music, basically. Previous faves have included Hanging By A Moment by Lifehouse and Shattered by O.A.R., and this year’s choice comes from an American group I’d never heard of until I spotted this song on the current...
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This Must Be Pop Live: Introducing The Face →
It’s just over a week now til This Must Be Pop Live! One of the performers who I know have got lots of you intrigued is The Face, so I asked them a few questions to find out more about this ace new pop trio.
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Song of the Day: Alphabeat - Vacation
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Alphabeat are officially BACK! This song will be available to download in the UK from midnight. It’s a return to the sound of their first album, which I’m pleased about as I think that’s what they’re best ar. It’s a shame that by releasing Vacation without any prior promo it won’t have any impact on the UK charts, but it’s great to...
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Sunday Night Quiz: Guess the intro! →
Can you recognise the eight song intros in this mix?
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Song of the Day: Charlotte Perrelli & Kate Ryan -...
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She may not have made it into tonight’s Melodifestivalen final, but Charlotte Perrelli’s not giving up on being a Europop queen. She’s collaborated with Belgian pop star Kate Ryan, whose Eurovision entry Je t’Adore was also unfairly neglected by the public voters, on a schlagerpoptastic new duet. They really should have entered it in Belgium’s...
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International Video Challenge →
The latest International Video Challenge ranges from Usher’s new single to a band who appear to be modelled on Hear’Say.
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The MF Awards →
Tomorrow the final of Melodifestivalen, Sweden’s Eurovision qualifiers, takes place and as usual it’s set to be a fight to the finish between some great pop songs… and a few that you must need to be Swedish to see the appeal of!
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Thank You For The Music: Toby Gad →
I interviewed the man who wrote If I Were A Boy, Don’t Hold Your Breath and loads more amazing pop songs!
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Song of the Day: Luminites - Gotta Get Into It
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Former This Must Be Pop Live performers Luminites have a new video out, and I think the song may just be their best yet! It even references The Wanted, just in case I wasn’t already on board. Very excited to see what happens next with this group.
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Got Talent? →
If you’re an aspiring pop star, whether you’re in a band or a soloist, are already playing gigs and releasing music or haven’t even sung in front of your friends yet, you might find my new website Pop Talent interesting.
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Two weeks to This Must Be Pop Live! →
Two weeks to This Must Be Pop Live featuring Queen of Hearts, A*M*E and The Face!
This Must Be Pop brings you Future Pop! (Issue... →
This week’s Future Pop features three teen prodigies.
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Sunday Night Quiz: Pop stars without heads! →
Can you recognise these decapitated pop stars?
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Song of the Day: Meiko - Piano Song
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Just randomly discovered this lovely indie-pop song. Meiko is an American singer (not to be confused with the raccoon Meeko from Pocahontas) who seems to have had her songs played in every TV show going. This one was actually in a film called TiMER which I think is one of the best and most underrated indie films of the past few years.
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Song of the Day: Victoria Justice & Elizabeth...
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This new song by two of the stars of the kids’ TV show Victorious will appeal to fans of Kelly Clarkson and Pink. I hate both of those artists and still like it, so it must be good!
February 2012
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Top of the Poptastic! →
My top 20 singles of February.
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Song of the Day: DJ Project ft. Giulia - I'm...
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Most of the dance songs that are popular in Europe these days don’t bother with any kind of melody or song structure, so this Romanian track was a really refreshing discovery. It’s nothing remarkably original but a really nice light, summery dance-pop song that would appeal to fans of late 90s/early 2000s artists like Tina Cousins and Fragma.
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Song of the Day: Shaka Ponk - My Name Is Stain
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Looking through the international charts on Shazam’s website I happened upon this rather unusual song which is popular in France at the moment. I don’t really know what to make of it but I think I quite like it! Confusingly I’ve looked on their Wikipedia and none of them are called Stain. Can anyone explain?
