2014 A‑Z: I is for ICONA POP GETTING LOST
In 2013, Icona Pop had an international smash hit with 'I Love It'. The single went Top 10 around the world, including the US where it went double platinum. When…
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2014 A‑Z: H is for HALF-FINISHED SONGS
It's fair to say that Madonna hasn't exactly kept her recording sessions a secret. And it would be easy to say that if you're going to spend a year building…
2014 A‑Z: G is for GET ON WITH IT
The Top 10 Get On With It artists of 2014: 1. Mutya Keisha Siobhan Despite promising something new, something exciting, something big, something anything at various points during 2014, the ladies…
How Beyoncé's created pop panic, and how Taylor made us feel safe
“Can I say I'm sick of what 'BEYONCE' has created. Now there's always rumours someone is about to 'pull a Beyonce' and gets me all excited and it always adds…
Which X Factor finalist would have the lowest-selling Christmas Number One?
Following news of its release being pulled forward yesterday evening, we put a bet on Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' 'Uptown Funk' being this year's Christmas Number One. It's already Number One on…
Invader Girl's next single is as good as her last single, ie very
Invader Girl is a brilliant pop thing. Earlier this year she chucked out a great song called 'Starting Fires' (which was accompanied by a very excellent MSMR remix). But the past…
2014 AZ: E and F are for East, Fleur
In case you are interested, the definitive ranking of 2014's UK X Factor finalists — three of whom made such little impression that we had to Google Image search them when…
2014 AZ: D is for Discography with a 'Bangerz'-repack-shaped hole in it
Seriously though. What cruel twist of pop fate dictated that one of the only 2013 albums screaming out for a 2014 repack is about to end the year completely unrepacked? Think…
Thomston certainly knows one end of a pop melody from the other
At the start of the year we were nosing around on the website of Lorde's management company to see if they had anyone else half decent on the way. As it turned…
2014 AZ: C is for Charli
It's tempting — and easy — to fall into the trap of saying Charli XCX was always a superstar, and that the world just didn't know. Her debut album should have…