whos this years george ezra?

[Gucci Piggy]

it's just Pop..

Seems a lot like Pop is dying out and stuff like this is now taking it's place

[Fivefingerjohn]

George-Sheeran-hozier-nutini-bay. The radio is a hard listen these days.....

Getting old must be hard in general

[Matt42]

They sound like pop records to me....

Well it's the fact they are branded as a sort of "new house" / dance music but using more elements from Pop.

Charts right now are littered with stuff similar, we definitely don't live in a Katy Perry, Rihanna, lady gaga, madonna domination era anymore. Don't think the latest singles of any of those have even charted high enough to matter!

Seems the only remaining successful Pop girl is Taylor swift , and you can argue that she's not even pop!

[fatyeti24]

pop charts full of pop music shocker.

[Tuna]

Seems the only remaining successful Pop girl is Taylor swift

Ellie Goulding

Iggy Azalea

Meghan Trainor

Sia

Charli XCX

Beyonce

All of these have had recent success in the 'female pop star' category but ok

[LondonTom]

Well it's the fact they are branded as a sort of "new house" / dance music but using more elements from Pop.

Charts right now are littered with stuff similar, we definitely don't live in a Katy Perry, Rihanna, lady gaga, madonna domination era anymore. Don't think the latest singles of any of those have even charted high enough to matter!

Seems the only remaining successful Pop girl is Taylor swift , and you can argue that she's not even pop!

You've named 3 acts who haven't had nothing new out in a while. (I am damn sure, when Katy Perry/Rihanna release something) it will be everywhere.

We really are not in this 'new era' no matter how shite like Clean Bandit are marketed. (Anyway they are hardly a dominating force to be reckoned with are they?)

[dentalplan]

Some baffling statements even by your standards Matt.

[Gucci Piggy]

I just can't believe pop music is dying out and being replaced by pop music.

[Matt42]

You've named 3 acts who haven't had nothing new out in a while. (I am damn sure, when Katy Perry/Rihanna release something) it will be everywhere.

We really are not in this 'new era' no matter how shite like Clean Bandit are marketed. (Anyway they are hardly a dominating force to be reckoned with are they?)

Rihanna has just released two singles in the past month and madonna just released an album.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Ellie Goulding

Iggy Azalea

Meghan Trainor

Sia

Charli XCX

Beyonce

All of these have had recent success in the 'female pop star' category but ok

Isnt Iggy rap?? Also Beyonce is clearly R&B (tho probably best not to get into that again..)

[fatyeti24]

Isnt Iggy rap?? Also Beyonce is clearly R&B (tho probably best not to get into that again..)

there's a simple test to sort this out

ask "would this get played on radio 3?"

if the answer is "no", you're listening to pop.

[Tuna]

Isnt Iggy rap?? Also Beyonce is clearly R&B (tho probably best not to get into that again..)

I hope this is you trolling and not genuinely saying silly things.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

I hope this is you trolling and not genuinely saying silly things.

Yeah I don't know what genre Iggy is supposed to be, she seems to do a bit of everything, so pop would probably cover it. That new song she does with Joss Stone which isn't actually with Joss Stone being the prime example.

[BlackHole2006]

Ed Sheeran black and white oh my god so deep:

Ben Howard black and white oh my god so deep:

George Ezra black and white oh my god so deep:

WHO WILL BE NEXT?

[dentalplan]

[BlackHole2006]

This is young Lucy Rose. Deep in her thoughts. Looking away from the camera. Just waiting to write the next lyric. Her life is black and white. Inspired. But who will be next?

Edited May 5, 2015 by BlackHole2006

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Don't forget Mika:

And, of course, the mighty Catfish and the Bottlemen

Edited May 5, 2015 by Zac Quinn

[General Lee]

i know it's a pretty broadminded crowd at G, but i've never heard of that kind of act being booked before. certainly not on the bigger stages.

Only just opened this thread (the George Ezra thing had put me off), but this response was under-rated

PS not sure where George Ezra played last year but in terms of being placed too low the crowd for Royal Blood at lunchtime was huge.

[dingbat2]

Which new act will manage to pull off a big crowd on one of the bigger stages?

Gary Numan

[LondonTom]

This is young Lucy Rose. Deep in her thoughts. Looking away from the camera. Just waiting to write the next lyric. Her life is black and white. Inspired. But who will be next?

[brandycoke]

Don't forget Mika:

"Damn these stubby fingers"

[The Placid Casual]

I love a bit of Moby

[Rose-Colored Boy]

[Mash011]

I love a bit of Moby

I'm a big Moby fan too

[LondonTom]