French DJ/producer/taste-maker Martin Solveig has just released his punchy new single, "My Love," today on 6/29/18. That said, it's likely that you'll be hearing it all summer long, especially if you're doing the Ibiza thing this year. ...
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Tag Archives: dance pop
#songoftheday = Jon Lambousis feat. Re-Arna: “Lipstick”
Jon Lambousis is a songwriter / producer /guitarist based in Melbourne and Athens. Re-Arna is a singer / songwriter based in Melbourne and Los Angeles. Together they have crafted one of the most silky smooth, hypnotic dance pop songs I've heard in a while. ...
#songoftheday = Marshmello – “Ritual” (feat. Wrabel)
Marshmello is one of today's hottest dance producers and one of my personal favorites. In one year he's amassed 1.2 million Facebook followers and he's been selling out 5,000 - 10,000 capacity venues already with his debut album, Joytime, getting over 50 million plays. His new...
SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR: THE LOVE IS POP INTERVIEW
interview by Michael McCarthy When I started Love is Pop there were a handful of massive artists that I hoped to someday interview and high up on that list was Sophie Ellis-Bextor, a gorgeous pop singer – and songwriter – from England. So, believe me when I say I am beyond excited to...
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NEWS: Kristin Kontrol — Playing The Middle East in Cambridge, MA this Friday, June 17, 2016
This Friday night, June 17th, Kristin Kontrol will be playing The Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub located at 472-480 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139. If her name doesn’t ring a bell, perhaps you’ll recall her as Dee Dee from the popular rock band Dum Dum Girls, which she was lead vocalist for during...
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#songoftheday = ADAM JENSEN: “SANDCASTLES”
Later this year Boston born Adam Jensen will release an EP and I'm very excited about it after hearing his just released, red hot single, "Sandcastles." It's a pristine blend of thought-provoking alt pop and serious electro that packs gentle acoustic guitars with sonorous beats that stomp...
EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE / #songoftheday = OLIVIA CIPRIANI: “LIMITLESS”
I'm always very excited when I find a truly awesome song that we can premiere, which is certainly the case with newcomer Olivia Cipriani's splendid new single "Limitless." ...
#songoftheday = DANNY L HARLE: “BROKEN FLOWERS”
There are so many DJs and producers out there making their own music these days... And, let's face it, most of them suck. They lay down some punchy EDM beats, find a woman with a pretty voice to sing over them, and that's it. ...
#songoftheday / REVIEW: DEVON SEVEN: “WHERE LIGHT SHINES BRIGHTER”
Just when you think you've already heard the best pop songs of 2015, along comes "Where Light Shines Brighter," an addictive dance pop gem by Devon Seven, a half Danish, half Malaysian singer/songwriter hailing from Denmark. Although she'd experimented with various producers over the years, she finally...
#songoftheday / REVIEW: Kylie + Garibay feat. Shaggy – “Black and White” [FULL KYLIE + GARIBAY EP REVIEW]
Last year Kylie collaborated with frequent Lady Gaga producer Fernando Garibay on a four track surprise EP called Kylie + Garibay, which was given away for free on Soundcloud. (Sadly, you can't download it anymore, but you can still listen to it.) The tracklist for this...
#songoftheday / REVIEW: Kylie Minogue – “Absolutely Anything and Anything At All”
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#albumoftheday / REVIEW: MAKE THE GIRL DANCE: EXTRABALL
Make The Girl Dance is a French group that’s probably best described as danceable electro-pop, though their bio indicates that they’re influenced by things like 60’s French films, hand claps and the Eurythmics. Oh, and Voodoo music! Can’t forget the Voodoo music! Extraball is MTGD’s second album following the hugely successful Everything Is...
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VIDEO: Giorgio Moroder – “Déjà vu” FEAT. SIA
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#songoftheday / VIDEO: Jess Glynne – “Hold My Hand”
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REVIEW SPOTLIGHT: DAVID GUETTA: LISTEN
If there’s one thing you could accuse David Guetta of, it’s being formulaic. He has a design in front of him and he rarely colors outside of it. It’s like he has a dance pop algorithm he uses to write all of his songs. To that end, you could say that his music...
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