Author: Lisa Hafey

Lisa has been writing for over 20 years, starting as the entertainment editor on her university newspaper. Since then she's written for Popwrapped, Maximum Pop, Celebmix, and ListenOnRepeat. Lisa loves all good music, with particular fondness for Jedward and David Bowie. She's interviewed Edward Grimes (Jedward), Kevin Godley, Trevor Horn, Paul Young, Peter Cox (Go West), Brendan B Brown (Wheatus), Bruce Foxton (The Jam), among many many more. Lisa is also available for freelance writing - please email lisa@essentiallypop.com

Midfield Workhorse: Bunch of Damn Dogs

August 11, 2014

MIDFIELD WORKHORSE /ˈmɪd.fɪәld/ ˈwɜːkˌhɔːs/ (noun) 1. a player active in the midfield, as in soccer, often playing both offensively and defensively. usually possesses strong…

Conchita Rises Like a Phoenix

May 12, 2014

Austrian singer and celebrity, Conchita Wurst has won the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, held this year in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Nile Rodgers – Official Legend

April 3, 2014

The always lovely Nile Rodgers is to receive the International Music Summit Legends Award, it was confirmed today.

Taylor Swift Reinvents Herself

February 21, 2014

Taylor Swift is still on her RED tour, but she’s already preparing for when she records her fifth album.

King of the Sugarcoated Tongues

February 10, 2014

The Sunpilots comprise frontman/manager Raj Siva-Rajah, guitarist Bob Spencer, Tom McGirr on drums/percussion, and Adil Baktir on bass. They released their debut album, “Living Receiver” to rave reviews, a MusicOz Award, an ‘Indie Album of the Year’ and two ‘Indie Album of the Week’ awards from the Australian street press. Their single ‘Spotlight in the Sun’ became the most added song on Australian radio and Apple featured two tracks as iTunes Singles of the Week. The band also became a North American college radio favourite and won ‘Best International Artist’ at the Toronto Independent Music Awards and ‘Single of the Year’ at the LA Independent Music Awards.

Miley Cyrus Shows She CAN Stop!

February 5, 2014

News came out on Monday that Miley Cyrus has been tobacco free for two months!

Into the Blue: New from Kylie Minogue

February 3, 2014

Kylie Minogue this morning posted online the video for her new single, “Into the Blue”, which is due to be released in the UK on 9 March.

Our Roundup of the Grammys 2014

January 27, 2014

It was the biggest night of the year for the recording industry when the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences awarded their 56th Annual Grammy Awards.

Music Legend Carole King Receives Honour

January 25, 2014

Music Legend Carole King was last night named 2014 Person of the Year by Music iCares.

Ed Sheeran Sees Fire On Soundtrack

January 24, 2014

If you’ve seen the sequel to ‘The Hobbit’, ‘The Desolation of Smaug’, you’ll no doubt already know that the song over the final credits is by Ed Sheeran.