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

North Carolina Singer Songwriter Andrew X Carries The Torch Of 80s Pop Rock In His Single And Video, ‘Miracles’

June 28, 2023

With the video for ‘Miracles’, Andrew X is able to perfectly capture the quality and humour so popular on the music videos from the 80s – back at the very beginning of the MTV era. Not only that, he’s also been able to emulate the musical and singing style of artists whose heyday was back then too – think Richard Marx, Corey Hart, and Bryan Adams.

RnB Artist, Writer, And Producer Devontaii Represents Those Who Have Endured Toxic Relationships In New Video, ‘My Side’

June 28, 2023

The descendent of a long line of rhythm and blues singers, RnB artist, writer, and producer Devontaii is on a mission to fully revitalise the heart and soul of that musical genre. His passion is such that he is perfectly able to channel the emotional sincerity, so vital to RnB tracks, and his new single, ‘My Side’, sees him take on the challenge with the utmost pride and enthusiasm.

Talented Artist Sharon Hendrix Speaks To Us About Her Music, Her Inspirations, And What’s Next For Her Incredible Career

June 20, 2023

We’ve been writing about the extraordinary Sharon Hendrix for nearly 3 years now. The incredible artist has collaborated with a who’s who of artists a mile long, and now she’s also making great strides in her solo career, showing off her talent as she should. We should have spoken with Sharon a long time ago – but now we have, and we hope you get as much out of our interview as we did.