Harry Hill Musical: “I Can’t Sing”

March 1, 2014

The Harry Hill-penned X Factor musical, ‘I Can’t Sing’, is about to hit the West End stage, and no X Factor show would be complete without reference to X Factor legends Jedward.

Aldrey – La Lista Lyric Video

March 1, 2014

This is Aldrey. There’s not a lot to be found on the internet about him, but we at Essentially Pop received a tweet asking to watch the lyric video for his song, ‘La Lista’, and so, being the good pop reporters we are, we did. And what can we say? We loved it!

Rebecca Ferguson Collapses

February 27, 2014

Rebecca Ferguson collapsed on the set of Loose Women today, sparking concerns for her health.

Sky Ferreira Soldiers On After Accident

February 22, 2014

Sky Ferreira has injured herself while opening for Miley Cyrus at Aneheim last night on the “Bangerz” tour.

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.

Niall Horan Ireland’s Sexiest Man

February 18, 2014

One Direction star, Niall Horan, has been crowned Ireland’s sexiest man, according to an online survey carried out by RSVP Magazine.

Blondie Named “Godlike Genius”

February 13, 2014

It was revealed earlier this month that iconic 70s band Blondie are to receive this years prestigious NME Godlike Genius award.

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.

Introducing: DJ FOR3IGNER

February 7, 2014

DJ FOR3IGNER is a 16 year old DJ from Salzburg, Austria.

Miley Cyrus Shows She CAN Stop!

February 5, 2014

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

Kesha Postpones Spring Tour

February 5, 2014

Troubled pop star Kesha has been forced to postpone her planned spring tour, as she battles to regain her health.

One Direction Cafes – What Next?

February 4, 2014

Japan’s café scene has always been one step ahead of the rest of the world’s, with its myriad of cat cafés, dog cafés and anime cafés lining the streets of some quarters of Tokyo. But, according to reports from the Daily Star, the newest kid about to arrive on the café block could be the most exciting yet. Especially if you’re a fan of a certain cheeky British and Irish five piece pop sensation.