Tag: songwriter

OluDre – ‘Sikira’

March 9, 2018

Originally from Ibadan in Nigeria, but now living in London, OluDre’s music owes a lot to the two worlds he’s been a part of. His latest single, ‘Sikira’, was released on February 17.

Nick de la Hoyde – ‘Hold Me Close’

March 7, 2018

We’ve written about Nick de la Hoyde a number of times over the years and we’re excited to announce the forthcoming release of his newest song, ‘Hold Me Close’.

LONDON BASED ISRAELI SINGER SONGWRITER IRIT ANNOUNCES UPCOMING ALBUM ‘HELLO’

March 7, 2018

Born in Israel, now based in London, singer songwriter Irit is set to release her debut album, ‘Hello’, on 23 March. The album comes on the back of a successful UK support tour, which garnered massive praise from both audiences and critics alike, as well as a fantastic UK headline tour in late February this year.

Sarah Darling live at The Union Chapel, London, March 5th 2018

March 7, 2018

Sarah Darling kicked off her 12 date UK tour with a stunning performance at London’s Union Chapel on 5 March. Words and pics by Steve Holley.

Sophie Simmons – ‘Black Mirror’

March 6, 2018

Sophie Simmons was born into the the entertainment world, but had her first moment in the spotlight at the tender age of 11, when she was a part of the reality TV show, ‘Gene Simmons: Family Jewels’. Yes, her father is the legendary KISS bassist and co-leader; but 25 year old Sophie has enough of her own hard work ethic to get noticed on her own merits.

‘Bear A Witness’ – Hip Hop And Nu Jazz Ed Accura Lends His Support To The Homeless Crisis

March 6, 2018

Hip Hop and Nu Jazz artist Ed Accura has released a charity single, ‘Bear A Witness’, with all profits going to Shelter. We were very fortunate to have the opportunity to speak to Ed about the single, as well as the very moving video which accompanies it.

Superstar Ace – ‘Wassa Wassa’

March 5, 2018

Nigeria born hip-hop producer Superstar Ace follows up his hit single ‘Summertime’ ft. Anatii, with new single ‘Wassa Wassa’.

The Essential Weekly Playlist of: Matt LeGrand

March 2, 2018

Today’s Essential Weekly Playlist comes from Matt LeGrand, who we’ve covered before in August with his song, ‘All Good’, and his Christmas cover of the Stevie Wonder song, ‘What Christmas Means To Me’.

Hannah Jane Lewis – ‘Aftershock’

March 1, 2018

Surrey born Hannah Jane Lewis releases her latest single ‘Aftershock’ and boy does it get your pop loving heart beating.

Rothwell Talks About Her Life, Music, And Velvet Heart

March 1, 2018

After recently featuring her new single ‘Velvet Heart’, Beth was lucky enough to catch up with Rothwell, who is determined to make her unique sound heard in 2018. We wanted to know more about this Bristol beauty and what fuels her music, so when we the opportunity arose to speak to her, we at Essentially Pop jumped at the chance.

Pining for Sunshine – ‘So Little Time’

February 28, 2018

Wow! For four minutes and fifty-five seconds Pining for Sunshine performed an act of musical levitation on me. They lifted me from the ground…

Hip-Hop Artist YoungBoy$aint Releases Newest Single ‘Combo’

February 27, 2018

South African artist YoungBoy$aint has released his new single, ‘Combo’. Featuring Tabloyd, the track comes on the back of a successful 2017 for both artists.