Review: Marina – Love + Fear

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Four years after releasing “Froot”, an album with synth-pop hits as idiosyncratic as the album’s name, Marina published an album trailer for her new double album, “Love + Fear”, which formally announced and delineated the album’s theme and aesthetic. As the trailer foretold, the British singer and songwriter’s latest album … Continue Reading →

A High 5 for Pop Magazine’s fifth Birthday!

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Today we celebrate the 5th birthday of Pop Magazine and we want to take this special opportunity to publish a list of some really great albums… Pop Magazine’s fifth anniversary is the perfect day to present a short list of those few albums that have earned our precious 5-star rating … Continue Reading →

Erick Sermon – Vernia

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Veteran emcee and producer Erick Sermon releases his eighth solo studio album, “Vernia”. The LP is named after his grandmother and comes with an impressive cast of guest artists like AZ, Styles P, Raekwon, Noreaga, Big K.R.I.T., Nature, Keith Murray, Xzibit, David Banner, Shaquille O’Neal, Too Short, and Devin The … Continue Reading →

Jackie Evancho – The Debut

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Jackie Evancho has published her sixth studio album, titled “The Debut”. The ten-track LP features Broadway musical songs performed by the 19-year-old vocal sensation. This is the first album released as an adult by the former child prodigy who made her recording debut at age nine and became the youngest … Continue Reading →

Emma Bunton – My Happy Place

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Emma Bunton of Spice Girls fame returns with her fourth solo album, “My Happy Place”. This is the first LP by the British pop star since 2006 and it contains two original songs, “Baby Please Don’t Stop” and “Too Many Teardrops”, as well as eight cover songs. A Spice Girls … Continue Reading →

Sophie Auster – Next Time

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Singer-songwriter and actress Sophie Auster releases her third studio album, entitled “Next Time”. Auster, who was born in Brooklyn in 1987, made her acting debut at age ten and her recording debut at age seventeen. Her new album features beautiful pop songs like “Rising Sun”, “Dragon Blood Tree”, “Let It … Continue Reading →

Interview: Blitz The Ambassador on pioneering a global African presence in Music and Film

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Ghana’s “Native Sun” Blitz The Ambassador is consistent to the letter. His brand has always been “Afropolitan”. His message remains “Diasporadical”. And whatever images of continental Africans are etched in your memory, he sets the record straight with an enlightened “Stereotype”. Behind these titles of the globetrotting mastermind’s critically acclaimed … Continue Reading →

Stefanie Heinzmann – All We Need Is Love

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Swiss pop singer Stefanie Heinzmann releases her fifth studio album, entitled “All We Need Is Love”. Heinzmann, who turned 30 earlier this month, became famous after winning a talent show on German television in 2008, subsequently releasing her debut album, “Masterplan”, and the follow-up “Roots To Grow” with the hit … Continue Reading →

Here are The Winners of The POP AWARDS 2019, The Second Annual Pop Awards!

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Thanks to the countless fans who voted online, as well as the ballots cast by our expert panel, we have identified the winners of the Pop Awards 2019. Your overwhelming response during the 50-day voting cycle proves just how brilliant the 25 nominees are. Competition was quite stiff in each … Continue Reading →

Lauren Jenkins – No Saint

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Country musician Lauren Jenkins releases her debut album, titled “No Saint”. The Texas-born singer-songwriter has been a touring artist since she was 15, and even while she was studying acting in NYC a few years later, music was never an afterthought, as she was using every chance to perform her … Continue Reading →