Olly Murs Pop

Oliver Stanley, best known as Olly Murs, is no longer any hidden talent to the world. English singer, songwriter, and television personnel rose to fame after finishing as runner up on "The X Factor" in 2009.

The British star, once dreamed about being a professional football (soccer) player but due to a serious injury his career goals fell short. Luckily for us, Murs came across a karaoke machine at a local bar and well, the rest is history. Before competing on The X Factor, Murs had no professional training , which made him that much more of a phenomenon.

Unlike many competition finalists who end up disappearing overtime in the public eye, Olly has managed to stay on the top of his game. Murs signed to Epic Records in the United Kingdom, Columbia Records in the United States, and Syco Music. Currently, his hit single 'Troublemaker' featuring Flo'Rida continues to rise on the Top 40 charts.


Murs debut album 'Right Place Right Time' just released on April 16 of this year. Make sure to check out his tour dates and other information on Olly Murs Official Website.

Twitter:@ollyoffical
Website:http://www.ollymurs.com
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ollymurs

Chris Wallace Pop | Indie

Chris Wallace's single "Remember When (Push Rewind)" is another pop ballad for my anticipated summer playlist.

 The once lead vocalist of The White Tie Affair, made a wise decision to set foot on his own solo journey. His debut album, "Push Rewind" dropped this past September via indie label ThinkSay Records.

His autobiographical single, 'Remember When' talks about him dating a girl and when his future with music was looking upward things started to diminish and both parties started parting ways. I think most of all us can relate to Wallace's lyrics in wanting to go back to the beginning and start over again with relationships gone wrong.

His lyrics and music are infectious. Critics have managed to label him as the male version of Katy Perry, I'd say thats quite the compliment. 'Remember When' continues to rise on the charts. I think we can all say we are eager to hear the next single released off his album.








Twitter: @chriswallace101
Website: http://chriswallacemusic.com
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iTunes: http://tiny.cc/chriswallace

Inna Electronica | Dance | House | Euro

Inna's most recent single, 'More Than Friends' featuring Daddy Yankee has been on nonstop repeat on my ipod. I came across her youtube channel a few weeks ago while browsing music for my spring break playlist. Inna, born as Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu in Romania, has taken the dance world by storm. 

In 2007 Inna was discovered by Marcel Botezan while singing at a market and shortly after was offered a contract with Roton Records based out of Romania. She then signed on to work with producers Play & Win. After a failed attempt of the release of a pop ballads,  Inna found her calling, House music. Her first single, 'Hot' climbed charts all over the world even switching with Ke$ha for the number one spot on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay in 2010. Inna released her third studio album, ' Party Never Ends' in March of this year. 

With the music style of David Guetta and Kyle Minogue with a bit pop vocals, Inna makes for a killer artist. Her dance and house music releases; 'More Than Friends', 'Hot', 'Crazy Sexy Wild' to name a few, are must downloads for your summer playlist.

Check out her Official Website  and YouTube. 

Krewella Dubstep | Electronic

Dubstep-infused electronic trio, Krewella, was formed in 2007 when producer, Kris Trindl (Rainman) and sisters Jahan and Yasmin Yousaf came together with a common interest, to make damn good music. It wasn't until June of 2010 when all three decided to drop all other ventures and just pursue their passion, music.

Fortunately, their decision to pursue music and only music, was going to be a life changing decision. Krewella was signed to Columbia Records in August 2012. Single, 'Killin' It' was their first major break in to the ears of the nation. Following in the same year, they released 'Feel Me' and 'Alive' off their EP "Play Hard."

Icona Pop Electro-House | Indie | Pop

Icona Pop, Swedish DJ and synthpop duo include band mates Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo best known for their killer euro upbeat single, " I Love It." For many, this song is a great dance and party tune but to the girls, this song has a lot of meaning and heartbreak behind it. If you really listen to the lyrics you can hear the struggle of overcoming harsh times. Kudos to the girls for taking hostile feelings and making a billboard hit. I'm guessing their ex feels pretty miserable now.

Swedish House Mafia Electro-House

I'm quite embarrassed to say I hadn't come across this awesome Swedish band until last year with their single, "Save The World." This electronic dance trio came together in 2007 and unfortunately after only five years together have announced their current tour being their last.