There's Jorja Smith and her romantic R&B, which on songs like her break-out On My Mind, twist with these shimmering pop-centric hooks you could also find on some of Ella Mai's more upbeat moments, another artist pushed into the public canon in 2018. There are artists like Charli XCX, who brings this British songwriting twang and mashes it with brash, forward-thinking productions that time and time again, are tipped at being the future of pop music. Beyond that, you have artists like MNEK, a queer male of colour and pop songwriting force who put out his debut solo album, Language, in 2018, or Japan-born, London-raised musician RinaВ Sawayama, who writes glittery futuristic pop 'only about girls.' Years & Years frontmanВ Olly Alexander, for example, offers a vital glimpse of unashamedly queer representation in the British music scene in a similar vein to Troye Sivan in Australia, but perhaps more upfront in comparison to Sivan's tendencies to hide behind metaphors and symbolism. There are the obvious like Dua Lipa, who has quickly presented herself as a dominative force in international pop music with hit after hit after hit, but when you go beyond that, there are some incredibly exciting artists on the rise, bringing some incredible stories and characters to the forefront. What that means, is we're missing out on one of the most exciting eras of music in the UK since the 70s and 80s, with a collection of artists pushing commercial radio into realms it's yet to properly explore, finding a wealth of diverse musicians and their respective, matching sounds that you can't really find anywhere else in the world right now.

While English names Г la David Bowie and The Beatles played a significant role in the shaping of pop music across history, the present-day focus seems to be dominated by the US streaming giants of Ariana Grande and Post Malone, meaning that only the heavyweights of British pop music are able to get a look-in, especially all the way in Australia.

There's something special about pop music coming out of the UK.

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