Abbie McCarthy's Future Karma announces 2024 series 11 Dec 2023
Award winning TV, Radio presenter and DJ Abbie McCarthy started Good Karma Club in 2016 to celebrate new sounds and emerging artists. Future Karma is an annual January special edition of the night, to start the year off with a bang and a list of new artists to follow over the next 12 months. Previously, the nights have provided a platform for a whole host of artists such as Sam Fender, Easy Life, Tom Grennan, Mae Muller, Enny, Cian Ducrot, Venbee and many more. See below for full line-up, venues and dates.
Abbie has said:
"So happy to announce that Future Karma is back baby!” Abbie says of the announcement. “4 special shows across London, featuring my Tips for 2024. Previously for this series we've had on the likes of Caity Baser and Lovejoy and in 2023 we featured performances from Sekou, Issey Cross and Crawlers! We've built up a pretty good track record you know, so trust us - grab your ticket and come and see the next big thing! This year's line-up is looking top tier, even if I do say so myself. So excited for Paris Paloma, Nectar Woode, Stevie Bill, Frozemode, The Royston Club and so many more. See you there!"
Cordelia is a rising star in the music world. The recent success of single 'Little Life', which has already gone on to achieve millions of streams and become a global trend on Instagram Reels and TikTok, is testament to just how much her music touches hearts and inspires, making her a compelling artist poised for a bright future.
Stevia Bill’s recently released debut EP received support from Billboard, Earmark and The Line Of Best Fit all describing Stevie as the next big talent of Gen Z-Pop music
Wrexham band The Royston Club selling out all 12 dates of their debut UK tour, with 3000 tickets sold.
Nectar Woode’s track ‘Good Vibrations’ reached 1 million streams on Spotify in just 3 months and the artist has received support from Elton John, Zane Lowe and across BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra and 6music.
2024 London shows:
Tuesday 23rd January | The Camden Assembly | Royston Club, Soft Launch, Josie Oliver
Thursday 25th January | St Pancras Old Church | Paris Paloma, Nectar Woode, Jacob Alon
Thursday 1st February | The Camden Assembly | Frozemode, Queen Milz
Monday 5th February | The Grace | Stevie Bill, Cordelia, Siobhan Winifred
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THE HEADLINES
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AI music - is it time to explore a blanket approach? (see Opinion)
The music video is back and more important than ever (see Features)
Author Liz Pelly discusses how streaming saved the industry from piracy, but not the artists (see Features)
Why Warner UK’s restructure is a bad thing for British music (see Opinion)
Why virality is not building fandom (see Reports)
Jeremy Sirota’s pre-exit interview: ‘The marketplace needs a strong Merlin’ (see Features)
Music managers contribute value worth £714m to the wider UK music business (see Reports)
New data shows why virality is not building fandom (see Reports)
The reunion tour's effect on music streaming (see Analysis)
Don’t just fund problems: Fix them (see Comment)
Deezer: 28% of all music delivered to streaming is now fully AI-generated (see Digital)
Government's proposals on NDAs welcome but further work needed to protect against 'culture of misogyny', WEC warns (see News)
Absolute MD Simon Wills: AI is about to eat the music industry. A ledger could save it (see Features)