Movin' on up!

(From The Daily Star)

Byline: JOE MOTT

IT'S that time of year where I get them out and have punt at who I think will be big in 2007. They may not all sell heaps but will definitely enrich your CD collection. Leona off the X Factor will follow in Shayne Ward's footsteps - by being massive then becoming irrelevant. Girls Aloud, Arctic Monkeys and Kaiser Chiefs will all gift us new albums while I reckon there could be a cheeky resurgence in the dance scene. Live treats will include the return of Glastonbury and the Arctic Monkeys' very own mini festival. Last year I told you to look out for Corrine Bailey Rae, Arctic Monkeys, Plan B, The Guillemots and Cat Power, so you know I'm skill and you should listen. Here's who's got the Hot team excited for 2007. . . MARK RONSON THE New York native produced long players from Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse last year. He DJed at Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' wedding and he's produced a head-spinning album in the shape of Versions. It's a colourful collection of cover versions. Britney's Toxic is revamped into a blinding hip-hop floor-filler which features a joyfully unhinged contribution from the late ODB. Coldplay's God Put A Smile On Your Face goes from a morbid ballad into a swinging big band jazz anthem. And the Kaiser Chiefs' Oh My God is re-tooled by Lily Allen. A glorious confection. SAM BEETON 18-YEAR-OLD from Nottingham. Sounds like a young Paul Simon and looks like a Calvin Klein model. See him as antidote to Morrison and Blunt. THE HOOSIERS ATHREE-PIECE from Reading and Sweden. The singer looks like Ben Stiller and has an amazing voice like Justin Hawkins with soul. First single Worried About Ray is an absolute cracker. THE ENEMY I'VE already written about this Coventry trio. That's how good they are . . . they get another mention. The buzz is huge and for reasons like 40 Days and 40 Nights, a sure-fire festival anthem. These 18-year-olds have the gobby views and skills to craft quality tunes like Oasis and Kasabian. Genuinely exciting. IAMFINN NO spaces between his name, instead this 21-year-old Londoner prefers to focus on more important things like catchy pop songs. Lead single I Love You sees the electro and rock ...