WILL'S TOP 3 ACTS TO SEE AT PARKLIFE 2017

In my opinion, this year's Parklife Festival line-up is the best festival line-up the UK has seen so far this year.

It offers a wide variety, but here are the 3 acts I think you should see if you're in Manchester 10th-11th June and fortunate enough to have tickets!

1. RAYE

If you follow my social media, you'll notice that I LOVE RAYE's music and have done for a long time now. I reckon 2017 is the year of RAYE.

At only 19 years old RAYE (aka Rachel Keen) has not been around in the music industry for that long, but I'm almost certain you'll know one of her songs, even if she doesn't sing on it. I first heard of her/saw her when I saw Raleigh Ritchie at Manchester in April last year when she supported him and SHE IS INCREDIBLE. RAYE instantly captivated the audience with her upbeat, energetic performance, bouncing round the stage with freestyle dance and flawless vocals.

At this point in her career, RAYE was yet to release her SECOND EP which broke her onto primetime mainstream radio stations such as BBC Radio 1. Since then she has been shortlisted number 3 on the BBC Music Sound of 2017, released and co-written TONS of amazing music and is currently responsible for 1/8 of the Official UK Top 40 Singles Chart; You Don't Know Me by Jaxx Jones, which she features on, probably being her most well known.

RAYE will without a doubt be massive soon so make sure you see her on a small stage while you can, I promise she won't disappoint you!

2. Chaka Khan

I don't really feel I need to explain this one, she's a legend and sung some of the best songs around which are classics. I would LOVE to see Ain't Nobody and I'm Every Woman live - as I think would most people!

3. Rag’n’bone Man/Zara Larsson

I couldn't decide which of this last two I'd prefer to see, Rag’n’bone Man is without a doubt one of the finest new and emerging acts around at the moment, shortlisted at number 2 of the BBC Music Sound Of 2017 and his debut single Human reaching Christmas number 2 in 2016. I think seeing him live while he's still on a small stage would be an opportunity not to be missed!

I love pop. And I'm not afraid to say it. I love pop and I think Zara Larsson is one of the best artists in the genre at the moment, her upbeat and exciting music would be so great live and I'd imagine the energy and performance side that you get with pop would make her an act to see!