In an era where record deals are becoming scarcer and scarcer, there’s something to be said when hitmakers Ne-Yo and Pharrell Williams both want to sign you.
Such was the predicament 19 year old Conor Maynard found himself in before eventually inking a lucrative deal with EMI Music last year.
Discovered online, the Brighton-bred star has seen his buzz boom; with his Twitter following topping the 160,000 mark and the Youtube views on the video for debut single ‘Can’t Say No’ sitting at over 4 million. All this prior to actually releasing any material.
Impressive? Yes! Surprising? No so much. For, Maynard presents quite the compelling “package”. Indeed, his sound skillfully and genuinely fuses “Pop” and “Urban” in a way many acts beyond his age are still striving to achieve.
Naturally, Maynard’s look and artistic direction have seen comparisons to a certain Justin Bieber drawn – especially with the latter now flirting with a harder/Urban sound. And they’re comparisons we’re sure will only intensify when Maynard hits the US in May.
However, pending then, watch the budding star justify his buzz on That Grape Juice’s The Splash. Peep his performance of ‘Can’t Say No’ above and the track’s official video below. Get familiar with the name and face, as you’ll be seeing much more of it!
‘Can’t Say No is available’ to download now here.
Your thoughts?
![New Song: Rick Ross & Mariah Carey - 'Can't Say No' [Full]](https://thatgrapejuice.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/mariah-carey-rick-ross-cant-say-no-thatgrapejuice-464x260.png "New Song: Rick Ross & Mariah Carey - 'Can't Say No' [Full].")
Oh wow hes talented.
What a shame not all acts can be this skilled (side eyes female artists who’s never had a number one album)
I actually hate him. That new song is so f****** annoying.
Love him! Gonna buy this on iTunes now!
He SLAYED with the recorded version of the song. He’ll go far
Ooops at my user name
He is the most underwhelming….ugliest….skinniest debut artist i’ve seen in a Looooong time….cant wait for him to fade into the woodwork….!
This is definitely my favourite acoustic version! Conor has a beautiful voice, haters.. just go and find someone who cares to troll:L Dont leave the uk Conooor!
My bad. Thought this was Justin Timberlake while listening to it. Nothing to see here.
PS: Yea, several of these Youtube artists have had MILLIONS of views and then sell like 10K debut albums then disappear. I’m just sayin’.
When Ne-Yo and Pharrell want to sign you all that means that that they are looking for a money making Bieber!
I cant stand the recorded version so when i read the comments i thought it was going to be impressive…. i was wrong, clearly teenage girls are posting all the positive comments.
How did we go from Daley, Jon B, Robin Thicke to Justin B, Justin T, One Direction and Connor M? Standards have dropped
b**** please. ALLOW ME to say it
NO b****.
i want my 3minutes back
@jessie dont hate on a kid for tryin b**** you got issues
The song is stupid but he sounds better than bebe
Nice track but not exceptional…
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The song is okay but his image needs work as he comes across as sort of creepy to me, he certainly doesn’t have Justin’s looks ;o)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kparga%C3%AF-Couture/416297928398602
i gotta admit i was skeptical of his sound due to his knock off beiber style, N seeing as i don’t like biebs i almost didn’t watch it…but glad i did!
his Live performance was f***** great.
pleasantly surprised!
…btw, does anyone else hear the old skool Michael Jackson vibe in the song’s melody?
he has talent but its a shame that our society doesnt care about it anymore. which explains why they recorded version is awful compared to the acoustic. YAWN. hes better than justin bieber by a mile, that arrogant kid is so overrated and cringey.
ooh i know this dude chris tweeted about long time ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPrI4tW6CQQ