Bruno Mars | Sarah Jane Allen

Is the name Conor Maynard one you know? If not, GET TO KNOW IT! And if you do know him, I bet it’s mainly for his own songs such as Can’t Say No and R U Crazy. Personally, I believe Conor Maynard is going to be one of the biggest male artist’s to come out of England. Since 2009, Conor Maynard has been uploading cover versions of songs on his own and with rapper and close friend, Anthony “Anth” Melo, who resides in Virginia, America. Together they have covered a variety of songs, including: Taio Cruz’s Dynamite, Rihanna’s Only Girl In The World and even wrote an original song together called Do It. Maynard caught the attention of singer/songwriter Ne-Yo when he watched a cover version of his track Beautiful Monster who in turn contacted Conor soon afterwards, and Ne-Yo soon became Maynard’s mentor. Maynard rose to success in 2012 when he was nominated for, and subsequently won, MTV’s Brand New For 2012 award, beating off competition from the likes of Lana Del Ray. Well now it’s time you heard the real Conor Maynard. His covers are heaven to my ears! My god, he makes these songs sound so much better. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE his original work and adore his album. I am waiting patiently for his second album, due to drop sometime in 2014. But you can’t deny the fact that his voice in some of these covers is simply breathtaking.