In 2024, the volume of must-listen albums seemed to multiply voraciously and victoriously with each passing month — many of which will be celebrated at the 67th GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 2. And even as these records reverberated through radio stations, record stores, festivals, and charts, we’re still eager for the rumors and rumblings of unique, masterful, rising artists to come.
With 2024 in the rearview, GRAMMY.com looks forward to who some of those names might be for 2025. The 25 rising artists featured in this list have already begun staking their claim on an even bigger slice of the music industry by accumulating TikTok streams and filling up their tour calendar. And in the new year, a set of dazzling debut albums, new singles, headlining gigs, and opening slots for legendary artists will raise some profiles even higher.
The list runs the gamut from chill soul to scathing feminist punk, dazzling pop peaks to shoegaze guitar swirls, with each and every artist feeling as if they’ve created their own full, resplendent world. Every fan will find something to love in this list — quite possibly the artist that will dominate your end-of-year recap in 2025.
Writers Taila Lee, D. Mariah, Lucas Villa and Harry Levin contributed to this list.
Lambrini Girls
What To Watch For: Who Let the Dogs Out (Jan. 10) and tour
Brighton maximalists Lambrini Girls explore a radical, powerfully unhinged, form of honesty that brings to mind the thrilling candidness of Sleaford Mods and soon-to-be-tour-mates, Idles. The cheeky, caustic duo of Phoebe Lunny and Lilly Macieira will release their debut album, Who Let the Dogs Out at the beginning of the year.
Lambrini Girls’ work runs on raw writ and grit, attacking machismo, mocking the male-centric music industry, and virulently rebuking rape culture and homophobia. On the single "Company Culture," they snarl down workplace harassment and nepo babies, sublimating into an unforgettable punk rhythm replete with a raucous beat and stomping percussion until it all vanishes — leaving you just wanting to play it all again. Verses seem to plunge out of them like a sardonic wrecking ball: "That’s enough/ I’ll shut up/ I’ll look hot… When will I learn that men just do it better."
The duo’s music is a plea for the renewal of just treatment and human connection, delivered via a fearless pairing of anger and humor over concrete slab guitar riffs. Lambrini Girls may take their name from a sparkling pear cider, but there’s nothing cloying or bubbly about these two. — LP
Judeline
What To Watch For: A tour in January
Dua Saleh
What To Watch For: An international tour beginning in January
Dua Saleh’s bold, mesmerizing songs center on climate anxiety, softness in a hard world, and toxic relationships. On their 2024 debut album, I SHOULD CALL THEM, the Minneapolis-based Sudanese American artist and actor stretches their music from pop, to R&B, to gospel — enmeshing sweet vocals with rap-adjacent inflections. That ability to bridge genres makes Saleh a thrilling listen, long beyond the initial surprise of its experimental originality — not to mention the inventive songwriting at the core.
Songs like the intensely layered "want" and the ride-and-rumble of "pussy suicide" are the kind of tracks that can soundtrack a slow ride through the city and reward repeat listens, a difficult duality. — LP
Ty Myers
What To Watch For: The Select (Jan. 24), a tour in the first half of the year
Ty Myers grew up on a cattle ranch owned by his family for more than six generations — a personal history that absolutely informs his authentic take on country music. The teenage sensation from Austin, Texas has already secured himself a place in the flannel-covered hearts and stetson-helmed minds of the genre’s expanding audience.
After starting his guitar journey at the age of 12, Myers spent 2024 building to the release of his EP, Ends of the Earth. The offering of original songs includes an ode to temporary companionship, "Drinkin’ Alone," and a pedal-steel-driven love letter, "Tie That Binds." His debut album, The Select, is set for release on Jan. 24 and his supporting tour already sold out 14 of the 26 dates in less than two weeks. Chances are he won’t continue the family tradition of running a cattle ranch. – HL
Inhaler
What To Watch For: Open Wide (Feb. 7) and an international tour
Back in their college days, Eli Hewson, Rob Keating, Josh Jenkinson and Ryan McMahon united to form the band Inhaler. More than 10 years and two albums later, it’s good news that these four talented lads have stuck together.
In the midst of their worldwide tour, the Dublin-based band is gearing up to release their third album Open Wide; produced by Kid Harpoon (Harry’s House, Miley Cyrus’ "Flowers"), it’s a safe bet to say that Open Wide will embrace the pop influences that have saturated Inhaler’s appealing rock sound, captured succinctly by the album’s memorable lead single "Your House."
The band has come a long way from their 2017 debut single "I Want You" (and from being named after Hewson’s teenage asthma). Following their debut and a slew of other successful one-off tracks, the rock group landed an opening tour slot for Noel Gallagher’s band in 2019, and they’ve gone on to open for other acts like Kings of Leon, Pearl Jam, and Arctic Monkeys. And if you’ve seen a single TikTok of Inhaler fans shrieking at barricade, you’ll instantly see how this band’s swagger will leave you, well, breathless. — TL
Saint Levant
What To Watch For: Love Letters (Feb. 14)
At just 24 years old, Saint Levant, has lived in Gaza, Jordan, and California. In addition to his Palestinian heritage, the artist born Marwan Abdelhamid has roots in France, Algeria, and Serbia. His music is equally global.
Inside Levant's discography, you'll find a potpourri of sounds and languages, from French raps to Arabic beats, metaphorically encouraging unified society and bringing awareness to social injustices internationally.
On his newest single, "DALOONA," which was released on Nov. 25, Levant celebrates Palestinian culture and identity. This track is the first glimpse into his upcoming two-part compilation album, Love Letters, out on Valentine's Day. The first part will explore Arab and North African sounds, while the B-side pays homage to his American roots with '80s-inspired funk pop. — DM
John Glacier
What To Watch For: Like A Ribbon (Feb. 14)
London-based rapper, poet and producer John Glacier is a force reckoning with experimentation. Her forthcoming album, Like A Ribbon features an enthralling crowd of eccentrics including Eartheater, Flume, Sampha, and more, and executively produced by Slowthai collaborator Kwes Darko. The album’s production glitches and burns, the perfect foundation for a steely yet laidback delivery: Glacier’s songs move through charred filters, highlighting her Hackney accent and blending her many influences.
Only one person in the world could feature alongside Panda Bear on a Jamie xx track while also serving as the face of Daniel Lee’s global Burberry campaign — and the fact that she somehow elevates both halves of that experience feels downright mystical. John Glacier’s artistic output feels like a statement of self that will undoubtedly leave a lot of brand new fans hungry for more. — LP
Hope Tala
What To Watch For: Debut album in February, set at Coachella 2025
Alongside Laufey and Jacob Collier, British singer Hope Tala is another jazzy Gen-Z star. Her music (which will be heard live at Coachella 2025) is built upon acoustic bass and bossa nova guitar, the latter is the foundation of notable single, "Lovestained." On the 2019 track, the West London native’s subtle accent decorates her floaty voice as it bounces off the strummed rhythms.
Tala's debut album, Hope Handwritten, is due on Feb. 28 and its first single is similarly born from the warm, rolling tones of a walking upright bassline. On "I Can’t Even Cry," Tala's vocals follow the trajectory of the bass' low-end undulation, utilizing the natural reverb from the wooden instrument to add little moments of sung improvisation, emphasizing her quick-moving wordplay. — HL
Biig Piig
What To Watch For: 11:11 (Feb. 7)
Jessica Smyth has been releasing twisty, thrilling tracks under the moniker Biig Piig for a few years, and it seems that the rest of the pop world may have finally caught up to her. Having been born in Ireland, raised in Spain, and now residing in London, Smith is keenly aware of the best way to blend and celebrate swaths of different languages, influences, and styles.
The experimentalist has been hypercharging electro beats, hip-hop flows, and lush pop vocals on EPs and mixtapes like 2023's Bubblegum, but Smyth’s long-awaited full-length debut is finally just around the corner. And when 11:11 arrives on Feb. 7, it’ll come replete with hits like the steamy exploration of loneliness in "4AM" and the sparkly, clap-along headrush of "Favourite Girl." — LP
Nia Smith
What To Watch For: Give Up Fear tour (TBD)
The best soul artists know how to reach massive emotions effortlessly — and throughout her new EP, Give Up Fear, Nia Smith delivers heart-rending moments while maintaining the sort of warm ease that makes her feel like a comfortable friend. The UK-based vocalist has been compared to everyone from Amy Winehouse to Adele and Alicia Keys, but her reggae-tinged take on retro soul feels too intimate and personal to ever be pigeonholed. That connection is endorsed by none other than Jamaican hero Popcaan, who appears on lead single "Personal."
After reaching quickly-enamored audiences via TikTok, Smith was tapped to open for the likes of Tems and Mahalia, with her own tour forthcoming. Tracks like the slow-swaggering "Don’t Cry" and the smoldering "Little Red Car" showcase Smith's already deep catalog, which is filled with the kind of material that’ll both amaze in small venues and one day surely fill big arenas.
And as you wait for her to plot a stop in your locale with the EP on constant spin, Smith’s social media should more than hold you over: impeccably dressed, admirably laid-back, and sharing some of the sweetest melodies you’ll hear. — LP
Kashus Culpepper
What To Watch For: Tour dates in the winter and spring
Kashus Culpepper has been surrounded by music his entire life. He grew up in the church, but it wasn’t until his Navy deployment in 2020 that he cultivated his artistic voice. Four years later, Culpepper has revived the melodic crooning of ‘80s and ‘90s country, buoyed by his blues influence, on debut singles "Who Hurt You," "Pour Me Out," "Out of My Mind," and "After Me?"
Culpepper will join fellow country singer Ian Munsick on the Horses Are Fast Tour in February before supporting Leon Bridges on The Leon Tour in May. — DM
Lanie Gardner
What To Watch For: A tour in March and April
Lanie Gardner’s journey has unfolded rapidly, evolving from YouTube videos made in her bedroom to performing at the biggest raves, and releasing her debut album in 2024. In 2025, she'll open for the country rock upstart Corey Kent.
Following the 2020 viral video that combined cranberry juice, a skateboard, and Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams," Gardner recorded her own cover (juice in hand) of the 1977 classic. A few weeks after clearing millions of views, dance music legend David Guetta asked her to sing on an EDM version of the song, which remains on top of Gardner’s Spotify.
But Gardner had been writing music long before her viral moment, as the title of her debut album suggests. Across 10 tracks, A Songwriter’s Diary reveals the thoughts and stories most would reserve for privacy. "Lord Knows" is a heavy country song detailing her penance to a higher power and her promise to change her ways. "Cry" employs electric blues and rumbling organ as she spews seething venom at the lover who left her scorned. — HL
FLO
What To Watch For: Access All Areas Tour (March)
Hailing from London, FLO takes R&B to the next level. The girl group’s single "Cardboard Box" went viral in 2022, garnering praise from artists like Victoria Monét and SZA. The song from Jorja Douglas, Stella Quaresma, and Renée Downer resonated with themes of independence and moving on, and captured their true prowess as a musical group.
Released in November 2024, FLO’s debut studio album Access All Areas exudes confidence: it’s about taking control, knowing yourself inside and out, and being unapologetic. Influenced by artists like Amy Winehouse and Etta James, the trio’s harmonies simultaneously soothe and command; it’s no wonder FLO found themselves booked and busy at 2024 festivals like Coachella, Wireless, and Governors Ball.
Along with festival performances, the group has notched some top tier collaborations, including "Fly Girl" with four-time GRAMMY winner Missy Elliott and "In My Bag" with GloRilla. After opening for Kehlani, FLO’s now gearing up for their can’t-miss headlining tour starting in March. — TL
Majo Aguilar
What To Watch For: Mariachi Tumbado (April)
Majo Aguilar is carrying on the legacy of one of most revered families in música Mexicana, which includes her father Antonio Aguilar, Jr., her uncle Pepe Aguilar, and her late grandparents Antonio Aguilar and Flor Silvestre. At the same time, the Mexican singer/songwriter is blazing a space for herself and for women in the male-dominated scene with her 2024 Latin GRAMMY-nominated album Mariachi y Tequila.
While embracing the mariachi traditions of her lineage in the captivating "Cuéntame" with Vicente Fernández's grandson Alex Fernández, Aguilar is also mixing in elements of fiery corridos in her upcoming LP Mariachi Tumbado. Ahead of what she has called her most "experimental" album, which is due out in April, Aguilar has released a mariachi cover of "Aún Así Te Vas" by Belenova, the hip-hop infused "Luna Azul" with Mexican rapper Santa Fe Klan, and the dreamy "Quise Algo Bueno." — LV
Lola Young
What To Watch For: This Wasn’t Meant For You Anyway Tour, Coachella debut
It’s miraculous how Lola Young can make an F-bomb sound like a sermon. Whether you’re familiar with her gut-wrenching track "Messy" from TikTok or spotted her name on the Chromakopia tracklist, this singer has been pacing on the sidelines for just a few years — now, she’s jumped the fence to hit the ground running.
It’s hard to be playfully seething on an album, yet Young's 2024 sophomore studio album, This Wasn’t Meant for You Anyway, makes it sound easy. Though there’s a cathartic quality to her music, the 23-year-old singer always stays firmly in control. All while leaning into her signature rasp, the South London powerhouse uplifts her alternative pop with the vocal power of a rocker. She sings of regifted flowers, big brown eyes, and ultimatums, infusing every lyric with anger in search of release. And she finds it.
Young’s already making moves on her popular This Wasn’t Meant For You Anyway tour, but she’s still got 20 big stops left in 2025 across Europe and Australia — oh, and her Coachella debut. — TL
Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso
What To Watch For: 2025 BAÑO MARÍA Tour & Coachella performance
Argentine trap duo Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso have become their country's most out-of-the-box pop stars. On their debut album BAÑO MARÍA, released last April, the duo meld electronica, hyperpop, funk, and reggaeton in their swaggering songs like "Dumbai" and "El Único." After exploring solo careers — which netted yielded Latin GRAMMY nominations for Ca7riel — the life-long friends have linked up intermittently since 2018. Now a few years later, they are hitting their stride together as one of the most exciting and electrifying acts in Latin music.
The rappers brought the quirky charm of their genre-bending sound to life in a NPR Tiny Desk Concert, which garnered more than 18 million views as of writing. In a live setting, Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso performed jazz-infused versions of their songs injected with soul and the tropical rhythms of Latin America. To capture the free spirit of their concerts, they recently released the live album BAÑO MARÍA (En Vivo - Buenos Aires). Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso will soon spread their fun and feel-good vibes across the U.S. with the 2025 BAÑO MARÍA Tour in April, which will include their Coachella debut. — LV
The Dare
What To Watch For: A set at Coachella 2025 and the inaugural Lido Festival
Charli xcx continues to ride the wave of her culture-defining summer, with new festival dates and acting roles for 2025, and The Dare is happy to be right alongside her. The dapper electronic artist DJed her Boiler Room in Ibiza and provided writing and production credits on "Guess," which became a viral hit via the Billie Eilish-featuring remix. In 2025, The Dare and Charli will continue to combine their powers at shared bills including Coachella and Charli’s curated day of London's new Lido Festival.
The Dare’s prowess as a solo artist is not to be overlooked either. His 2024 debut album What’s Wrong With New York? anointed him as the king of the indie sleaze revival. Album standout "Girls" features an acid-tinged breakbeat that channels the experimentation predecessors like LCD Soundsystem and the Strokes depicted in uncensored glory.
Once The Dare has a turn on the widely streamed Coachella stage, NYPD should brace for an influx of hedonism after dark. — HL
Frost Children
What To Watch For: Major festival appearances
This electronic duo already kicked off 2025 strong by opening for The Dare on New Year’s Eve, but Frost Children’s got a lot more in store for the year ahead.
Growing up in St. Louis, siblings Angel and Lulu Prost regularly performed at Sunday mass and in various cover bands, but it wasn’t until quarantine that their creativity as the musical duo Frost Children sparked to life. Releasing six projects since lockdown, the now-NYC residents have been steadily gaining stardom with their hyperpop and jersey club remixes. While their music flashes as futuristic and forward-thinking, the pair also leans on a nostalgic aesthetic as part of the 2024 indie sleaze renaissance.
From featuring on Porter Robinson’s soulful "Mona Lisa" just last summer to securing 2025 sets at Primavera Sound and Kilby Block Party among other upcoming festivals, Frost Children are trickling into the mainstream while still invigorating a more niche alcove of EDM scene. — TL
Luvcat
What To Watch For: An April tour
The female rockstar is alive and flourishing in Luvcat. On her debut trifecta of singles, the Liverpool native muses over the darker side of romance, characterized by smoky nights at Parisian-inspired restaurants ("Dinner @ Brasserie Zédel") and escapades in BDSM ("Matador"). But beyond her gritty lyricism, she has the persona to match.
As she revealed to NME in November, "[My songs] are pretty much all very real, true stories." Meanwhile, her artist biography recounts when she ran away to a Parisian circus before her 16th birthday, "longing for mischief."
Beginning in April, you can get a firsthand look at Luvcat’s endearing kitsch on her EU tour. — DM
El Malilla
What To Watch For: 2025 Coachella performance
Since dropping his debut album ÑEROSTARS in July 2024, El Malilla has become a leader of the emerging reggaeton Mexa movement. He has injected Puerto Rican-influenced perreo with Mexican swagger and slang in his hits like the bonkers "B de Bellako" with Yeyo, which channels a wild sex drive into an infectious club banger. Elsewhere, El Malilla gets romantic on "Dime" with Maury.
After selling out concerts across Mexico, the Valle de Chalco native will make his U.S. debut at Coachella in April. El Malilla will be the first reggaeton Mexa artist on the festival's lineup. The reggaeton Mexa dream team of El Malilla and Yeyo recently reunited for the equally freaky and frenetic "Préndete." He is continuing to collaborate with other exponents of the scene like Yeri Mua, Bellakath, and El Bogueto. — LV
mehro
What To Watch For: A spring North American tour
Mehro first gained attention for his spacious, acoustic love songs, including his 2020 debut "perfume" and his enduring hit from 2021, "chance with you." As time passed, the musician began sharing different sides of himself. His 2023 album, Dark Corners and Alchemy features "exploding," a haunting dance punk hitter, while 2024'sTrauma Lullabies has "k3tamine," a jaunty tune that's the spiritual inverse to the sedation of its namesake drug.
At the end of 2024, mehro revealed yet another new sonic turn: distortion. "Lady Parts and Mannequins," his final single of the year, uses scrappy pop rock as jet fuel to propel unveiled sexual lyrics. Whatever he was holding back before is now on the table, and he will be presenting himself in full force as he opens for half alive on the North American leg of their 2025 world tour. — HL
Rachel Chinouriri
What To Watch For: Supporting tour dates
In a February conversation, Rachel Chinouriri told Rolling Stone UK, "What I want is to inspire the other 13-year-old Black girls who are confused about their identity but love rock music. I want them to be like, ‘Oh, God, it’s possible. It actually exists.’" Almost one year later, the Zimbabwean British songstress has done exactly that.
Chinouriri released her debut album, What a Devastating Turn of Events, in May, accompanied by a music video featuring Florence Pugh. She later premiered the music live at the Glastonbury Festival before embarking on her first headlining tour through the United Kingdom. She’ll continue the stint as an opener in 2025. — DM
Wisp
What To Watch For: Tour dates with System Of A Down (August-September)
While young musicians now have access to an entire global history of music, some artists will still find influences that shock you. Case in point: many a jaw dropped when San Francisco teenager Natalie R. Lu burst onto the scene in 2023 and netted nearly 50 million Spotify streams with "Your Face,", a track that combined shoegaze eclectics with a pop sweetness.
While that surprising single stole headlines, Lu’s work as Wisp has continued to rapidly evolve, finding the right moments to draw the listener into a mystic guitar web and when to pull back the mist. It's not just the fans taking notice: Wisp was recently added to open a series of shows with System Of A Down, Korn, Deftones, and Avenged Sevenfold. With those cosigns, it’s easy to imagine Wisp continuing to grow into an act that can bridge the divide between the TikTok fanatics and old-head guitar rockers for years to come. — LP
Ela Taubert
What To Watch For: A debut album
On her 2023 EP ¿Quién Dijo Que Era Fácil?, Colombian singer/songwriter Ela Taubert established herself as a fresh face of Latin pop that blended elements of rock, folk, and vulnerability in the mix. Taubert took the world by storm with her 2024 breakthrough hit "¿Cómo Pasó?" The breakup anthem racked up over 120 million streams on Spotify since dropping in February.
Joe Jonas added more angst to a Spanglish version of the song that they performed at the 2024 Latin GRAMMYs. At The Biggest Night In Latin Music, Taubert took home the golden gramophone for Best New Artist. Now, the 24-year-old is working on her debut album, which is due out in 2025. The LP will include "¿Cómo Pasó?" and her recent singles that reflect her limitless view of pop, the country-infused "¿Para Qué?" and the synth-pop of "¿Por Qué Soy Así?" Though her songs have titles that pose many questions, Taubert is certain to make a statement with her ambitious sound. — LV
Erick Brian
What To Watch For: A solo debut album
Erick Brian first rose to prominence as a member of Latin GRAMMY-nominated boy band CNCO. After the group parted ways in late 2023, the Cuban heartthrob has spent the past six months shaping his solo project with hit-makers like JonTheProducer, Richi López, Vitto & Renzo, and Mazzarri.
Now signed with Warner Music Latina, Brian is welcoming the next era in his career and the new year with his debut single "Feliz Año Nuevo Triste." The heartbreaking synth-pop banger is the lead single from his first solo album, which is due out in 2025. Now 23 years old, Brian is ready to move beyond his Latin teen idol past and take center stage on his own. His debut is sure to be a mature, honest, and adventurous take on pop that reflects his personal and artistic growth. — LV