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Dijon: the experimental star making a bid for pop’s top table

The LA-based artist and producer reveals how embracing collaboration was vital for his “utterly bonkers” debut album

Gabriels: LA trio’s classic R&B fusion meets silky, swooning soul

The three-piece's richly detailed combination of 60's R&B and gospel stylings has won them famous fans in Elton John and Annie Mac

PinkPantheress: meet the mysterious, internet-conquering breakthrough artist

The Bath artist's garage-nodding DIY pop – a genre she's coining "new nostalgic" – has made her a beloved internet star

Dylan Fraser: Bathgate boy fuses a love of Nine Inch Nails and Joni Mitchell

The 20-year-old singer-songwriter's second EP leans into the "darker, deeper, more emotional" side of his jagged, industrial alt-pop

Daine: meet the future emo icon mentored by Charli XCX

The Melbourne artist – who has worked with Charli XCX and Oli Sykes – is an exciting, essential voice in the hyperpop-sphere

Priya Ragu: inventive, exuberant R&B meets Tamil tradition

The Swiss-Tamil star is emerging as a leader of a new generation of convention-defying R&B musicians through a joyful blend of new and old sounds

Scruffpuppie: meet the emo-pop prospect signed to Phoebe Bridgers’ new label

Penned during personal troubles, the LA artist’s new single landed them a record deal and radiates the pride that comes with recovery

Teezo Touchdown: meet the Texas provocateur opening Tyler, The Creator’s tour

The Texas-born rapper's freewheeling experiments with rap and pop-punk has won him fans in Tyler, The Creator and Chance The Rapper

spill tab: playful and unpredictable alt-pop joy from LA

After navigating the less glamorous areas of the music industry, the LA-based artist puts the power of collaboration at the heart of her forthcoming debut EP

Allison Ponthier: “I don’t think people are wired to want to be totally vulnerable on stage”

The Texan artist on how moving from the Bible Belt to New York allowed her to create stellar country-pop EP 'Faking My Own Death'