NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The music
discovery and curation team at SiriusXM announced today its
"Future Five" artists for 2018 and the "Class of 2017."
The "Future Five" for 2018 consists of five new artists that
SiriusXM predicts will breakthrough in 2018.
The "Class of 2017" is comprised of artists that were played
first on SiriusXM and subsequently went on to have a major
breakthrough year.
"2017 shaped up to be another stellar year in music discovery
for SiriusXM," said Steve Blatter, Senior Vice President and
General Manager, Music Programming, SiriusXM. "We were thrilled to
see four of our 'Future Five for 2017' selections graduate
to our 'Class of 2017.' As we move into 2018, our team
has never been more excited to bring our
subscribers even more new music from a
wide range of developing artists across all
genres."
SiriusXM's "Future Five" for 2018
Alice Merton: The
Pulse (ch. 15) was the first outlet in America to play "No
Roots" back in January
2017. The song recently reached the top 5 on the Adult
Alternative chart and top 10 on the Alternative chart. The
Canadian-born, German-raised artist signed with Mom+Pop Records in
North America and will
release her debut full length album in 2018.
Rich The Kid: Hip Hop Nation (ch. 44) was the
first outlet in the country to play "New Freezer" in September 2017 and has gone on to lead in
airplay. The song has since surpassed 42 million streams and has
just entered the top 50 on the Urban chart. Rich The Kid is
currently working on his first major label album due out on
Interscope Records in 2018.
Morgan Evans: This Australian country artist's first
American release received early support on The Highway (ch. 56),
which started playing "Kiss
Somebody" in July. Evans will begin 2018 by opening
for Cole Swindell on his Winter tour and for Chris
Young on his Spring tour.
Sofi Tukker: Alt Nation (ch. 36) was the first
outlet to play "Best Friend" in September 2017. The
song is currently Top 25 on the Alternative chart and Top
30 on the CHR chart. Sofi Tukker will embark on
their first headline tour and plan
to release more new music in 2018.
Two Feet: Alt Nation named "Go F**k Yourself" a
"Critical Cut" when it was the first outlet in America to add
the song into rotation in November. The New
York-based Two Feet will make his major label debut in
2018.
SiriusXM's Class of 2017
Carly Pearce: Carly Pearce was first played as an unsigned
artist on The Highway in November
2016. Pearce was selected by SiriusXM as one of their Future
Five Artists for 2017. She was later signed to Big Machine
Records, and her song "Every Little Thing" reached #1 on the
national country airplay charts.
Lil Uzi
Vert: SiriusXM selected Lil Uzi Vert as a
Future Five artist for 2017. Eminem's Shade 45 was the first
radio outlet in America to play Lil Uzi
Vert's breakthrough song, "XO Tour
Llif3." He went on to perform at
the Coachella and Lollapalooza music festivals and "XO Tour
Llif3" reached top 5 on the Urban airplay charts.
K. Flay: Last year, K. Flay was selected by
SiriusXM as one of their Future Five Artists for 2017. She was
recently nominated for two Grammy Awards and ended the
year by opening up for Imagine Dragons on their Evolve national
tour.
Rag N Bone Man: SiriusXM's The Spectrum (ch. 28) was
first to play Rag N Bone Man back in October
2016. He was later selected by SiriusXM as one of their
Future Five Artists for 2017. The song "Human" achieved the #1
position on both the Adult Rock and Alternative charts in
2017.
Migos: Eminem's Shade 45 first played "Bad and
Boujee" in August 2016 and support
followed on Hip Hop Nation in September
2016. "Bad and Boujee" reached #1 on both Urban and Rhythmic
charts. Critically-acclaimed album Culture was
released in January 2017 and
went to #1 on the Billboard chart and was certified platinum
in July 2017.
James Arthur: In
October 2016 The Pulse was the first
outlet in America to play "Say You Won't Let Go." Arthur's
song went on to reach #1 on the Adult Pop chart and Top 5
on the Pop chart. Arthur also received multiple BRIT
award nominations and an American Music Award nomination.
Lanco: The Highway first started
playing Lanco back in 2015 when they were still unsigned.
They were subsequently signed to Sony Music in Nashville and recently reached #1 on the
Country charts with their breakthrough song "Greatest Love
Story." Lanco's debut
album Hallelujah will be released in
January 2018.
Halsey: SiriusXM Hits 1 (ch. 2) was the first outlet
in America to support Halsey when she was still an
unsigned artist in early 2014. Halsey's second studio
album Hopeless Foundation Kingdom, reached #1 on
Billboard Chart and her current single, "Bad At Love," is
currently top 5 on the Pop charts.
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