Ones to Watch

Magic Man

Genre: Pop / Rock
Sounds Like: Fun., Passion Pit, Foster The People

Frankie Ballard

Genre: Country
Sounds Like: Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney

SZA

Genre: Alternative / R&B
Sounds Like: Frank Ocean, Banks, Sampha

Glass Animals

Genre: Pop / R&B
Sounds Like: alt-j, Foals, Flying Lotus

New Politics

Genre: Indie-Rock
Sounds Like: Neon Trees, twenty one pilots, The Neighbourhood

Moon Taxi

Genre: Alternative / Prog-rock
Sounds Like: Dawes, Dr. Dog, My Morning Jacket

Nick Brewer

Genre: Hip-Hop / Rap
Sounds Like: Kid Cudi, Tupac Shakur, Flume

Jungle

Genre: R&B
Sounds Like: Disclosure, The Child of Lov, SOHN

MKTO

Genre: Pop
Sounds Like: Train, Bruno Mars, Pharrell Williams

Echosmith

Genre: Indie-Pop
Sounds Like: Paramore, The Killers, All Time Low

ASTR

Genre: Pop / R&B
Sounds Like: Drake, The Weeknd, Haim

Genre: Alternative / Indie-Rock
Sounds Like: Snow Patrol, U2, Coldplay

BADBADNOTGOOD

Genre: Electronic / Hip-Hop / Jazz
Sounds Like: The Roots, John Coltrane, A Tribe Called Quest

Turnpike Troubadours

Genre: Country / Roots
Sounds Like: Woody Guthrie, Reckless Kelly

Lovelife

Genre: Alternative / Electro-Pop
Sounds Like: Depeche Mode, Tears for Fears, The Neighbourhood

Duologue

Genre: Alternative / Electronic
Sounds Like: Radiohead, Muse, The Smashing Pumpkins

Kins

Genre: Guitar-Pop
Sounds Like: alt-j, Tame Impala, Soundgarden

Wild Feathers

Genre: Rock
Sounds Like: The Allman Brothers, The Lumineers, Neil Young

BASECAMP

Genre: Electronic / R&B
Sounds Like: Peter Gabriel, The Weeknd, Sting

Discover Artists

Glass Animals

Genre: Pop / R&B

From: Oxford, UK

Sounds Like: alt-j, Foals, Flying Lotus

SZA

Genre: Alternative / R&B

From: St. Louis, MO

Sounds Like: Frank Ocean, Banks, Sampha

Magic Man

Genre: Pop / Rock

From: Boston, MA

Sounds Like: Fun., Passion Pit, Foster The People

Frankie Ballard

Genre: Country

From: Battle Creek, MI

Sounds Like: Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney

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pre-sale passwords:

Live Nation: INFRONT

Ticketmaster: IGNITE

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Nick Brewer

Genre: Hip-Hop / Rap

From: Essex, England

Sounds Like: Kid Cudi, Tupac Shakur, Flume

ASTR

Genre: Pop / R&B

From: New York, New York

Sounds Like: Drake, The Weeknd, Haim

BADBADNOTGOOD

Genre: Electronic / Hip-Hop / Jazz

From: Toronto, Canada

Sounds Like: The Roots, John Coltrane, A Tribe Called Quest

Jungle

Genre: R&B

From: London, UK

Sounds Like: Disclosure, The Child of Lov, SOHN

Kodaline

Genre: Alternative / Indie-Rock

From: Dublin, Ireland

Sounds Like: Snow Patrol, U2, Coldplay

Echosmith

Genre: Indie-Pop

From: Los Angeles, CA

Sounds Like: Paramore, The Killers, All Time Low

Iggy Azalea

Genre: Rap / Singer-Songwriter

From: New South Wales, Australia

Sounds Like: Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Lady Gaga

Lil Durk

Genre: Rap

From: Chicago, IL

Sounds Like: Chief Keef, King L, French Montana

De Lux

Genre: Electronic / New Wave

From: Los Angeles, CA

Sounds Like: Talking Heads, LCD Soundsystem, TV On The Radio

Lovelife

Genre: Alternative / Electro-Pop

From: London, UK

Sounds Like: Depeche Mode, Tears for Fears, The Neighbourhood

Eric Hutchinson

Genre: Singer-Songwriter

From: Washington D.C.

Sounds Like: Elvis Costello, Stevie Wonder, John Legend

Temples

Genre: Psych-rock

From: Kettering, England

Sounds Like: The Beatles, Tame Impala, The Flaming Lips

Kins

Genre: Guitar-Pop

From: Brighton, UK

Sounds Like: alt-j, Tame Impala, Soundgarden

Kid Ink

Genre: Rap

From: Los Angeles, CA

Sounds Like: Tyga, Wiz Khalifa, YG

twenty | one | pilots

Genre: Electronic / Rap

From: Columbus, OH

Sounds Like: Eminem, Youngblood Hawke, Panic! At The Disco

Cherub

Genre: Dance / Electro-Pop

From: Nashville, TN

Sounds Like: Outkast, Empire of the Sun, Prince

Duologue

Genre: Alternative / Electronic

From: London, UK

Sounds Like: Radiohead, Muse, The Smashing Pumpkins

Wild Feathers

Genre: Rock

From: Austin, TX

Sounds Like: The Allman Brothers, The Lumineers, Neil Young

Birdy

Genre: Indie / Singer-Songwriter

From: Lymington, England

Sounds Like: Ed Sheeran, Feist, Jake Bugg

Wet

Genre: Indie / Lush-Rock

From: Providence, NY/Los Angeles, CA

Sounds Like: Purity Ring, Chairlift, The Knife

Ryan Hemsworth

Genre: DJ Producer

From: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Sounds Like: Explosions In The Sky, Four Tet, Passion Pit

Jetta

Genre: Singer-Songwriter

From: London, UK

Sounds Like: Paloma Faith, Mary J. Blige, Annie Lennox

NONONO

Genre: Urban-Indie

From: Stockholm, Sweden

Sounds Like: The Joy Formidable, The Cure, Ellie Goulding

ZZ Ward

Genre: Country / R&B / Singer-Songwriter

From: Roseburg, OR

Sounds Like: Adele, Jill Scott, Grace Potter

Savoy

Genre: Dance / Electronic

From: Boulder, CO

Sounds Like: Calvin Harris, Avicii, Deadmau5

BANKS

Genre: R&B / Singer-Songwriter

From: Los Angeles, CA

Sounds Like: The Weeknd, Fiona Apple, Lauryn Hill

BASECAMP

Genre: Electronic / R&B

From: Nashville, TN

Sounds Like: Peter Gabriel, The Weeknd, Sting

Jake Miller

Genre: Pop / R&B / Rap

From: Weston, FL

Sounds Like: Justin Bieber, Jason Derulo, Asher Roth

Logic

Genre: Hip-Hop / Rap

From: Gaithersburg, MD

Sounds Like: Asher Roth, Mike Posner, Mac Miller

Jessie Ware

Genre: R&B / Singer-Songwriter / Soul

From: London, UK

Sounds Like: Adele, Sade, Amy Winehouse

Blackberry Smoke

Genre: Bluegrass / Country / Southern Rock

From: Atlanta, GA

Sounds Like: Lynyrd Skynyrd, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi

Ben Rector

Genre: Pop / Singer-Songwriter

From: Nashville, TN

Sounds Like: Gavin DeGraw, Jason Mraz, Joshua Radin

Atlas Genius

Genre: Indie-Rock

From: Adelaide, Australia

Sounds Like: Phoenix, The Temper Trap, Arctic Monkeys

HAIM

Genre: Indie-Rock / Pop

From: San Fernando Valley, CA

Sounds Like: Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, TLC

CHVRCHES

Genre: Alternative / Electronic

From: Glasgow, UK

Sounds Like: Depeche Mode, Debbie Harry, Purity Ring

Lorde

Genre: Alternative / Singer-Songwriter

From: Auckland, New Zealand

Sounds Like: Lana Del Rey, Lykke Li, Florence + the Machine

Walk off the Earth

Genre: Alternative / Pop

From: Ontario, Canada

Sounds Like: fun., Foster the People, OneRepublic

Noah and the Whale

Genre: Folk / Indie-Rock

From: London, UK

Sounds Like: The Cure, Arcade Fire, Andrew Bird

Lianne La Havas

Genre: R&B / Soul

From: London, UK

Sounds Like: Corinne Bailey Rae, Jill Scott, Lauryn Hill

Chase Rice

Genre: Country / Rock

From: Daytona Beach, FL

Sounds Like: Eric Church, Dierks Bentley, Tim McGraw

Portugal. The Man

Genre: Indie-Rock

From: Portland, OR

Sounds Like: Foals, Two Door Cinema Club, Foster the People

Corey Smith

Genre: Progressive Country

From: Jefferson, GA

Sounds Like: Eric Church, Zac Brown Band, Darius Rucker

Ones to Watch

Magic Man

Frankie Ballard

SZA

Glass Animals

New Politics

Moon Taxi

Nick Brewer

Jungle

MKTO

Echosmith

ASTR

BADBADNOTGOOD

Turnpike Troubadours

Lovelife

Duologue

Kins

Wild Feathers

BASECAMP

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