#BILLBOARD TOP ALBUMS SERIES#
In the last year, Rodrigo wrapped her first headlining tour, graduated from Disney+’s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series and gave a number of legends their flowers, inducting Alanis Morissette into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, performing at Carly Simon’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction and presenting Lana Del Rey with the Visionary Award at Billboard’s Women in Music event. Two years after releasing her blockbuster debut album, Sour, Olivia Rodrigo is still at the top of the pop game, with anticipation swirling around its follow-up. Her legacy and what she has done for women in the music industry is so inspirational.” The trio, which won the 2023 BRIT Awards’ Rising Star trophy, recently tapped Missy Elliott for its single “Fly Girl,” which samples the rap icon’s 2002 hit “Work It.” Having wrapped a sold-out North American tour in April, the members of FLO are most grateful for their listeners as Douglas puts it, “Having fans that actually love your music and want to be a part of your journey is really special.” Ahead, the trio is excited to dive into production and fashion - Quaresma calls Beyoncé “the blueprint for a lot of what we do.
In just one year, British R&B group FLO has created a significant buzz, thanks in part to debut single “Cardboard Box” and its critically acclaimed EP, The Lead. Management Rob Harrison (Listen Generously), Sam Eldridge (Urok Management) She has since been featured on songs by Wizkid and Libianca, and in February dropped her latest single, “Sability.” She believes “real talent, hard work and perseverance” are the biggest indicators of success in today’s music industry, adding, “Success can also be shown by how well you handle promotion on socials like Instagram and TikTok, in the way you put yourself out there and how you show a creative and entrepreneurial spirit.”Īge Stella Quaresma, 21 Renée Downer, 20 Jorja Douglas, 21 17 on Billboard’s Top Triller Global chart, but also her debut album, 19 & Dangerous, that featured Fousheé and Ckay. That same year, the Beninese-born Nigerian singer not only released her self-titled EP that included breakout hit “Away,” which reached No. In 2021, Afropop artist Ayra Starr scored a record deal with one of Nigeria’s most influential labels, Mavin Records, thanks to the various covers she had posted to Instagram. Unless otherwise noted, Luminate is the source for sales/streaming data.Ī version of this list originally appeared in the issue of Billboard. career streams, according to Luminate), social media impressions and radio/TV audiences reached career trajectory and overall impact in the industry, specifically during the past 12 months. Methodology:Billboard editors and reporters weighed a variety of factors in determining the 2023 21 Under 21 list, including, but not limited to, impact on consumer behavior, measured by metrics such as album and track sales, streaming volume (listed here as each artist’s on-demand official U.S. It’s clear for the artists on this list that the year ahead - and, considering their early start, the years to come - will continue to be bright, if not nonstop.
#BILLBOARD TOP ALBUMS UPDATE#
Rodrigo shared an update on her Sour follow-up in an Instagram story at the top of the year, LAROI debuted a new song off his upcoming album during his April Coachella set and in February Lil Tecca captioned a video on Instagram of himself in the studio, “when we droppin this album?” The 2023 list includes other new names like alternative artist Riovaz, fast-rising R&B trio FLO and Afropop sensation Ayra Starr alongside more familiar chart-toppers like Olivia Rodrigo, The Kid LAROI and Lil Tecca - all of whom are teasing anticipated new projects on the way. And come May 26, he’ll release his debut EP, Petals to Thorns. The 18-year-old - who teased his breakout hit “Romantic Homicide” on social media without ever showing his face - has quickly become one of alternative music’s most promising new artists. It’s something that fast-rising newcomer d4vd has already mastered. This year’s 21 Under 21 package features the next generation of superstars who are savvier than ever - and know the importance of balancing nonstop careers while still maintaining at least a shred of privacy.
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