{"id":3456,"date":"2015-01-26T16:51:54","date_gmt":"2015-01-26T16:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=3456"},"modified":"2015-01-26T16:51:54","modified_gmt":"2015-01-26T16:51:54","slug":"playlist-the-biggest-new-artists-of-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/01\/26\/playlist-the-biggest-new-artists-of-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Playlist: The Biggest New Artists of 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to the magic of hype and excitable music critics, we have a pretty good idea who the artists to keep an eye out for this year. We&#8217;ve compiled some of our favourites below; check them out!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Remember: you can <a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/entertainment\/sell-cds\/\">sell CDs with musicMagpie<\/a> &#8211; even embarassing ones!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>James Bay<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mqiH0ZSkM9I\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Singer-songwriter James Bay has already toured the US with 2014&#8217;s breakout star Hozier, and it&#8217;s increasingly looking like 2015 will be his year. He came 2nd in the BBC&#8217;s <em>Sound of 2015<\/em> and his debut album, <em>Chaos and the Calm<\/em>, is set for release in March. You won&#8217;t be able to escape him by the end of the year.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Joey Bada$$<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yRfQGXFRr30\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>20 year-old Joey Bada-dollardollar has already been making waves in the US, but the release of his album <em>B4.Da.$$ <\/em>(pronounced &#8216;Before Da Money&#8217;) earlier this month is likely to break him over here too. He&#8217;s been compared to Nas too, which is always a good sign.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>\u00a0Francesco Yates<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tzPDhPwWEc4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This big-haired singer-songwriter from Toronto has been <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2014\/music\/global\/singer-francesco-yates-mentored-by-pharrell-1201325001\/\">mentored by none other than unstoppable hit machine Pharrell Williams<\/a>. Justin Timberlake is reportedly a big fan of his falsetto-stylings too. With fans like that, how can you fail?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Raury<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/adU_Jwy6Ans\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Raury, an 18 year old rapper from Atlanta, claims everyone from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/entertainment-arts-30657589\">Outkast to Phil Collins as influences<\/a>. Expect big things.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Years &amp; Years<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g_uoH6hJilc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The winners of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/entertainment-arts-30657589\">BBC&#8217;s Sound of 2015<\/a>. Need we say anymore?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Kloe<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_91Jw-866K8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This young songwriter from Glasgow is nigh-on impossible to find on Google, but has been generating a lot of hype online with her song Grip.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Mikkey Ekko<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e0RFirBWQsE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The most surprising thing about Mikkey Ekko is that he hasn&#8217;t blown up already, having written Rihanna&#8217;s 2013 mega-hit <em>Stay<\/em>. We&#8217;d be surprised if he wasn&#8217;t a household name by the end of the year.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Slaves<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iCQPNUUw96c\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Slaves&#8217; brand of abrasive punk is going to be 2015&#8217;s soundtrack for angry young (and old) men (and women).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Who do you think will be the biggest artists of 2015? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to the magic of hype and excitable music critics, we have a pretty good idea who the artists to keep an eye out for this year. We&#8217;ve compiled some of our favourites below; check them out! Remember: you can sell CDs with musicMagpie &#8211; even embarassing ones! 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