Rapper and Producer JPEGMAFIA released his 2018 breakout album, Veteran, a reference to his stint in the Air Force, the artist born Barrington Hendricks further carved out his own hip-hop lane. JPEG's lyrics lambast the poisonous politics of the current age, his internet-age observations intertwined with hard-hitting, experimental beats. Based in Los Angeles, JPEGMAFIA's insights are quickly going worldwide, with critically acclaimed acknowledgements to back it up.

Fousheé is easy to call a "multi-hyphenate" - but just when you think you have a grasp of her, you don't. The genres blur - alt, folk, rock, R&B; the collaborators extend - Lil Wayne, Steve Lacy, Uzi, Yachty. Refusing to walk the establishment line of what a female artist is "supposed" to do, worse yet, to be, she weaves punk and rage into the sweet folk tapestry that catapulted her to half a billion streams. Simply put, Foushee sounds like the future.

Electronic artist and producer William Black creates nostalgia through sound - fusing lyrical themes of love, addiction, and loss, he continues to reinvent the live music scene with vibrant, cinematic dance melodies. Black's powerful sound draws inspiration from the natural world around us, and our reaction to it - by pushing the boundaries of dance music, he passionately draws live audiences into new dimensions.

22-year-old Australian musician grentperez is unapologetically a Gen-Z artist with an old soul. Having first found his audience on YouTube strumming guitar, singing covers and original songs, he is an untrained, yet intuitive musician who has figured out bossa nova rhythms, jazzy chord progressions and classic songwriting which he fuses with modern R&B and bedroom pop in his own unique style. He's an unlikely star — unassuming and unpretentious, like someone raised on pop karaoke, but it's all those disparate factors that make grentperez such a captivating presence.

Known for her unique melodies and candor in her storytelling, frex is an artist to watch that is carving her own path and putting human connection at the forefront of her genre-blending artistry. Pulling inspiration from R&B, pop, jazz, and more, frex uses her music to process her feelings and experiences, and push boundaries with the hope that her artistry helps others embrace their own vulnerability and overcome what they're going through.