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15 Rising U.K. and Ireland Acts to Watch in 2025
With Myles Smith and Lola Young hitting international stages and local talent dominating the festival scene, there's plenty to be excited by in 2025.
Crucially, last year, only two British artists – both already established names – reached the summit on the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart: Charli XCX(“Guess” featuring Billie Eilish) and Chase & Status (on the Stormzy team-up “Backbone”). With 8 million streams and a playful twist on last year’s viral ‘mob wife’ trend, “He’s My Man” spawned a number of ascendant career moments, from a support slot on The Last Dinner Party’s European tour to global festival bookings. From: London, England Label: Brownswood Recordings Look out for: In Ezra Collective’s 2023 Mercury Prize acceptance speech, drummer Femi Koleoso praised the U.K.’s musical youth clubs, including Tomorrows Warriors and Kinetika Bloco in the capital.
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