Sadie Jean Wilcox is an independent indie-pop singer-songwriter from Tustin, California, who turned a dorm-room song written as revenge on a cheating ex into a viral TikTok phenomenon. Her 2021 debut single 'WYD Now?' went Gold in the US and Silver in the UK, earned 100M+ Spotify streams, and went so viral mid-finals that she dropped out of NYU's prestigious Clive Davis Institute to pursue music full-time. Since then she has released the EP 'Simple Like 17' (2023) and her debut studio album 'Early Twenties Torture' (2025), toured with Rod Wave, Snow Patrol, Cian Ducrot, and Lauren Spencer Smith, and built a devoted fanbase through her 'Jeanmail' newsletter - all while remaining fully independent.
Olivia Isabel Rodrigo is an American singer-songwriter and actress who burst onto the global stage in January 2021 with 'drivers license', a debut single that shattered Spotify streaming records and debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 - making her, at 17, the youngest artist ever to top the chart on debut. Her debut album SOUR (2021) and sophomore record GUTS (2023) both opened at #1 in multiple countries, cementing her as one of the defining voices of Gen Z alt-pop and pop-punk. The GUTS World Tour (2024-2025) grossed over $209 million - the highest-grossing tour by any artist born in the 21st century. A three-time Grammy winner, Billboard Woman of the Year, Time Entertainer of the Year, and founder of reproductive rights initiative Fund 4 Good, Rodrigo is simultaneously a chart phenomenon, an arena headliner, and a outspoken activist - with her third studio album due June 2026.
Sabrina Carpenter is an American singer-songwriter and actress who transformed from a Disney Channel kid into one of pop's sharpest wits. Her 2024 album Short n' Sweet debuted at #1 in 18 countries and yielded global smashes 'Espresso' and 'Please Please Please,' earning two Grammy Awards. Known for confessional lyricism wrapped in bubblegum-pop hooks, she headlined Coachella 2026, released her seventh album Man's Best Friend to another Billboard 200 #1, and remains one of the defining pop voices of her generation.
Reneé Rapp is a 26-year-old actress and singer-songwriter from North Carolina who rocketed from high school theater champion to Broadway's Regina George to pop music headliner - all before most people her age have a LinkedIn. She won the Jimmy Awards at 18, debuted on Broadway in Mean Girls a year later, built a cult following as Leighton Murray on HBO Max's The Sex Lives of College Girls, reprised Regina George in the 2024 film musical that grossed $101M worldwide, and has since released two critically acclaimed albums (Snow Angel and BITE ME) while selling out arenas on the Bite Me Tour. Known for radical candor, zero media training, and a goose-like live performance ad-lib that became a fan religion.
sombr is the stage name of Shane Michael Boose, a Gen Z singer-songwriter from New York City who built a global fanbase from his bedroom before ever stepping into a proper studio. Born July 5, 2005, he went viral in 2022 with 'Caroline', signed to Warner Records in 2023, and broke through to mainstream pop in 2024-2025 with 'Back to Friends' - a song that spent 44+ weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 (peaking at #7), hit #1 on Alternative Airplay and Pop Airplay, earned RIAA Platinum certification, and earned him a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. His debut album 'I Barely Know Her' (August 2025) cemented his status as one of the defining voices of indie-bedroom-pop's crossover moment.
Ty Myers is an 18-year-old country-soul singer-songwriter from Dripping Springs, Texas, who turned a catastrophic football injury into a music career that has amassed over 1.1 billion global streams. Signed to Columbia Records at 17, his debut album The Select went Gold, spawning the Platinum-certified singles 'Ends of the Earth' and 'Thought It Was Love.' With a sound critics call 'John Mayer's Texas country cousin' — bluesy guitars, soulful vocals, and classic country storytelling — Myers released his second album Heavy on the Soul in March 2026 and is opening for Luke Combs on a 2026 arena tour.
Kyla Scanlon is an economist, author, and content creator who coined the term 'vibecession' and has built a multi-platform media presence dedicated to making economics accessible. Her debut book 'In This Economy? How Money and Markets Really Work' (2024) became a New York Times bestseller. She reaches over 1 million followers across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Substack, and Twitter/X, and has been named to Barron's 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance. A triple major from Western Kentucky University, she left a career in institutional asset management at Capital Group to pursue financial education full-time.
Rex Woodbury is the founder and managing partner of Daybreak Ventures, an early-stage VC firm, and the creator of Digital Native, a weekly newsletter with 72,000+ subscribers exploring the intersection of technology and culture. A Dartmouth and Stanford Knight-Hennessy Scholar, former Goldman Sachs analyst, TPG and Index Ventures partner, Guinness World Record holder, LGBTQ+ advocate, and competitive runner, Woodbury is one of the most distinctive voices in venture capital — blending anthropological observation with market analysis to decode how Gen Z and emerging technology are reshaping commerce, communication, and culture.
Brooke Averick (@ladyefron) is the Philadelphia-born preschool teacher turned TikTok royalty with 1M+ followers, 68.4M likes, and zero shame. She went viral in April 2020 reading her childhood diary, quit teaching, launched Brooke & Connor Make a Podcast (named Best Comedy Podcast of 2024 by Adweek with 30M+ YouTube views), started a solo show called Obsessed with Brooke Averick, and is now publishing her debut novel — Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It — with Crown/Penguin Random House in May 2026. The internet's favorite oversharer, described as 'the app's Jewish voice of Gen Z' by Hey Alma.