Olivia Dean is a British soul-pop and jazz-influenced singer-songwriter from North-East London who won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2026. Her second album 'The Art of Loving' (September 2025) debuted at UK #1 and spawned the monster hit 'Man I Need' - a song that spent 19 consecutive weeks at UK #1, peaked at US Billboard Hot 100 #2, and surpassed one billion Spotify streams. Rooted in the soul traditions of Lauryn Hill, Sade, and Amy Winehouse, Dean writes with disarming emotional clarity about love, identity, and self-worth. She is currently on 'The Art of Loving Live' world tour, which kicked off in Glasgow in April 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.
SZA (born Solána Imani Rowe) is the St. Louis-raised, New Jersey-grown R&B and neo-soul artist who rewrote Billboard history with SOS - the longest-charting album of the 2020s and the first to break Michael Jackson's Thriller record on the R&B chart. A former elite gymnast and marine biology student, she became Top Dawg Entertainment's first female signee and has accumulated Grammy Awards across multiple ceremonies, culminating in Record of the Year at the 68th Grammys for 'luther' with Kendrick Lamar. Her SOS album spent 100 weeks at No. 1 on the Top R&B Albums chart, and she co-headlined the 2025 Grand National Tour (grossing $358.7M) and the Super Bowl LIX halftime show.