Girl band Flo, pop singer Cat Burns and dance act Piri & Tommy are all tipped for success in 2023.
PinkPantheress won the Sound Of 2022 - and was named best female at last week's MOBO AwardsThe top five will be revealed in the new year on BBC Radio 1, with one artist announced each day from Sunday 1 to Thursday 5 January.
His songs are part of the Nigerian street-pop subgenre, that blends Afrobeats with Amapiano, pop melodies and cheeky, street-smart rap lyrics. Music made an early impression on her. "I remember listening to Gabrielle when I was really young," she told Our Culture magazine. "My mum was going through something really tough, and just to watch her kind light up with Gabrielle's song Sunshine… That was when I think I really understood the power of music."
The 22-year-old has a knack for relatable, slice-of-life lyrics; whether talking about her strained relationship with her dad in I Don't Blame You; or expressing her relief at coming out as queer in Free. After teaching herself guitar, she enrolled at the Brit School, studying musical theatre as a way to confront her fear of performing.
Her first couple of EPs showcased a burnished, radio-friendly pop sound that she's since disowned. "I was trying to sound like other people - and obviously that doesn't work," she told BBC News. "Ultimately, I've discovered I'm a rock star stuck in a pop star's body. They says their throwback sound is all due to their mums. "They brought us up on 90s music," says Jorja, "so it's hard to make music that'sinfluenced by Brandy, or Faith Evans, or SWV. All the girl groups, all the boy groups. It happens naturally because that music is so ingrained in us."Fred Again, aka London-born musician Fred Gibson, has been a long-time producer for artists like Stormzy, Ed Sheeran, Charli XCX, George Ezra and BTS.
His breakout single Madea sampled a speech about the impact of Covid on nightclubs by DJ The Blessed Madonna.Elton John gave Gabriels a huge boost last year, when he declared their debut EP Love and Hate in a Different Time, "one of the most seminal records I've heard in the last 10 years". More than music, Lusk says his new bandmates have allowed him to flourish as a gay, black man in an industry that often crushes individuality. "Ari and Ryan pushed me to be more comfortable in my skin," he told BBC News. "To have people who support you, with no ulterior motive? It's literally changed my life."Bradford-born Nia Archives blends jungle, neo-soul, reggae and dance music in a sound she calls "future classic".
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