With more than 300 million global monthly users and over 100 billion global song recognitions since its launch, Shazam’s unique ability to accurately predict the next breaking artist is unparalleled and has become a reliable and invaluable tool for both artists and fans over the years.
Today, Shazam unveiled “Shazam Fast Forward 2025,” its revamped list of yearly predictions, spotlighting 50 artists that are perfectly poised to have a breakthrough year.
Starting today and continuing through Friday, Shazam will unveil 10 artists per day, broken down into broader genres spanning Dance; Latin; Alternative, Rock, and Country; Pop; and Hip-Hop and R&B.
To discover each batch of daily predictions, music fans can now explore an all-new microsite to get to know these emerging artists, discover their bios, and access playlists, or check out Shazam’s curator page on Apple Music.
Based on Shazam’s uniquely predictive data and algorithms, and coupled with the expertise of Apple Music’s global editorial team, this incredible selection of artists represents the biggest trends in music now and in the future.
Each artist featured has shown early indicators of future growth, including early and consistent momentum in Shazam activity, as well as discovery trends in more than one country.
This year’s list represents the most diverse group of artists yet, hailing from more than 25 countries and regions, and spanning 24 genres from Amapiano and Afrobeat to Música Mexicana and UK Drill.
Last year’s predictions list proved to be another great batch of talent, with two-thirds of the artists reaching Apple Music’s Daily Top 100 in 150 countries, and a third entering Shazam National charts in 46 countries.
On average compared to the year prior, Shazam’s class of 2024 Predictions artists saw a +34% increase in Shazam song matches, a +146% increase in Apple Music streams, and a +269% increase in radio spins.
Check out Shazam’s 10 artists to watch in Dance below and on shazam.com/fastforward2025.