The 40+ Best Female Pop Singers Of 2024

Akansha Kakkad
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Vote on the artists based on their 2024 music and performances.

Latest additions: Reneé Rapp, Kenya Grace, Tyla
Most divisive: Doja Cat
Over 4.9K Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The 40+ Best Female Pop Singers Of 2024

From young rising stars to music icons, here are the greatest female pop artists of 2024, ranked by fans from around the world. This list was created to celebrate the top female performers in pop music this year. To rank high, an artist must demonstrate not only powerful vocals or catchy tunes, but also a loyal fan base, depth in lyrics, showmanship during live performances, and originality in their work. The ranking serves to pay tribute to their talent and dedication, while also encouraging friendly competition and fan interaction in the pop music community - but remember, we're only ranking these artists based on their recent releases and performances. 

Explore the current panorama of the pop music world with some standout names that have shaped the charts. Taylor Swift's knack for narrating experiences in a relatable yet evocative way continues to earn her critical acclaim and adoration. Billie Eilish, showcasing a certain raw emotion in her music, has managed to carve out her unique brand in the music scene. Ariana Grande's sky-high vocals and undeniably catchy tracks consistently earn her a spot among the top artists. Dua Lipa's mix of powerful vocals and dynamic dance-pop has made her a global sensation. Newcomer Olivia Rodrigo is quickly making a name for herself with her raw and emotion-filled lyrics, finding a special place in the hearts of many. Doja Cat, with her combination of electric performances and genre-blending tunes, provides a breath of fresh air. Each of these famous artists contribute their own unforgettable essence to the pop genre, showcasing the sheer diversity and vibrancy within the space.

However, these popular vocalists are just the starting points in this ranking game. It's not just about who we, the critics, think should be at the top but ultimately about fan power. So, for the superfans out there, it's time to push your favorite to the top! Voting is open. We encourage you to cast your votes, and equip your favorite female pop artist with the crown she deserves. Together, let’s celebrate the strength, diversity, and talent of women in pop music.

  • Olivia Rodrigo
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    Olivia Rodrigo

    2,848 votes

    2024 Highlights: In 2024, Olivia Rodrigo embarked on her first arena tour after the release of the massively popular Guts in September 2023. In March of 2024, she released the deluxe version of the album with five new tracks for fans to enjoy. Rodrigo would later make an appearance at Coachella during No Doubt's headlining performance, where she sang the group's song "Bathwater" alongside them. If all that wasn't enough for 2024, Olivia even got the distinct honor of her own Crumbl cookie.

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  • Taylor Swift
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    Taylor Swift

    3,849 votes

    2024 Highlights: Taylor Swift's Eras Tour kicked off in March 2023 with Forbes identifying the singer as a billionaire off its success in October of the same year. 2024 saw Taylor continue her massive, record-breaking tour with the entire set of dates estimated to net her over 2 billion. Swift also released her highly anticipated album The Tortured Poets Department, which became the first album in Spotify's history to garner over 300 million streams in a single day. With eye-popping numbers like these, Taylor Swift's massive ascent in the pantheon of pop artists seems to have no upper limits.

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  • Ariana Grande
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    Ariana Grande

    2,716 votes

    2024 Highlights: Ariana Grande is no stranger to headlines, whether for her personal or professional life, and 2024 is no exception. Her highly publicized relationship with her co-star Ethan Slater was a hot topic, though it drew press to her upcoming acting project. The highly anticipated first part of Wicked, wherein she plays Glinda, is scheduled to be released in November. In March, Grande released her seventh studio album Eternal Sunshine, commended by Rolling Stone as "some of the most honest and inventive music of her career."

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  • Dua Lipa
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    Dua Lipa

    2,583 votes

    2024 Highlights: After scoring one of the biggest hits of her career in 2023 with Barbie's “Dance the Night,” the elusive Dua Lipa released her third studio album Radical Optimism in May 2024. The dance-pop album debuted at number one on the UK albums chart, marking her first number one debut and second number one overall. In support of the album, she announced a European tour, which includes a headlining spot at Glastonbury. 

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  • Billie Eilish
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    Billie Eilish

    2,489 votes

    2024 Highlights: Hot off the heels of her Academy Award winning song “What Was I Made For,” Eilish was primed to drop her third studio album to an eagerly awaiting audience. Hit Me Hard and Soft was released in May of 2024 to critical acclaim. In support of the album, she announced Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour, which spans North America, Europe, and Oceania. 

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  • Adele
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    Adele

    2,468 votes

    2024 Highlights: Adele's consistent popularity is really impressive when you consider she hasn't released an album since 2021's 30. 2024 sees her continuing her critically acclaimed run of shows at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Around the beginning of 2024, she announced a string of shows dubbed Adele in Munich, to be played in a custom-build 80,000 capacity venue in the German city.

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  • Lana Del Rey
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    Lana Del Rey

    2,181 votes

    2024 Highlights: In 2023, you could catch Lana Del Rey serving customers at a Waffle House in Alabama. In 2024, Lana reclaimed pop star status and headlined Coachella for the first time, bringing her brand of melancholic heartbreak anthems to the masses in Indio. Ever the prolific writer, Lana's tenth studio album Lasso will also be released in September 2024. 

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  • Sabrina Carpenter
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    2024 Highlights: Sabrina Carpenter has been a bubbling name for years, dating back to her Disney days. With the release of Emails I Can't Send, her liftoff truly began. Her singles “Nonsense” and “Feather” gained virality and led to her earning a spot as an opener for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. Fast forward to 2024 and her single “Espresso” became the first top-10 hit of her career. She also found time during her busy schedule to date Saltburn star Barry Keoghan.

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  • Beyoncé
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    Beyoncé

    808 votes

    2024 Highlights: After the widespread acclaim of 2022's Renaissance, Beyoncé had some huge expectations for her next project. After getting audiences buzzing through a Super Bowl commercial, Cowboy Carter was released in March of 2024 and the country-tinged album made Bey the first Black woman to be top the Top Country Albums chart. A rumored tour looks like the next step for Queen Bey this year.

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  • Lady Gaga
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    Lady Gaga

    1,900 votes

    2024 Highlights: Lady Gaga has spent the last couple of years working on the sequel to Todd Phillips's Joker. The singer was cast to play Harley Quinn opposite Joaquin Phoenix's Joker in Joker: Folie à Deux, a musical. Starting in June, she also has a run of shows at Park MGM in Las Vegas.

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  • Miley Cyrus
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    Miley Cyrus

    1,885 votes

    2024 Highlights: After years in the industry, Miley achieved a personal milestone in 2024 of winning her very first (and second) Grammy Award for the ubiquitous “Flowers.” She also made an impressive guest appearance on Cowboy Carter in duet “II Most Wanted.”

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  • SZA
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    SZA

    1,620 votes

    2024 Highlights: SZA has spent much of her 2024 on tour, still promoting her December 2022 album SOS. The tour is scheduled to run through August of 2024, after which the wait for another album begins. 

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  • Tate McRae
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    Tate McRae

    1,246 votes

    2024 Highlights: Canadian Tate McRae was primarily a dancer before dipping her toe into singing. Her late 2023 singles “Greedy” and “Exes” made noise on global charts, priming her for a fruitful 2024 that included performances at the NHL All-Star Game, the Brit Awards, and SNL.

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  • Ava Max
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    Ava Max

    1,454 votes

    2024 Highlights: Ava Max kicked off her 2024 with a collaboration with popular producer Kygo, which charted in the top 10 of several European countries. She then released the first single “My Oh My” from her third studio album.

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  • Doja Cat
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    Doja Cat

    1,539 votes

    2024 Highlights: Scarlet, Doja's 2023 album, was her third top-ten entry on the US Billboard 200 with “Paint the Town Red” becoming her first solo Billboard number on. Following its success, she set off on the accompanying tour, supported by notable up-and-comers Doechii and Ice Spice. In April 2024, she released the deluxe version of Scarlet, Scarlet 2 Claude, named after the Hunchback of Notre Dame character.

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  • Tyla
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    Tyla

    368 votes

    2024 Highlights: Tyla's meteoric rise was bolstered by her amapiano banger of a single “Water” in 2023. The song would go on to win the inaugural Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance in 2024, making her the youngest African artist to win a Grammy. She further capitalized on the momentum by releasing her debut full length self-titled album in March of 2024 to critical and commercial success.

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  • Halsey
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    Halsey

    1,157 votes

    2024 Highlights: On the first day of the year, Halsey took to social media to tease an upcoming era and possible new album. Though a release date still hasn't been announced, Halsey can be seen in A24 slasher film Maxxxine in a supporting role in 2024.

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  • Kelly Clarkson
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    Kelly Clarkson

    1,181 votes

    2024 Highlights: Kelly Clarkson continues to cement her status as most successful American Idol alum in 2024. Her tenth album Chemistry, released in 2023, was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, making her the most nominated person in that category ever. She is also fresh off of a Vegas residency and new Sirius XM channel, Kelly Clarkson Connection. Oh yeah, she also won a couple of daytime Emmys in December of 2023 for The Kelly Clarkson Show, now in its fifth year.

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  • Reneé Rapp
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    Reneé Rapp

    351 votes

    2024 Highlights: In late 2023, Rapp confessed she had no desire to go back to acting and would pivot to singing following the release of Mean Girls. The musical adaptation hit theaters early 2024. She took the opportunity to become the musical guest at SNL the weekend after the film's release, performing songs from her debut album Snow Angel.

  • Mitski
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    Mitski

    808 votes

    2024 Highlights: Mitski isn't really much of a pop singer, although the indie artist found a new audience after taking off on Tiktok and has entered the mainstream. 2023's The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We marked album seven for the veteran, and received rave reviews. She then set off on her supporting tour with dates in the United States scheduled for 2024. She is also working on the music for a Broadway adaptation of novel The Queen's Gambit.

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  • Lorde
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    Lorde

    878 votes
    Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor (born November 7, 1996), known professionally as Lorde, is a New Zealand singer, songwriter, and record producer. Taking inspiration from aristocracy for her stage name, she is known for employing unconventional musical styles and thoughtful songwriting. Born in the Auckland suburb of Takapuna and raised in neighboring Devonport, Lorde expressed interest in performing at local venues in her early teens. She signed with Universal Music Group in 2009 and collaborated with producer Joel Little in 2011 to start recording material.
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  • Carly Rae Jepsen
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    Carly Rae Jepsen (born November 21, 1985) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actress. Born and raised in Mission, British Columbia, Jepsen pursued musical theatre at the Canadian College of Performing Arts in Victoria, BC. After completing her studies, she relocated to Vancouver and later competed on the fifth season of Canadian Idol in 2007, placing third. In 2008 Jepsen released her folk-influenced debut studio album Tug of War in Canada. Jepsen's breakthrough came in 2012, when her single "Call Me Maybe" achieved significant mainstream popularity; the song was the best-selling single of that year, reaching number one in 18 countries. In 2015 she released her third studio album, Emotion. It is noted for its influence from 1980s music as well as blending dance-pop and synth-pop with indie sensibilities. While less commercially successful than Kiss, it received critical acclaim. Her fourth studio album, Dedicated, was released on May 17, 2019.
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  • H.E.R.
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    H.E.R.

    811 votes
    Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson (born June 27, 1997), known professionally as H.E.R. (pronounced "her", an initialism for "Having Everything Revealed"), is an American R&B singer. After initial music appearances and singles under her real name, Wilson re-emerged in 2016 as H.E.R., releasing her debut EP H.E.R. Volume 1 under RCA, followed by four subsequent EPs. Her first compilation album H.E.R. (2017), consisting of tracks from her first two EPs plus six additional songs, was nominated for five Grammy Awards, winning Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Album. Her second compilation album, I Used to Know Her, was nominated for five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and Song of the Year for "Hard Place". In 2021, she was awarded the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for "I Can't Breathe", and the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Fight for You" from the film Judas and the Black Messiah (2021). Her debut full-length album Back of My Mind was released in June 2021.
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  • Lizzo
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    Lizzo

    1,242 votes
    Melissa Jefferson (born April 27, 1988), better known by her stage name Lizzo, is an American alternative hip hop artist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is a founding member of indie hip hop groups The Chalice, Grrrl Prty, The Clerb, Ellypseas, and Absynthe. Her debut album, Lizzobangers, was released in 2013. Two years later, Lizzobangers was followed by Big Grrrl Small World in 2015, which, only one year later, was followed with the 2016 major-label EP Coconut Oil.
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  • Charli XCX
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    Charli XCX

    729 votes
    Charlotte Emma Aitchison, better known by her stage name Charli XCX, is an English singer and songwriter. In 2007, at the age of 14, Charli began recording her debut album on a loan granted by her parents. In 2008, she began posting songs from the album on her official Myspace. This caught the attention of a man named Chaz, who was running numerous illegal warehouse raves in London, which became her first true gigs. On 12 June 2012, Charli released her first original mixtape, titled Heartbreaks and Earthquakes, a one-track file consisting of eight songs. A second mixtape, titled Super Ultra was released in November of the same year. Charli's second studio album and debut major-label studio album, True Romance, was released on 12 April 2013, and peaked at number eighty-five on the UK Albums Chart. In 2014, Charli released the single "Boom Clap", originally from the soundtrack to the major motion picture The Fault in Our Stars. The song was an international success, peaking at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart, 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reaching the top ten in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.
  • PinkPantheress
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    Victoria Beverley Walker (born 18 April 2001), known professionally as PinkPantheress, is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer. Her songs, which are frequently short in length and include samples of music from the 1990s and 2000s, span a number of genres, including bedroom pop, drum and bass, alt-pop, and 2-step garage.
  • Lauren Spencer-Smith
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    Lauren Spencer-Smith (born September 28, 2003) is a British-born Canadian singer-songwriter from Vancouver Island. She appeared as a contestant on the eighteenth season of American Idol in 2020, placing in the top twenty in the competition. In 2021, Spencer-Smith became further known internationally when her self-released song "Fingers Crossed" reached the top 20 in numerous countries, including the US, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in numerous countries including Australia, New Zealand and Spencer-Smith's native United Kingdom. This was on the back of a demo of the song going viral on TikTok. Spencer-Smith's rise to popularity and success on social media has been compared to that of American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo.
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  • Normani
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    Normani

    279 votes
    Normani Kordei Hamilton (born May 31, 1996), recording mononymously as Normani, is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. She is a former member of the girl group Fifth Harmony. In 2017, she was a contestant in season 24 of Dancing with the Stars. Her first single as a soloist, the 2018 duet "Love Lies" with Khalid, recorded for the film Love, Simon, reached number 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Normani later featured on songs from Jessie Reyez and Quavo. She also collaborated with Calvin Harris on the two-single EP Normani x Calvin Harris, and released the single "Waves" featuring 6lack in November 2018. Her song with Sam Smith, "Dancing with a Stranger" was released in January 2019. Normani's debut solo album is set to be released in early 2019 by RCA/Keep Cool Records.
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  • Clairo
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    Clairo

    609 votes
    Claire Cottrill (born August 18, 1998), known professionally as Clairo, is an American recording artist from Carlisle, Massachusetts who wrote "Pretty Girl" (2017), a lo-fi-produced song that attracted over 26 million views on YouTube. She credited her sudden popularity to the website's algorithm system. After the popularity of "Pretty Girl", Clairo signed a record contract with the help of her family's connections with The Fader magazine and her presentation of herself as a "do-it-yourself" artist was questioned amid some online controversy. In 2018, she released her debut record Diary 001 on Fader Label.
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  • Tinashe
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    Tinashe

    250 votes
    Tinashe Jorgensen Kachingwe (; born February 6, 1993) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, and actress. Born in Lexington, Kentucky, Tinashe moved to Los Angeles as a child to pursue a career in entertainment. Her notable roles included as a motion-capture model in the animated film The Polar Express (2004), Robin Wheeler in the Cartoon Network television series Out of Jimmy's Head (2007–2008), and a recurring role in the CBS series Two and a Half Men (2008–2009). Between 2007 and 2011, Tinashe was a member of the girl group the Stunners. Following their disbandment, she released the positively-reviewed self-recorded mixtapes In Case We Die (2012) and Reverie (2012). Following their success, Tinashe signed with RCA Records and released her third mixtape, Black Water (2013). Her debut single, "2 On", reached number one on the Rhythmic airplay chart, and peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her debut studio album, Aquarius (2014), was noted by music critics as one of the most “solid” debuts by a new female artist in years. The album garnered her nominations for Soul Train and BET Awards. Her collaboration with Snakehips and Chance the Rapper, "All My Friends", won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song in 2016. Tinashe's second studio album Nightride (2016) reached number 8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the US. Joyride (2018), her third studio album, peaked at number 58 on the Billboard 200 chart and reached number 6 on the UK R&B Albums chart. Tinashe describes her music as "rhythmic pop" that explores the genres of alternative R&B, pop, and hip hop.
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  • Kim Petras
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    Kim Petras

    561 votes
    Kim Petras (born 27 August 1992) is a German singer and songwriter, currently based in Los Angeles. Since 2016, Petras has been releasing music as an independent artist under her own imprint, BunHead Records. Petras was born and raised in Cologne, where she had become subject of media coverage after undergoing gender transition at a young age. Petras began recording music as a teenager, releasing her debut extended play One Piece of Tape in 2011. She independently released her debut single in 2017, the Dr. Luke-produced "I Don't Want It at All", which went on to top several viral music charts on Spotify. The song was followed by Billboard-charting singles "Feeling of Falling" (with Cheat Codes), "Heart to Break", and "1, 2, 3 Dayz Up" (featuring Sophie). Following her early success, Petras released a slew of digital singles which would later comprise her unofficial body of work known as "Era 1". On 1 October 2018, Petras released the Halloween-themed, novelty EP Turn Off the Light, Vol. 1. Her first studio album Clarity was released on 28 June 2019. The record was preceded with a nine-week-long promotional campaign, during which Petras released one single a week with an accompanying visual video. Clarity managed to reach number seven on the Heatseekers Chart and number 26 on the Independent Albums chart.
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  • Kenya Grace
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    Kenya Grace

    181 votes
    Kenya Grace Johnson is a South African-born British singer, songwriter, and record producer. She is best known for her 2023 single "Strangers", which reached number-one in the UK Singles Chart. She is signed with Warner Records.
  • GAYLE
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    GAYLE

    655 votes
    Taylor Gayle Rutherford (born June 10, 2004), known professionally as GAYLE, is an American singer-songwriter. After signing with Atlantic Records, she released the single "ABCDEFU" in 2021, which has charted worldwide including reaching number one in the United Kingdom and in Ireland.
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  • Karol G
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    Karol G

    540 votes
    Carolina Giraldo Navarro (born 14 February 1991), known professionally as Karol G, is a Colombian reggaeton singer and songwriter. Her songs "Ahora Me Llama", "Mi Cama" and "Culpables" have reached the top ten on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. She has won a Latin Grammy Award.
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  • Anitta
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    Anitta

    474 votes
    Larissa de Macedo Machado, known by her stage name Anitta, is a Brazilian recording artist, songwriter and dancer. In 2010, she signed a contract with the label Furacão 2000. Anitta won international fame in 2013 after releasing the song "Show das Poderosas" in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Uruguay, Spain and Portugal, and in parts of north America, and in November 2014 performed at the Latin Grammy Award becoming the youngest Latin American singer to perform at the awards, but received no award. Anitta is fluent in three languages, English, Spanish and Portuguese. She signed a millionaire contract with Warner Music label in January 2013 and released their first studio album, Anitta, in July of that year and received triple gold record certificate and double platinum by ABPD. The first single from the album, "Show das Poderosas", became a hit and won the top 100 of Billboard Brazil.
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  • Sigrid
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    Sigrid

    390 votes
    Sigrid Solbakk Raabe (born 5 September 1996), known professionally as Sigrid, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. In 2017, she rose to fame with the release of her debut EP Don't Kill My Vibe, and she later won the BBC Music Sound of 2018 award. Her single "Strangers" reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. On 8 March 2019, Sigrid released her debut studio album, Sucker Punch.
  • Bishop Briggs
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    Bishop Briggs

    445 votes
    Sarah Grace McLaughlin, (born 18 July 1992), known by her stage name Bishop Briggs, is a British musician and singer-songwriter. She is best known for her single "River". She released her debut album Church of Scars on 20 April 2018. After moving to Los Angeles, Briggs started her career by playing in any venue that asked her to perform, often for crowds as small as three people. Shortly after a 2015 performance in a local bar that gained the attention of former A&R representative George Robertson, Briggs recorded her first single "Wild Horses" under the name Bishop. The song was produced by Mark Jackson and Ian Scott. Many users found Briggs via Shazam when seeing an Acura commercial which features the song. In late 2016, "Wild Horses" began climbing the charts again, entering the top 30 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and top 13 on the Billboard Twitter Emerging Artist charts. Bishop Briggs opened on the main stage at the 2017 Panorama Festival in New York City and played Coachella 2017. Briggs contributed to the soundtrack of xXx: Return of Xander Cage with her song "Mercy". She featured in Cold War Kids' song "So Tied Up", released in March 2017.
  • Holly Humberstone
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    Holly Ffion Humberstone is a British singer-songwriter from Grantham, England. In 2021, she signed a record deal with Interscope and Polydor Records. Her first EP following the signings, The Walls Are Way Too Thin, was released on November 12, 2021.
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  • Chelsea Cutler
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    Chelsea Emily Cutler (born February 11, 1997) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer from Westport, Connecticut. She released her debut studio album, How to Be Human, in January 2020 through Republic Records. It peaked at number 23 on the Billboard 200 chart.
  • Arlo Parks
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    Arlo Parks

    366 votes
    Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho (born 9 August 2000), known professionally as Arlo Parks, is a British singer-songwriter and poet from West London. Known for her singles "Cola" and "Black Dog", she was longlisted as a breakthrough act of 2020 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2020. Parks will release her debut studio album, Collapsed in Sunbeams, through Transgressive Records in January 2021.
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