Pandora releases the ‘Artist to Watch: 2018’ list highlighting emerging artists across Latin, Rock, Pop, Indie, EDM, Hip-Hop and Country genres, offering predictions based off data, industry priorities and curation insights on artists expected to dominate music charts in 2018.
Pandora has selected rising stars across genres you should now in music who have either built a substantial social media fan base or leading a new class of musicians redefining the sound of their perspective genre. The Artist to Watchlist continues Pandora’s commitment to promote new talent, celebrate music across all genres, and connect artists with new fans through music discovery on the platform.
The Artist to Watch: 2018 selection is split into three individual lists including Country, Latin, and General (Hip-Hop/Pop/Indie/R&B/EDM) categories. The 2018 Country Artist to Watch list was released in November featuring artists like Tyler Childers, Devin Dawson and Carly Pearce along with a special mixtape. The Artist to Watch Latin list releases today along with a curated mixtape featuring audio from all selected artists.
Check out the list, below.
| H.E.R. | R&B |
| Illenium | Electronic |
| Ella Mai | R&B |
| Lauv | Pop |
| Daniel Caesar | R&B |
| $ki Mask The Slump God | Hip-Hop |
| FKJ | Electronic |
| Sabrina Claudio | R&B |
| Kelela | Electro R&B |
| Petit Biscuit | Electronic |
| Jessie Reyez | R&B |
| SYML | Indie |
| PRETTYMUCH | Pop |
| Baka Not Nice | Hip-Hop |
| Cigarettes After Sex | Indie/Pop |
| Lil Baby | Hip-Hop |
| Phoebe Bridgers | Indie |
| Lil Xan | Hip-Hop |
| Harry Hudson | Pop |
| Greta Van Fleet | Rock |
| wifisfuneral | Hip-Hop |
| Cuco | Latin/Indie |
| Cyhi The Prince | Hip-Hop |
| Jaden Smith | Hip-Hop |
| Morgan Saint | Alt-Pop |