Have you ever scanned your Shazam history and spotted a big star—someone you discovered months or years before they became a household name? Every day, the app gets millions of requests from users around the world who are curious about the artist behind a song. These Shazams come from all over—TikTok videos, car commercials, coffee shops, overhearing something in the wild—which makes it a powerful tool for predicting tomorrow’s heavy hitters. This playlist features 50 emerging artists who, based on Shazam data reviewed by our editors, are poised to have a breakthrough year. It’s a remarkably global and diverse bunch, hailing from 21 countries and spanning sounds from French pop to contemporary gospel. Here are five in particular who are poised for a major 2024. Bloody Civilian “People are most likely Shazamming my music in Ubers,” the Nigerian singer-songwriter Emoseh Khamofu tells Apple Music. Khamofu, who uses Afrobeats’ mellow soundscapes to tell stories of female rage, said that’s how she’s often discovered musicians who have inspired her creatively. Currently, she’s riding the success of viral singles like “How to Kill a Man” and “Mad Apology” featuring ODUMODUBLVCK, and she says that next year she’ll focus on building community: “Growing my fanbase, connecting with more creatives, and giving back,” she says. “I want to be able to inspire young women to strive for bigger and better, to not stay within any box.” Flyana Boss When hip-hop duo Flyana Boss released “You Wish” in June, the track went viral thanks to an instantly recognizable—and frankly genius—sample: the rhythmic, has-to-be-a-bed-frame squeak from Trillville’s 2004 hit “Some Cut.” Millennials across the world couldn’t pull up Shazam fast enough, and the Boss girls still can’t quite believe it. “It makes us really excited to think that people could be casually living, hear our song, and feel inclined to take out their phone to find out who we are,” Bobbi LaNea tells Apple Music. Next year promises big things. “We’re going on tour, that’s a big one, and we’re releasing more music. [It’s] time to build the Flyana Boss world.” Kenya Grace Like most artists, Kenya Grace grew up singing songs and performing for her family. But it wasn’t until the South African-born, England-based artist started going out as a teenager—immersing herself in the UK’s legendary underground drum ’n’ bass scene—that she found her niche, somewhere between Lana Del Rey and Disclosure. “I hope people are hearing [and IDing] my music in clubs,” she says, regarding the blockbuster success of her 2023 single “Strangers,” a breathy, shuffling record built for a sweaty—albeit mellow—dance floor. “Going out when I was a teenager really shaped my artistry. It was so inspiring to hear dance music at clubs and parties for the first time.” In 2024, she wants to drop a full-length album and perhaps throw herself deeper into the party. “I want to release a body of work—and I’d love to play some festivals!” The Last Dinner Party “One of the first moments that made us feel like real musicians—and no longer just pretending to be—was when a friend heard ‘Nothing Matters’ in a nightclub in Australia and saw a few hands shoot up to Shazam it,” The Last Dinner Party’s Abigail Morris tells Apple Music. “It’s so surreal to imagine that happening in countries all over the world.” The London indie rock band’s song appeared on Shazam charts in Australia, Austria, and Belgium this year, and was followed by subsequent singles “Sinner” and “My Lady of Mercy.” Next year, the group plans to release their debut album. “That will be our main priority,” Morris says. “That and, of course, fame and fortune.” RIIZE After debuting their first single “Get a Guitar” in September, RIIZE, a new K-pop group from SM Entertainment (home to NCT and Girls’ Generation), immediately built up the sort of rabid, devoted fanbase the genre is known for. The fans call themselves BRIIZE, and the group has been hard at work prepping to deliver them a massive 2024, beginning with their new song “Love 119.” “I want to perform in various countries and meet BRIIZE who have cheered for us [around the world],” SHOTARO tells Apple Music. ANTON says the key will be continuing to hone their craft as a collective (RIIZE’s other members include WONBIN, EUNSEOK, SUNGCHAN, and SOHEE). “As important as it is to go global and meet more BRIIZE, we want to be a band that can give [people] precious memories with good music for a long time,” he says. “Dreaming big and growing as a band is our goal.” Recently, ANTON has been using a catchphrase for motivation. “I’ve been saying ‘RIIZE will continue to rise,’” he says. “It’s on us members to make that a reality.”