15 ARTISTS TO LISTEN TO IN 2025

BY BRENESSA ROACH | JANUARY 18, 2025

15 ARTISTS TO LISTEN TO IN 2025

We’re kicking off 2025 with our first blog of the year—our annual list of must-listen artists! This time, we’re spotlighting 15 incredible artists you should have on your radar in 2025.

Hailing from different parts of the world, these artists made waves in 2024, and we believe their impact will grow even stronger this year. Without further ado, here are 15 artists you need to check out in 2025!

Current Monthly Listeners: 77.6K

Junwav is an independent Korean-Canadian singer based in British Columbia. He creates music in the R&B, K-indie, and rock genre and made his debut on May 5, 2023 with the single “Nobody”. We have been pre-debut fans of Junwav and it’s been amazing to see his growth with every release.

His track “August Snow” with cykim garnered over 800K streams on Spotify since its release in June 2024. Junwav’s latest release “In the Air” came out on January 3rd.

Check out Junwav on socials:

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WEST OF EDEN - 15 ARTISTS TO LISTEN TO IN 2025

Current Monthly Listeners: 81.9K

WEST OF EDEN is a an Independent pop/alternative pop Seattle-based boy band consisting of the artists jun.e, slone, riensukeanu.wil, and yoku, as well as in-house music producers Cat Naps, jahvirayne, videographers byul and Jamling Sherpa and, and graphic designers NRK and artbylastnight. They made their debut on December 15th, 2023 with the single “butterfly”.

Since their debut, they have released quite a few singles with their most popular single “LIKE THAT” gaining over 300K streams on Spotify. They also have been performing a lot more and we hope they continue to perform in 2025.

They have a song titled “hide” coming out on January 24 which you can pre-save now.

Check out WEST OF EDEN on socials:

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Alex Coles - 15 ARTISTS TO LISTEN TO IN 2025

Current Monthly Listeners: 108.9K

Alex Coles is a pop singer and songwriter from Toronto who made his debut on June 24, 2022 with the single “Strange Tattoos”. In July 2023, he released the single “I Hate Your Friends” which has gained over 5.1 million streams on Spotify since its release. This was the first song we heard of Alex Coles back in 2024, but we never had the chance to feature him until now.

He also has a headline show in Toronto on February 22nd, so make sure to get tickets if you can.

Check out Alex Coles on socials:

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W.i.S.H - 15 ARTISTS TO LISTEN TO IN 2025

Current Monthly Listeners: 37.6K

W.i.S.H., which stands for “World Inka Stage Hai” or “the world is their stage” is an Indian pop girl group consisting of the members: Ri, Zo, Suchi and Sim. They are signed under Sony Music India and made their debut on February 29th with the single “Lazeez”.

We had the great opportunity in 2024 to interview the girls and they are so incredibly talented and sweet. Watching their growth so far has been amazing and with all the shows they are performing at in India, we know they are going to become big globally this year and going forth.

Check out W.i.S.H. on socials:

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leoleo - 15 ARTISTS TO LISTEN TO IN 2025

Current Monthly Listeners: 130.8K listeners

leoleo is a Norwegian indie-pop singer and songwriter who made his debut on August 6, 2021 with the single “shirt”. We discovered leoleo last year and we have really enjoyed his releases since. We have seen his numbers grow on Spotify and cannot wait to see him grow more this year.

His most popular track “where do i go?” came out on June 7, 2024 and has over 560K streams on Spotify. His latest release “rearview” was in October 2024 and gained over 430K streams on Spotify making it his second most popular song.

Check out leoleo on socials:

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Joh! - 15 ARTISTS TO LISTEN TO IN 2025

Current Monthly Listeners: 11.7K

Joh! is a singer and songwriter who made his debut on November 18, 2022 with the double single EP two and five which included the songs “loving is hard but” and “changing liquor”. We discovered Joh! towards the end of 2024 and we are so excited to join his musical journey now.

His latest release is his debut EP pension rm. 03 from September 2024.

Check out Joh! on socials:

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g0nny - 15 ARTISTS TO LISTEN TO IN 2025

Current Monthly Listeners: 91.6K

g0nny is a South Korean singer who made her debut on October 22, 2020 with the single “Vanilla” which was a collaboration with Gump and J.KESS. We discovered g0nny in 2024 after hearing her hit song “You Might” featuring SHIRT. This single has gained over 2.5 million streams on Spotify since its release in September 2023.

g0nny’s recent single “The Beginning Of Us” is one of our favourites and it’s an original soundtrack for Kiss Code: Life.

Check out g0nny on socials:

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Minh - 15 ARTISTS TO LISTEN TO IN 2025

Current Monthly Listeners: 102.8K

Minh is an artist based in Houston who combines elements of lo-fi, pop, R&B and hip-hop. He made his debut on December 3rd, 2021 with the single “keep in touch”. We discovered Minh back in May 2024 because of the artist ben chow. We even featured Minh in our first part of our Hidden Gems blog series. Back then, he only had 40K monthly listeners, so to already witness him grow so much is so special.

Minh opened for JUNNY in Houston in November which was such an exciting moment. Minh’s latest release is from January 10 for his single “gemini” which we are loving!

Check out Minh on socials:

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Current Monthly Listeners: 11.9K

Mak Ro is a Filipino-American duo from Memphis, Tennessee consisting of the members: Eric Makapugay and Kris Ruaro. Together, the duo creates music that blends Pop, R&B, Rock, Hip-Hop and a few other genres. They made their debut on March 4, 2019 with the single “midnight”.

We also featured them back in May 2024 in part 1 of our Hidden Gems blog series when they had 5K listeners, so they gave grown a lot since. Their latest release is their debut album Love in the Dark which came out on October 18, 2024.

Check out Mak Ro on socials:

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hongjoin - 15 ARTISTS TO LISTEN TO IN 2025

Current Monthly Listeners: 120.5K

hongjoin is a Singaporean singer-songwriter based in Boston. He creates music in the Indie-Pop, Alt-Rock and R&B genre. He made his debut on August 28, 2021 with the single “The Last Time”.

We discovered hongjoin back in September 2023 with the release of his single “we grew up together” featuring RENE. This song till this date is our favourite song by hongjoin’s. Since the release of this single, we have been following hongjoin’s musical journey and although we don’t remember what his monthly listeners was at in September 2023, we know that he has grown so much. His latest release “Secret” is from December 6, 2024.

Check out hongjoin on socials:

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raph - 15 ARTISTS TO LISTEN TO IN 2025

Current Monthly Listeners: 363K

raph isn artist bron in Hong Kong and based in Los Angeles. He made his debut on December 4, 2020 with the single “Tell Me” which was a collaboration with lullaboy. His single “summer” with EJEAN came out in December 2022 and has garnered over 6.5 million streams on Spotify—making it his most popular song.

We have been fans of raph since September 2023 when he released his single “ificouldbelikeu” and it has been so exciting to follow his journey since.

His latest release is from October 11, 2024 for the single “Crashing Down” with Hoang.

Check out raph on socials:

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Eric Ryan - 15 ARTISTS TO LISTEN TO IN 2025

Current Monthly Listeners: 105K

Eric Ryan is a singer and songwriter from Toronto who made his debut on August 29, 2019 with the single “Interlude”. On December 6, 2019, Eric collaborated with Shqdel on the song “Soleil” which is his second most popular single with over 2.1 million streams on Spotify.

We first heard of Eric Ryan in 2022 thanks to his 2020 release “Angel” with Agapé Love and Kid Reinaissance. Ever since then, we have had the pleasure to watch Eric Ryan grow. In June 2024, he even opened for Korean R&B singer GSoul. He also released the single “Oyster” in June with HMLT and Julles—which has garnered over 2.7 million streams since its release, marking it as Eric’s most popular single.

His latest release “FLASHBACK” with WHATSTHIS? and kaiyel is from November 15, 2024.

Check out Eric Ryan on socials:

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noah. - 15 ARTISTS TO LISTEN TO IN 2025

Current Monthly Listeners: 2K

noah. is an Alternative/Indie-pop singer and songwriter from Toronto. He made his debut on July 22nd, 2022 with the single “Borderlines”. We started listening to noah. after the release of his single “Empty Hands” in November 2023.

noah.’s music is so beautiful and he has so much talent that I think will really shine through in 2025. His latest release is his debut EP homebody. which came out on September 12, 2024.

Check out noah. on socials:

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TogetherEffect - 15 ARTISTS TO LISTEN TO IN 2025

Current Monthly Listeners: 4.6K

TogetherEffect is a British-American indie duo consisting of Caleb and Noah—two brothers-in-law. They made their debut on February 16, 2024 with the single “Nature Song”. We actually discovered them when they debuted so it’s been amazing to call ourselves debut fans.

Since their debut, they released “Eyes Like Diamonds” in May 2024, “A Right Mess” in October and “Apartment” in November—which is their latest release.

Check out TogetherEffect on socials:

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18 High - 15 ARTISTS TO LISTEN TO IN 2025

Current Monthly Listeners: 1.8K

18 High is a South Korean singer and songwriter who lived in New Jersey for a while. He made his debut on April 29th, 2022 with the double single EP Magnolia which includes the songs; “I Don’t Know” featuring Shoi and “How to Love”.

We discovered 18 High mid 2024 and we have really enjoyed his music. Our favourite song of his is “Lose Your Love” with K!ddingboi which came. out on August 10, 2024. We also really love his latest release “Fly Away” with PARK HYEON JIN which came out on December 21, 2024 and was part of a double single EP titled Flight for You.

Check out 18 High on socials:

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