New Artists

With the millions of singer-songwriters, garage bands, rookie rappers, parlor poppers and wannabe stars vying for a spot on your musical radar, how are you supposed to stay in the know? How can you figure out which new artists are actually worth listening to and who's...

New Artists

  1. The Cab Inspired by groups such as Fall Out Boy and Panic at the Disco, Las Vegas quintet the Cab were founded by then-students Alex DeLeon (vocals) and...

  2. Santogold As a solo project comprised of a revolving door of members, the heart and face of Santogold is vivacious frontwoman Santi White. Paired with John...

  3. Morningwood New York City's Morningwood brought a delightfully trashy and hedonistic sense of fun to alternative pop/rock in the early 21st century. Led by...

  4. Shwayze Although that terrible Jamie Kennedy movie Malibu's Most Wanted posited that the beachside Los Angeles suburb is so upper class and lily white...

  5. The Wombats Humorous pop-punk bands are a mainstay of many large towns, so it takes something more for one to break into the mainstream. Enter the Wombats, a...

  6. Carolina Liar There's no doubt that fluke opportunities often make careers. Such is the case for Charleston, S.C. -born Chad Wolf. Putting himself in Los Angeles...

  7. Donnie Klang R&B; vocalist Donnie Klang is perhaps best known as a cast member on the fourth season of hip-hop mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs's MTV show Making the...

  8. Jazmine Sullivan Contemporary R&B; rising star Jazmine Sullivan spent several years learning the ropes of the recording industry before signing to J Records and...

  9. We The Kings We the Kings are an unapologetically commercial pop-punk band from Bradenton, FL, a small town on the west coast of the state notable primarily for...

  10. Mayday Parade Mayday Parade resulted from the merger of two popular Tallahassee local bands, Kid Named Chicago and Defining Moment, which helped the newly...

Full Description

With the millions of singer-songwriters, garage bands, rookie rappers, parlor poppers and wannabe stars vying for a spot on your musical radar, how are you supposed to stay in the know? How can you figure out which new artists are actually worth listening to and who's just aural waste?

Let MTV do it for you! We keep tabs on the best and brightest of all of the new artists, groups and bands out there -- from underground rappers and emcees to Brit pop groups, to basement indie rock bands and emerging acts just breaking onto the scene -- so you can stay in the know. That means MTV is the place to find out about new artists as they're emerging from their shells and taking their shot at the big time.

MTV filters out the noise, gives you the good stuff and hooks you up with everything you need to get started on your way to becoming a die-hard fan of the best new artists on the scene. You get videos, song and album previews, video interviews, exclusive live performances, backstage footage, concert info and more. Plus, you get exclusive MTV content like Playlibs, where we sit down with new artists and ask them about their favorite songs, guiltiest pleasures and the music that inspired them, and show you all the videos too. And A.D.D. Bio, an online show where you get the super-speedy story behind brand-new artists.

When the world is just starting to buzz about artists like Amy Winehouse, Mika, Klaxons, Cold War Kids, Madina Lake, MIMS, Mastodon, Gym Class Heroes and Lily Allen, MTV already had the goods on all of 'em for you, online at MTV.com. So when you're getting sick of everything on your MP3 player and looking to discover new music, MTV.com gives you all you need to know about the new artists you need to know about.

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