Originally from small town Texas, Conan Gray exemplifies what it means to be a next generation creator. Having grown up making videos and writing music, Conan’s distinctive voice and musical style has given rise to his growing, fervent fanbase.  At eighteen, his song “Idle Town”, which he wrote and produced, charted in the top 30 global viral hits on Spotify in its first week, and as of August, 2018 has over 11 million streams. Conan has been featured on the front page of the Washington Post, and as the cover of Local Wolves magazine. His EP is set for release in fall 2018.

Peculiar, personable, and profound as can be, 24-year-old pop act Hemlock Springs (real name Isimeme Udu) embodies only the most wonderful parts of modern popstardom. This 2022 breakout star had a meteoric rise in 2022 with back-to- back TikTok smash singles in "gimmie all ur luv" and "Girl-friend".

After graduating from Dartmouth College with a master's degree in Medical Informatics, the Concord, North Carolina native soon found her "hobbies" involving music turning into a full-blown career, one in which she's all-too-ready to take on.

The showering praise she received for her art solidifies how much she belongs in the upper-echelon of alt-pop's current landscape. With a golden voice that even rivals the 80s leads she's so often compared to, and gorgeous soundscapes spread throughout her increasingly diverse catalogue, this art-pop darling has only the brightest future ahead for her.