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BBC 6music reveals most blogged about artists of the year so far

By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 25 June 2012

BBC 6music’s ‘Now Playing’ programme yesterday revealed the 25 most blogged about artists so far this year according to data compiled by blog aggregator The Hype Machine. And the winner was – well, Grimes, obviously. Various bloggers and music websites were also invited to write about their favourite artists so far this year, including CMU’s Andy Malt, whose thoughts can be read here.

Meanwhile, the Top 25…

1. Grimes
2. Lana Del Rey
3. Miike Snow
4. Beach House
5. Sleigh Bells
6. SBTRKT
7. Lower Dens
8. Bear In Heaven
9. Santigold
10. Gotye
11. Azealia Banks
12. The Walkmen
13. Frankie Rose
14. Tanlines
15. M83
16. La Sera
17. Purity Ring
18. Andrew Brid
19. Diplo
20. The Shins
21. Father John Misty
22. Chromatics
23. Alabama Shakes
24. Sharon Van Etten
25. Twin Shadow