The BBC’s Sound Of 2024 longlist has been revealed, giving us the ten new artists that its panel of pundits reckon will dominate our listening next year. They are Ayra Starr, Caity Baser, CMAT, Elmiene, Kenya Grace, The Last Dinner Party, Olivia Dean, Peggy Gou, Sekou and Tyla.
All three artists who appeared on last week’s BRITs Rising Star shortlist - Baser, The Last Dinner Party and Sekou - are represented. So that’s nice. But will any or all of them make the top five or even win it? Well, you’ll just have to wait until January to find out.
The five finalists will be announced in reverse order on BBC Radio 1 starting on 1 Jan, with the overall winner unveiled on 5 Jan. Then, on 8 Jan, all ten artists will perform live at Maida Vale Studios in London for a special show to be broadcast on Radio 1.
If you want to be there, tickets will be given out by ballot and you can put your name forward to receive a pair at the link below.
