Meet the 2016 musicians on ’30 Under 30’!
This week, FORBES unveiled their 30 Under 30 list of entertainers making power moves over the last 12 months. Here, we take a look at the music side of the charts, which the publication tapped previous alums Mac Miller, Zach Iser, Kim Kaupe, and Gary Clark, Jr. to judge the competition.
Big names like Selena Gomez, The Weeknd, Fetty Wap, Demi Lovato, Nick Jonas, Grimes, and Jason Derulo were some of the stand-out acts we saw releasing new material in 2015 – as well as touring the world. However, the artists weren’t the only who received loved from FORBES, as producers Metro Boomin, Boi-1da, DJ Snake and TDE’s Ali were also featured among the list of peers.
If you’re wondering where Adele, Drake, Kendrick Lamar or A$AP Rocky are at, they’ve already been featured in the music category from year’s past, so this is a collective of first-timers.
Take a look this year’s full list below.
30 Under 30 2016: Music
Shawn Mendes, 17 | Musician
Jon Batiste, 29 | Bandleader, Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Boi-1da, 29 | Producer, 1Da Boi Productions
Leon Bridges, 26 | Musician
Metro Boomin, 22 | Producer, Metro Boomin
Katie Crutchfield, 26 | Musician, Waxahatchee
Jason Derulo, 26 | Musician
Dave Free, 28 | President, TDE
G.E.M., 24 | Musician
Andrew Gertier, 27 | Founder, AG Artists
Sascha Geuttfreud, 26 | President, ScoreMore Shows
Grimes, 27 | Musician
Selena Gomez, 23 | Musician
Halsey, 21 | Musician
Slim Jimmy, 23, Swae Lee, 22 | Musicians
Nick Jonas, 23 | Musician
Pentatonix, Various | Music Group
Kehlani, 20 | Musician
Demi Lovato, 23 | Musician
MixedByAli, 26 | DJ, TDE
Cassie Petrey, 29 | Cofounder, Crowd Surf
ScHoolboy Q, 29 | Musician
Trombone Shorty, 29 | Musician
DJ Snake, 29 | DJ-Producer
Jake Udell, 26 | Founder, TH3RD BRAIN
Kevin Vilkin, 25 | Entrepreneur, Summit Series
Fetty Wap, 24 | Musician
Walk The Moon, Various | Musicians
The Weeknd, 25 | Musician
Krewella, Various | DJ-Producers
Disclaimer: Names in the list are in no order.
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