Shazam has released the Shazam Fast Forward 2025, a group of artists that the music recognition service expects to break out in 2025. As explained on its dedicated Shazam Fast Forward 2025 website:
These are Shazam’s Predictions for breakthrough artists in 2025. 50 artists from trending genres revealed over 5 days.
Featuring emerging artists who, based on Shazam data and reviewed by our editors, are poised to have a breakthrough year. It’s a remarkably global and diverse selection, hailing from 26 countries and spanning sounds from Indie-Rock to UK Drill.
Today’s highlighted genre is Dance, which features 10 artists from around the world:
The artists are laid out in a card interface. Clicking on each card reveals the artist’s bio. There’s also a play button to preview their music via Apple Music. Tomorrow, Shazam will reveal the breakout Latin artists followed by Shazam’s picks for emerging Country/Rock, Pop, and Hip-Hop/R&B stars.
