The NME 100 2025 has Landed – Meet the 100 Emerging Artists From Around The World with the Potential to Shape the Future of Music
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM; 12 FEBRUARY, 2025 – NME (nme.com), the world’s defining voice in music and pop culture: breaking what’s new and what’s next since 1952, unveils this year’s NME 100 – the brand’s annual list of essential emerging artists.
This year’s NME 100 showcases just how packed with exciting new talent the modern music landscape is. Featuring artists from the worlds of indie, R&B, rap, digicore, post-punk, shoegaze, metal, electronic, soul, idol music and many more, the NME 100 captures the rapid and innovative ways genres are blurring today. The 2025 edition of the annual list celebrates global and diverse new talent pushing boundaries and pursuing uncharted territory.
To be eligible for the NME 100, artists cannot have released their debut studio album before the list’s publication, and artists can only feature once. The NME 100 is not a ranked list – all artists are arranged alphabetically and amassed through an expansive nomination and curation process involving the NME team and a mix of members from all corners of the music industry.
With the debut edition launching in 2017, the NME 100 has featured the likes of Billie Eilish, The Last Dinner Party, Nia Archives, English Teacher, Paris Texas, Wet Leg, Fontaines D.C., Holly Humberstone, Genesis Owusu, Fred Again, Ashnikko, Arlo Parks and more.
Karen Gwee, Managing Editor (Music) at NME Networks, says: “We’re thrilled to present the NME 100 of 2025, our annual list of 100 essential emerging artists we believe have what it takes to leave an indelible mark on music as we know it. We look forward to seeing what trails these artists blaze in 2025 and beyond, and to tell their stories as they unfold. There’s so much incredible talent out there – our work of discovery and storytelling is never done…”
THE NME 100 2025
Alemeda
Annahstasia
babyMINT
BADVILLAIN
Bambie Thug
Bassvictim
BEX
bib sama.
Big Wett
Billianne
Black Fondu
Blusher
Cardinals
CARI
CeeChynaa
Chest.
Chloe Qisha
Chy Cartier
Clementine Douglas
DEELA
Deto Black
Divorce
Dog Race
Duskus
Dust
Ebbb
Elestee
Elmiene
EMEREE
Esme Emerson
f5ve
FloyyMenor
Folk Bitch Trio
Glixen
GORE.
Hang Linton
Hanumankind
Heartcoregirl
Her New Knife
It Thing
Jacob Alon
JACOTÉNE
Jazzy
JD Cliffe
Jersey
Jessica Winter
Karen Dió
Katseye
Killowen
Konyikeh
Kurayamisaka
Kwn
Leonie Biney
LeoStayTrill
Luvcat
LVRA
Man/Woman/Chainsaw
Maruja
Megra
Miss Kaninna
Monobloc
Mudrat
Natanya
Nate Sib
Nia Smith
October And The Eyes
Oreglo
Paige Kennedy
Pozer
Pretty Girl
Radio Free Alice
Ratbag
Reble
RESCENE
Sailor Honeymoon
SAILORR
Sam Alfred
Sex Week
SHEIVA
Shelhiel
Six Sex
Slow Fiction
SNAYX
Sofia Isella
Sophia Stel
Star Bandz
Stella Bridie
Sunday (1994)
Tiberius b
Tsu Nami
TWS
Ugly
Valiant
Welly
Westside Cowboy
Xaviersobased
YAANG
Yaeger
YHWH Nailgun
YT
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Headquartered in Singapore, Caldecott Music Group is a global music industry operator, innovator, and investor spanning multiple sectors, including digital (BandLab Technologies), media (NME Networks), and manufacturing, retail and distribution (Vista Musical Instruments). By integrating the physical, digital, and social supply chain around music, CMG brings together brands and people who are passionate about music, allowing them to deliver authentic content, products, and experiences for all music lovers.