The Best New Artist of 2024

BabyMonster, also known as Baemon, is a South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment through Last Evaluation; consisting of seven members: Ruka, Pharita, Asa, Ahyeon, Rami, Rora, and Chiquita. The group officially debuted in April 2024, with their eponymous extended play BabyMons7er.

Dylan Conrique was born on 13 April 2004 in Gilroy, California, USA. She is an actress and singer, known for The Rookie (2018), Chicken Girls (2017) and The World's Astonishing News! (2000).

Laufey Lín Bing Jónsdóttir, known as Laufey, is an Icelandic singer and musician. She achieved prominence in the early 2020s for her success as a jazz-inspired pop artist, with critics stating that her jazz-inflected songs have received considerable success for a genre that has largely declined commercially. 

Born: April 23, 1999, Reykjavík, Iceland

Reneé Mary Jane Rapp is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She gained recognition for starring as Regina George in the Broadway musical Mean Girls. She reprised the role in the 2024 film Mean Girls and also contributed to its soundtrack. 

Born: January 10, 2000, Huntersville, NC

Illit is a South Korean girl group formed by Belift Lab, a sub-label of Hybe through the JTBC 2023 survival competition show R U Next?. The group consists of five members – Yunah, Minju, Moka, Wonhee, and Iroha. The group debuted on March 25, 2024, with the extended play Super Real Me. 

Jacob Dodge Lawson, better known by his stage name Jvke, is an American singer, songwriter, producer and social media personality. During the COVID-19 lockdown, he started creating TikTok videos for his songs, one of which, "Upside Down", went viral in 2021.

Date/place of birth: March 3, 2001, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, known professionally as Chappell Roan, is an American singer and songwriter. Working with collaborator Dan Nigro, the majority of her music is inspired by 1980s synth-pop and early 2000s pop hits. 

Born: February 19, 1998, Willard, MO

Victoria Beverley Walker, known professionally as PinkPantheress, is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer. Her songs, which are frequently short in length and include samples of music from the 1990s and 2000s, span a number of genres, including bedroom pop, drum and bass, alt-pop, and 2-step garage.

Born: April 18, 2001, Bath, United Kingdom