NEW YORK, Dec. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The music discovery
and curation team at SiriusXM announced today its "Class of
2016" and "Future Five" for 2017.
The "Class of 2016" is comprised of artists that were played
first on SiriusXM and subsequently went on to have a major
breakthrough year in 2016.
The "Future Five" for 2017 consists of five new artists that
SiriusXM predicts will breakthrough in 2017.
"2016 was another groundbreaking year in music discovery for
SiriusXM," said Steve Blatter,
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Music Programming,
SiriusXM. "Our industry leading success in breaking new artists and
consistently delivering to our subscribers what's next in music
demonstrates the power of human curation in identifying, developing
and presenting new artists to music fans across North America."
SiriusXM's "Future Five" for 2017
- Seth Ennis The Highway
premiered "Woke Up In Nashville" from Ennis in mid-September, when
he was named a "Highway Find"—the channel's ongoing initiative to
introduce new country artists to SiriusXM listeners. The 24-year
old Ennis, who was signed to Sony Music Nashville in the same
month, saw his digital track sales rocket to over 2,000 a week and
he has now accumulated over 2 million streams to date.
- K. Flay– Alt Nation featured "Blood In The Cut" on its
"Advanced Placement" new music show in August, 2016 and added the
song into regular rotation in October. The Chicago native and graduate of Stanford University was played as an independent
artist on the company's Faction channel starting in 2014. "Blood in
The Cut" has been streamed over 2.8 million times and has sold over
30,000 digital tracks to date. K. Flay is now signed to Interscope
Records.
- Lil Uzi Vert – Eminem's
Shade 45 channel was the first radio outlet in America to regularly
play Lil Uzi Vert when his song
"Money Longer" debuted on the channel in March of 2016.
Lil Uzi Vert was introduced to Shade
45 listeners by DJ Drama, who hosts his own weekly mix show on the
channel. Lil Uzi Vert is signed to
Atlantic Records.
- Carly Pearce –"Every
Little Thing" from the unsigned Pearce was added as a "Highway
Find" in early November. The song from the 26-year old native
of Kentucky is currently selling
over 4,000 digital tracks a week without any other regular radio
support.
- Rag N Bone Man - Rag N Bone Man's "Human" debuted in
mid-October on The Spectrum, which was the first radio outlet in
America to regularly play this British singer-songwriter. The
"Spectrum Certified" artist has reached #1 on The Spectrum's "Short
List" countdown, and has been streamed over 2 million times since
its first airplay on the channel. Rag N Bone Man was first signed
to Sony UK and subsequently picked up by Columbia Records in the
U.S.
SiriusXM's "Class of 2016"
- Bishop Briggs: Alt Nation became the first radio outlet
in America to play Bishop Briggs in a regular rotation when it
started playing "Wild Horses" in January
2016. Alt Nation then added "River" into rotation in
February of 2016. Soon after, the unsigned Los Angeles-based Briggs was signed to Island
Records. "The River" became a top 5 song on Billboard's Alternative
chart, has sold over 250,000 digital tracks and has been streamed
over 23 million times.
- The Chainsmokers: In November of 2014, eight months
following their viral hit "Selfie," SiriusXM hired The Chainsmokers
as hosts of the YouTube EDM15, a weekly show co-produced by
SiriusXM and YouTube. The Chainsmokers continued to make their own
songs and in March of 2016 their music careers surged with their
first ever Top 5 pop hit, "Roses." The charismatic EDM DJs and
SiriusXM hosts followed up in 2016 with two more massive Billboard
#1 hits, "Don't Let Me Down" and "Closer". The Chainsmokers are
also nominated for Best New Artist at the upcoming Grammy
Awards.
- Daya: In April of 2015, SiriusXM's Venus channel was the
first radio outlet in America to add the song "Hideaway" to regular
rotation from the independently signed Daya. When the song was
added to rotation on SiriusXM Hits 1 in June of 2015 it started to
sell over 3,000 digital tracks a week. In December of 2015 Daya was
selected by SiriusXM as one of the five artists to watch in 2016.
"Hideaway" went on to become a Top 10 Pop hit in February of 2016.
The song has sold over 1 million tracks and has been streamed over
178 million times. Daya also performed lead vocals on the song
"Don't Let Me Down" from The Chainsmokers which was a #1 pop song
in July of 2016.
- Kaleo: SiriusXM named Kaleo a "Spectrum Certified" new
artist in January 2015 when The
Spectrum became the first radio outlet in America to play the
Icelandic band in regular rotation. In December of 2015 The
Spectrum was also the first to add the band's breakthrough hit "Way
Down We Go" to regular rotation. The song went on to become a #1
hit on Billboard's Adult Alternative and Alternative charts, has
sold over 300,000 digital tracks and has been streamed over 300
million times.
- Tory Lanez: SiriusXM
named Lanez a "Future Fire" artist in August of 2015 when The Heat
became the first radio outlet in America to regularly play
"Say It". In December of 2015 Tory Lanez was selected by SiriusXM
as one of the five artists to watch in 2016. The song went on to
reach #1 on Billboard's Rhythmic chart in February 2016 and has been streamed over 450
million times.
- Maren Morris: SiriusXM
named Morris a "Highway Find" in November of 2015 when The Highway
became the first radio outlet in America to regularly play
"My Church". In December of 2015
Morris was selected by SiriusXM as one of the five artists to watch
in 2016. Since then Morris won the CMA Award for New Artist Of The
Year and has received five nominations for the upcoming Grammy
Awards.
- Nothing But Thieves: In July of 2015 Alt Nation
was the first radio outlet in America to play "Trip Switch" from
the unsigned Nothing But Thieves in a regular rotation. The
UK-based band was subsequently picked up by RCA Records in
North America. In December of 2015
Nothing But Thieves was selected by SiriusXM as one of the five
artists to watch in 2016. The band's "Trip Switch" reached #1 on
Billboard's Alternative chart in May of 2016.
- Ben Rector: SiriusXM
named the unsigned Rector a "Pulse First" artist in September of
2015 when The Pulse was the first radio outlet in America to play
"Brand New." Rector was subsequently
picked up by Capitol Records and had a Top 5 hit on Billboard's
Adult Pop chart in July 2016. The
song went on to sell over 200,000 digital tracks and has been
streamed over 25 million times.
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