Billboard Fails At Naming EDM Stars To Watch
It amazes me at how badly some research is done sometimes and the latest article by Billboard proves that whoever wrote has no idea who is really up and coming in the EDM scene. The list starts with Cole Plante, but then goes on to list Danny Avila, Disclosure, Elle Morgan, Krewella, Madeon, Martin Garrix, Porter Robinson, Walden, and Will Sparks. I’m sorry, but how do you list people like Porter Robinson, Krewella, and Disclosure as stars to watch? Porter Robinson is already one of the biggest names in EDM and was just ranked #40 on the DJ Mag Top 100. Krewella has had a number of songs that got tons of mainstream radio play, they’ve played at festivals all over the world, and they were ranked #44 on the DJ Mag Top 100. Disclosure has only had 10 tracks that held peak chart positions and oh yeah they’ve already received a Grammy nomination.
Yes some of the artists on this are very young, but that doesn’t mean they’re new to the scene. There is literally no one on this list who I would consider to be pretty unknown. Martin Garrix has already released popular tracks like “Animals”, “Wizard” and “Helicopter” that were big successes so people know him and he grabbed the #40 spot on the DJ Mag Top 100. Madeon is also extremely well respected and I would say that his #59 ranking on the DJ Mag Top 100 and his half a million plus Facebook fans suggest that people know about him. It’s no secret Danny Avila is not my favorite producer, but regardless he’s got his own radio show and regularly tours at some of the hottest clubs in the world. To say Avila is someone to watch is fairly obvious at this point. Walden and Will Sparks are slightly better picks as they probably don’t get enough attention, but again these are names most people know. As for Cole Plante he’s more of a crossover artist so that leaves Elle Morgan as the only artist that is truly one to watch on this list.
So congratulations Billboard you told us about eight artists we already know, one artist who isn’t really an EDM producer, and one good artist to watch!
