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AMY ALLEN, 27
Songwriter
CHLOE BAILEY, 21; MUSIC
HALLE BAILEY, 19
Musicians—Pop, Chloe x Halle
JON BELLION, 29
Musician–Pop
NIJA CHARLES, 22
Songwriter
GLENNE
CHRISTIAANSEN, 29
104 Artist relations, Apple Music
LUKE COMBS, 29
Musician—Country
DABABY, 28
Musician—Hip-Hop
EDGAR ESTEVES, 28
Video director
SIMON GEBRELUL, 28
Founder, Isla Management
JOSEPH HARRIS, 29
Agent, Creative
Artists Agency
ILLENIUM, 28
Musician—Electronic
ZACH KARDISCH, 25
Manager, Maverick
KING PRINCESS, 21
Musician–Pop
GABZ LANDMAN, 29
Vice president,
Warner Records
LAUV, 25
Musician—Pop
LIL NAS X, 20
Musician—Country
MALUMA, 25
Musician—Latin
MEGAN THEE
STALLION, 24
Musician—Hip-Hop
NORMANI, 23
Musician—Pop
FINNEAS O’CONNELL, 22 NORMANI, 23
Musician—Pop
CARLY PEARCE, 29 MUS IC IA N — P OP
Musician–Country
“I like to always feel like I’m pushing the
ADAM RICHMAN, 29;
JOE SILBERZWEIG, 29 needle,” says pop sensation Normani. “Anytime
Cofounders, Medium Rare I feel complacent, I start to freak out.” She
HARRY ROBERTS, 29 should be pretty chill these days: The singer

Attorney, Roberts
Leibowitz & Hafitz has been on a tear since the dissolution of her

MAGGIE ROGERS, 25 supergroup Fifth Harmony (which included
Musician—Folk Ally Brooke, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui and
BRANDON Camila Cabello) in 2018. This year her instant
SILVERSTEIN, 28 hits, “Love Lies” with Khalid and “Dancing With
Founder, S10 Entertainment
a Stranger” with Sam Smith, both cracked the
TEYANA TAYLOR, 29
Musician—R&B top ten on the charts, helping her reach 3 billion
streaming spins since going solo. Normani, who
SARAH TEHRANI, 28
Agent, WME grew up Normani Kordei Hamilton in New
TYLER, THE CREATOR, 28 Orleans, has been wowing crowds as a major act
Musician—Hip-Hop at the MTV Music Video Awards, at festivals like
SUMMER WALKER, 23 Lollapalooza and in arenas opening for Ariana
Musician—R&B
Grande. With a solo album set for early 2020,
TIERRA WHACK, 24 she’s only picking up steam: “The moment that
Musician—Hip-Hop
you’re too comfortable is when you’ve failed.” —
Zack O’Malley Greenburg, Alexandra Sternlicht

JUDGES: ADRIANA ARCE, MANAGER (UNDER 30 CLASS OF 2019); THE CHAINSMOKERS, MUSICIANS (UNDER 30 CLASS OF 2017);
MICKEY SHILOH, SONGWRITER (UNDER 30 CLASS OF 2019); 21 SAVAGE, MUSICIAN (UNDER 30 CLASS OF 2019).
NORMANI WEARS HER OWN DRESS.

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