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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
64 CHRISTIAANSEN, 29
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 NORMANI, 23
Musician—Pop
MUSICIAN—POP
FINNEAS O’CONNELL, 22
Musician—Pop
“I like to always feel like I’m pushing the
CARLY PEARCE, 29
Musician–Country needle,” says pop sensation Normani. “Anytime
ADAM RICHMAN, 29; I feel complacent, I start to freak out.” She
JOE SILBERZWEIG, 29 should be pretty chill these days: The singer
Cofounders, Medium Rare
has been on a tear since the dissolution of her
HARRY ROBERTS, 29 supergroup Fifth Harmony (which included
Attorney, Roberts
Leibowitz & Hafitz Ally Brooke, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui and
MAGGIE ROGERS, 25 Camila Cabello) in 2018. This year her instant
Musician—Folk hits, “Love Lies” with Khalid and “Dancing
BRANDON With a Stranger” with Sam Smith, both cracked
SILVERSTEIN, 28 the top ten on the U.S. charts, helping her
Founder, S10 Entertainment
reach 3 billion streaming spins since going
TEYANA TAYLOR, 29
Musician—R&B solo. Normani, who grew up Normani Kordei
SARAH TEHRANI, 28 Hamilton in New Orleans, has been wowing
Agent, WME crowds as a major act at the MTV Music Video
TYLER, THE CREATOR, 28 Awards, at festivals like Lollapalooza and
Musician—Hip-Hop in arenas opening for Ariana Grande. With
SUMMER WALKER, 23 a solo album set for early 2020, she’s only
Musician—R&B
picking up steam: “The moment that you’re
TIERRA WHACK, 24 too comfortable is when you’ve failed.” —Zack
Musician—Hip-Hop
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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