The Longlist

Meet the 16 longlisted acts for BBC Music Sound of 2018...

1st Sigrid
Norwegian pop star in waiting
2nd Rex Orange County
Vibrant, vulnerable pop writer
3rd IAMDDB
Inventive vocals and jazz-tinged soul
4th Khalid
Rising R&B star and teenage diarist
5th Pale Waves
Inseparable Manchester indie quartet
Alma
Pop with a punk attitude
Billie Eilish
Devilishly dark pop from LA
Jade Bird
A British spin on Americana
Lewis Capaldi
Raw and compelling piano balladeer
Nilüfer Yanya
Guitar-driven psychedelic soul
Not3s
Playful MC with bashment beats
Sam Fender
Hard-hitting indie rock
Superorganism
Multicultural pop experimentalists
Tom Walker
Gravel-voiced singer-songwriter
Yaeji
Korean-American house music innovator
Yxng Bane
Drake-certified UK rapper