Rising Artists 2026

Breakthrough musicians gaining momentum across platforms

These artists have emerged in the last 30 days and are showing exceptional growth across Apple Music and YouTube. Track the next generation of music superstars.

Platform Momentum
Where rising artists are gaining traction
Platform Distribution12% on both
Apple Music (23)
Both (6)
YouTube (21)
Growth Velocity
Artists categorized by growth speed
Regional Hotspots
Where rising artists are emerging
Key Insights
Highlights from rising artists data
Fastest Growing
LISAOfficialVEVO
Growth score: 45.3
Avg Days Active
11
Average days since first appearance
Best Peak Rank
#1
LISAOfficialVEVO
Most Global
LISAOfficialVEVO
11 regions
Avg Growth Score
13.1
Average score across all rising artists
Cross-Platform
12%
6 artists on both platforms
Growth Score Methodology
How we identify rising artists

Base Growth Formula

  • •Hits per Day: total chart entries ÷ days active
  • •Higher frequency = faster growth trajectory
  • •14-day window for recent momentum

Bonus Multipliers

  • •×2.0 Cross-platform presence bonus
  • •×1.15/region Regional diversity bonus
  • •×2.5 for peak rank ≤10, ×1.8 for ≤25

Growth Velocity Tiers

🚀 ExplosiveScore ≥ 5.0
🔥 RapidScore ≥ 3.0
📈 SteadyScore ≥ 1.5
🌱 EmergingScore < 1.5
Top 50 Rising Artists
1
LISAOfficialVEVO
Other•TH•6 days
41
Peak: #1
2
BABYMONSTER
Other•ID•6 days
37
Peak: #1
3
ADÉLA
Pop•br•14 days
110
Peak: #2
4
KQ ENTERTAINMENT
Other•TH•6 days
33
Peak: #1
5
Mrs. GREEN APPLE
Other•jp•14 days
584
Peak: #4
6
ILLIT - Topic
Other•Brazil•3 days
14
Peak: #7
7
HYBE LABELS
Other•South Korea•10 days
36
Peak: #1
8
Olivia Rodrigo
Pop•id•14 days
66
Peak: #1
9
Tate McRae
Pop•br•13 days
58
Peak: #1
10
HarryStylesVEVO
Other•United Kingdom•3 days
12
Peak: #1
11
STARSHIP
Other•South Korea•10 days
32
Peak: #1
12
MORE VISION
Other•ID•8 days
25
Peak: #1
13
ILLIT
Other•jp•14 days
1114
Peak: #10
14
TINH HÀ "SAY HI"
Pop•vn•14 days
74
Peak: #1
15
K/DA - Topic
Other•South Korea•8 days
22
Peak: #4
16
League of Legends
Other•Vietnam•10 days
25
Peak: #3
17
JYP Entertainment
Other•South Korea•10 days
25
Peak: #3
18
Karan Aujla
Hip-Hop•in•14 days
272
Peak: #6
19
A2O & A2O LITE
K-Pop•kr•14 days
47
Peak: #1
20
OliviaRodrigoVEVO
Other•United States•13 days
28
Peak: #1
21
KAROL G, Judeline & rusowsky
Latin•mx•14 days
45
Peak: #1
22
Fuerza Regida
Latin•mx•14 days
56
Peak: #1
23
T-Series
Other•India•13 days
36
Peak: #1
24
M!LK
Pop•jp•14 days
166
Peak: #1
25
Taylor Swift
Pop•de•14 days
35
Peak: #2
26
Karan Aujla & MXRCI
Hip-Hop•in•14 days
48
Peak: #1
27
Ashe
Pop•de•14 days
34
Peak: #3
28
Victor Mendivil
Latin•mx•6 days
18
Peak: #7
29
SMTOWN
Other•South Korea•14 days
27
Peak: #1
30
YAO
Other•jp•14 days
151
Peak: #4
31
리센느
K-Pop•kr•14 days
35
Peak: #5
32
HUGEL, Imael Angel & Ultra Naté
Electronic•de•14 days
30
Peak: #1
33
SIENNA SPIRO
Pop•gb•14 days
30
Peak: #2
34
Ella Langley
Country•us•14 days
30
Peak: #2
35
Zach Bryan
Country•us•13 days
121
Peak: #6
36
GAVIN:D
Pop•th•14 days
30
Peak: #1
37
LISA
Pop•th•6 days
13
Peak: #3
38
Drake
R&B•us•14 days
30
Peak: #4
39
Anirudh Ravichander - Topic
Other•India•8 days
12
Peak: #10
40
Sony Music South
Other•Germany•11 days
16
Peak: #1
41
Zach Bryan & Lana Del Rey
Country•us•13 days
22
Peak: #1
42
Morgan Wallen
Country•us•14 days
27
Peak: #6
43
back number
Pop•jp•14 days
27
Peak: #8
44
A2O - Topic
Other•South Korea•14 days
15
Peak: #1
45
Divo Music
Other•India•10 days
14
Peak: #1
46
Aditya Music
Other•India•11 days
14
Peak: #2
47
Rammstein Official
Other•Germany•5 days
7
Peak: #4
48
Sidhu Moose Wala
Other•India•13 days
16
Peak: #1
49
Lil Baby
Hip-Hop•us•6 days
10
Peak: #10
50
PUN
Pop•th•14 days
22
Peak: #6

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