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 Distribution10% on both
Apple Music (20)
Both (5)
YouTube (25)
Growth Velocity
Artists categorized by growth speed
Regional Hotspots
Where rising artists are emerging
Key Insights
Highlights from rising artists data
Fastest Growing
i-dle (아이들)
Growth score: 105.8
Avg Days Active
10
Average days since first appearance
Best Peak Rank
#1
i-dle (아이들)
Most Global
Taylor Swift
13 regions
Avg Growth Score
18.5
Average score across all rising artists
Cross-Platform
10%
5 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
i-dle (아이들)
Other•Brazil•1 days
18
Peak: #1
2
Taylor Swift
Country•br•14 days
6414
Peak: #1
3
HYBE LABELS
Other•Vietnam•14 days
159
Peak: #1
4
Olivia Rodrigo
Pop•id•14 days
167
Peak: #1
5
BABYMONSTER
Other•Vietnam•11 days
87
Peak: #1
6
BANGTANTV
Other•TH•3 days
26
Peak: #1
7
OliviaRodrigoVEVO
Other•United Kingdom•3 days
24
Peak: #1
8
Ariana Grande
Pop•br•14 days
97
Peak: #1
9
Drake
Hip-Hop•us•14 days
119
Peak: #1
10
LE SSERAFIM - Topic
Other•South Korea•2 days
12
Peak: #4
11
ArianaGrandeVevo
Other•Vietnam•14 days
56
Peak: #1
12
嵐
Pop•jp•14 days
122
Peak: #1
13
BTS
Pop•vn•14 days
92
Peak: #1
14
Madonna
Pop•br•10 days
613
Peak: #1
15
Taylor Swift - Topic
Other•South Korea•10 days
28
Peak: #1
16
Fuerza Regida
Other•mx•14 days
76
Peak: #1
17
Hearts2Hearts
K-Pop•kr•14 days
1310
Peak: #2
18
THEBLACKLABEL
Other•South Korea•14 days
30
Peak: #1
19
aespa
K-Pop•kr•14 days
46
Peak: #2
20
Cheema Y & Gur Sidhu
Hip-Hop•in•14 days
57
Peak: #1
21
T-Series
Other•India•7 days
17
Peak: #2
22
Michael Jackson
Pop•de•14 days
39
Peak: #2
23
Navaan Sandhu
Other•India•3 days
8
Peak: #1
24
M!LK
Pop•jp•14 days
164
Peak: #4
25
MAMAMOO
Other•Japan•11 days
16
Peak: #5
26
Ella Langley
Country•us•14 days
36
Peak: #3
27
SMTOWN
Other•Vietnam•14 days
23
Peak: #7
28
Justin Bieber
Pop•de•14 days
30
Peak: #1
29
코르티스
K-Pop•kr•14 days
33
Peak: #1
30
Anirudh Ravichander
Other•in•14 days
112
Peak: #5
31
PUN
Pop•th•14 days
30
Peak: #1
32
Bad Bunny
Latin•mx•14 days
30
Peak: #5
33
Anuv Jain
Pop•in•1 days
2
Peak: #9
34
Tóc Tiên
Other•Vietnam•9 days
13
Peak: #4
35
Raushan Rohi Entertainment
Other•India•1 days
2
Peak: #7
36
Bollywood Lyrical Songs
Other•India•1 days
2
Peak: #1
37
PURPEECH Official
Other•TH•1 days
2
Peak: #3
38
9 Arkkhan
Other•TH•1 days
2
Peak: #7
39
Karan Aujla - Topic
Other•India•7 days
10
Peak: #7
40
5
Peak: #8
41
Alex Warren
Pop•gb•14 days
22
Peak: #7
42
T-Series Telugu
Other•India•14 days
17
Peak: #1
43
GREY D
Pop•vn•14 days
21
Peak: #5
44
3
Peak: #10
45
HANA
Pop•jp•2 days
3
Peak: #10
46
Play DMF
Other•India•6 days
8
Peak: #7
47
Number 1 Records
Other•India•2 days
3
Peak: #10
48
Dafina Zeqiri
Other•Germany•4 days
5
Peak: #4
49
Sơn Tùng M-TP Official
Other•Vietnam•14 days
17
Peak: #1
50
Think Music India
Other•India•14 days
17
Peak: #1

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