The Best New Female Artists Of 2022
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- Tate Rosner McRae is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and dancer. McRae caught the attention of RCA Records in 2019 after her original song "One Day" went viral on YouTube, subsequently releasing her debut EP, All the Things I Never Said, in January 2020.
- PinkPantheress (born 2001) is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer. In 2021, while attending university in London, she posted several songs to TikTok that went viral, including "Break It Off", and she subsequently signed to Parlophone and Elektra Records. Her singles "Pain" and "Just for Me" peaked in the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart. Her debut mixtape, To Hell with It, was released in 2021.
- Janesa Jaida Barrett, known professionally as Nessa Barrett is an American singer and songwriter. Barrett rose to prominence on the video sharing app TikTok in 2019. Barrett began her music career in mid-2020 with the release of her debut single "Pain." Barrett released her debut EP Pretty Poison on September 10, 2021. Her song "I Hope Ur Miserable Until Ur Dead" entered the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 88 in August 2021, becoming her first entry on the chart.
- Jessie Murph (born September 22, 2004) is an American singer-songwriter and social media personality who fuses trap R&B with alternative pop. She rose to fame through TikTok and is currently signed with Columbia Records.
- Sadie Jean (born October 12, 2001) is an American singer-songwriter and social media personality based in New York City and Los Angeles. She rose to fame through TikTok and released her debut studio single "WYD Now?" via SELENE on December 10, 2021.
- Marie Ulven Ringheim (born 16 February 1999), known professionally as Girl in Red (often stylized in all lowercase as girl in red), is a Norwegian indie pop singer-songwriter. Her single "I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend" has gained over 40 million streams on Spotify, and was listed at No. 9 on The New York Times list of "The 68 Best Songs of 2018". Since 2018, Ringheim has released two extended plays from her bedroom studio and has amassed over 3 million monthly streamers on Spotify.
- Lauren Spencer-Smith (born September 28, 2003) is a British-born Canadian singer-songwriter from Vancouver Island. She appeared as a contestant on the eighteenth season of American Idol in 2020, placing in the top twenty in the competition. In 2021, Spencer-Smith became further known internationally when her self-released song "Fingers Crossed" reached the top 20 in numerous countries, including the US, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in numerous countries including Australia, New Zealand and Spencer-Smith's native United Kingdom. This was on the back of a demo of the song going viral on TikTok. Spencer-Smith's rise to popularity and success on social media has been compared to that of American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo.
- Amelia Webb (born 23 July 2000) is a British singer-songwriter. She is known for her singles "Before I Go" and "Good Without", the latter of which peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart. In October 2021, she released her debut EP Seven Shades of Heartbreak.
- Alexis Jayde Burnett (born August 19, 2002) is an American singer-songwriter and actress known for her latest studio hit single "drunk text me," released on January 6, 2022, via Artist Partner Group. She starred in the films Lucky Dog and Secrets in the Water.
- Mickey Guyton (born Candace Mycale Guyton; June 17, 1983) is an American country music artist. Raised in Texas, Guyton was exposed to various types of music at a young age, and her material subsequently incorporates elements of contemporary country and R&B music. Moving to Nashville, Tennessee in 2011, she would later sign a recording contract with Capitol Records Nashville. In 2015, the label released Guyton's debut extended play (EP), Unbreakable. In 2015, Capitol released her debut single, titled "Better Than You Left Me". The song reached number 34 on the US Country Airplay chart and helped her receive a nomination from the Academy of Country Music Awards. The same year, her second self-titled EP was released. In 2020, Guyton released the single "Black Like Me", which speaks on her experiences as a Black woman in country music. It was released in the wake of the George Floyd protests and Black Lives Matter movement. Her debut album Remember Her Name followed in 2021.
- Tamia Monique Carter (born January 9, 2000), known professionally as Flo Milli, is an American rapper and songwriter. Born and raised in Mobile, Alabama, she began making and releasing music in 2015. After her singles "Beef FloMix" and "In The Party" went viral on the social media platform TikTok, she signed a recording deal with RCA Records. Flo Milli released her debut mixtape, Ho, Why Is You Here?, on July 24, 2020, to critical acclaim.
- 12Celeste Epiphany Waite (born 5 May 1994), known professionally as Celeste, is an American–born British singer-songwriter from Saltdean, England. Her music blends British soul and jazz-tinged blues over subtle R&B melodies.
- Priscilla Block (born August 11,1995) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She released her single "Just About Over You" in 2020.
- Callista Clark (born September 29, 2003) is an American country music singer from Zebulon, Georgia. She released her debut EP, Real to Me, on February 12, 2021, with the EP's lead single "It's 'Cause I Am" peaking at 30 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
- 15Jaylah Hickmon, known by her stage name DOECHII, is an American rapper from Tampa, Florida. She rose to fame as a YouTube content creator and transitioned into the music industry with her debut singles "Girls" (2018) and "Spookie Coochie" (2019).
- 16Taylor Gayle Rutherford (born June 10, 2004), known professionally as GAYLE, is an American singer-songwriter. After signing with Atlantic Records, she released the single "ABCDEFU" in 2021, which has charted worldwide including reaching number one in the United Kingdom and in Ireland.
- 17Raveena Aurora, also known mononymously as Raveena, is an American singer and songwriter. Her debut EP, Shanti, was released independently in 2017. Her first album, Lucid, was released independently in 2019 and distributed through Empire Distribution.
- 18Emeline Easton Herreid (known mononomously as EMELINE) is a pop singer-songwriter from Providence, Rhode Island. She is known for her latest hit singles "what it means to be a girl," "this is how I learn to say no," and "6 foot deep."
- Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho (born 9 August 2000), known professionally as Arlo Parks, is a British singer-songwriter and poet from West London. Known for her singles "Cola" and "Black Dog", she was longlisted as a breakthrough act of 2020 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2020. Parks will release her debut studio album, Collapsed in Sunbeams, through Transgressive Records in January 2021.
- Dylan Conrique (born April 13, 2004) is an American singer-songwriter from Gilroy, California. She specializes in pop and is known for her studio hit single "Birthday Cake," released on February 2, 2022 through KYN Entertainment.
- 21Sarah Faith Griffiths (born 21 January 2001), known professionally as Griff, is an English singer and songwriter. In 2019, she released her debut single, "Mirror Talk", through Warner Records. This was followed by her debut extended play, The Mirror Talk, later that year.
- EMMY MELI (born December 14, 1999) is an American singer-songwriter from Torrance, California. She specializes in pop and is known for her viral hit single "I AM WOMAN," released through Arista and Disruptor Records. She is currently signed with Sony Music Entertainment.
- Rebecca Claire Hill (born February 14, 1994) is a British singer and songwriter from Bewdley. She rose to prominence after appearing on the first series of The Voice UK, auditioning with John Legend's "Ordinary People". She joined Jessie J's team and reached the semi-final of the competition. On June 29, 2014 she became the first (and only thus far) The Voice UK contestant to score a UK number 1 when the song, "Gecko (Overdrive)" with Oliver Heldens topped the UK Singles Chart. In 2022, she received two Brit Awards nominations, including British Song of the Year for "Remember" with David Guetta, and Best Dance Act, which she won.
- 24Wallice Hana Watanabe (known mononomously as Wallice) is a singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, California known for her hit singles "Punching Bag" and "23."
- Cat Burns is a British singer-songwriter from Streatham, London who attended the BRIT School and fuses gospel influence with indie acoustic pop.
- 26Zoe Wees (born May 13, 2002) is a German singer-songwriter. Her debut single "Control" charted in several nations including number 1 in France (SNEP Radio) and the top 10 in Belgium.
- Holly Ffion Humberstone is a British singer-songwriter from Grantham, England. In 2021, she signed a record deal with Interscope and Polydor Records. Her first EP following the signings, The Walls Are Way Too Thin, was released on November 12, 2021.
- Rubi Rose Benton (born October 2, 1997) is an American rapper, songwriter and model from Lexington, Kentucky. Rose first gained fame as the main model for hip-hop group Migos' music video for the single "Bad and Boujee". Around this time, she started regularly featuring on a Twitch stream with Jamaican-born East Coast Hip Hop Commentator DJ Akademiks. Rose started releasing her own music and made traction in 2019 with her single "Big Mouth". Rose made a cameo appearance in American rapper Cardi B's music video for her single "WAP", which was released on August 7, 2020. In 2019, she was signed by A&R Chris Turner to LA Reid's record label Hitco Entertainment. On December 25, 2020, Rose released her first official mixtape, For the Streets, featuring guest appearances from Future and PartyNextDoor. Rose was featured in the 2021 XXL Freshman List.
- Amber Mark is an American R&B singer-songwriter and producer from New York City, New York. In 2018, Mark quickly gained popularity with her single "Put You On" featuring DRAM.
- 30Chinsea Linda Lee (born October 1, 1996), popularly known as Shenseea, is a Jamaican dancehall artist. After signing with Interscope records in 2019, she released a new hip-hop/dancehall track featuring American artist Tyga, called "Blessed" which has clocked in 55 million views on YouTube. In January 2020, she collaborated with Jamaican record producer Rvssian on a single titled "IDKW" which also featured American rappers Swae Lee and Young Thug. In 2021, Shenseea appeared on Masego's album Studying Abroad and Major Lazer's Music is the Weapon (Reloaded). She also collaborated with Kanye West on his album, Donda, appearing on the songs "Pure Souls", alongside Roddy Ricch, and "Ok Ok Pt 2" with Rooga. She was also onstage during West's Chicago Donda event. For her collaborations on West's album, Shenseea received an Album of the Year nomination at the 2022 64th Grammy Awards, marking her first Grammy nomination. She won Best Reggae Act at the 2021 MOBO Awards.
- 31Yebba is an American Grammy-award-winning singer and songwriter from West Memphis, Arkansas. She first became known for her backing vocal performance on Chance the Rapper's SNL performance of the song "Same Drugs" in 2016 and releasing her debut single "Evergreen" in 2017. She has also collaborated with a number of artists, including PJ Morton, Sam Smith, Mark Ronson, Stormzy and Ed Sheeran.
- Tate Sequoya Farris (born May 13, 1996), known professionally as Baby Tate (formerly known as Yung Baby Tate), is an American rapper, singer, and record producer based out of Atlanta, Georgia. The daughter of soul musician Dionne Farris, she released her debut project, ROYGBIV, in 2015. She has since garnered significant attention for the successful viral single I Am featuring Flo Milli and the After The Rain EP, among others. Her song, Beckham, was featured in the pilot episode of Euphoria in 2019. In 2021, she signed a record deal with Warner Records and released her major label debut single, Pedi, on October 29, 2021.
- Nova Twins are an English rock duo formed in London, England, in 2014, consisting of vocalist/guitarist Amy Love and bassist Georgia South.
- Amythyst Kiah (born December 11, 1986) is a Grammy Award-nominated American singer-songwriter. Kiah is a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee and currently lives in Johnson City. She plays guitar and banjo. As of 2022, Kiah has released two solo albums and one E.P. She has also appeared (along with Rhiannon Giddens, Leyla McCalla, and Allison Russell) on the album Songs of Our Native Daughters (2019). Kiah earned a 2020 Grammy Awards Best American Roots Song nomination for her song "Black Myself".
- 35Lakeyah Danaee Robinson (born February 28, 2001), known professionally as Lakeyah, is an American rapper and songwriter. Born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she began rapping at the age of 15. At 18, she moved to Atlanta and was signed to Quality Control Music. In 2021, she was announced as part of the XXL magazine freshman class, the first from Milwaukee.
- Kelow LaTesha is an American rapper from Prince George's County, Maryland. She released her debut studio album TSA in 2019.
- The Linda Lindas are a punk rock band from Los Angeles. The all-girl group comprises Bela Salazar, Eloise Wong, Lucia de la Garza, and Mila de la Garza, who identify as Asian-American and Latina.
- Brenda Wireko Mensah (born 18 November 1992), known professionally as Bree Runway, is an English singer, rapper and songwriter from Hackney, London. She signed to Virgin EMI Records in 2018 and subsequently released her first commercial EP Be Runway in August 2019, followed by her debut mixtape, 2000and4Eva, in November 2020.
- Amelia Moore (born December 11, 2000) is an American singer-songwriter and social media personality who rose to fame through releasing cover songs on TikTok. She is currently signed with Capitol Records, through which she's released her hit singles "vinegar" and "sweet and sour."
- 40NoLay, also known as Isabella/Bella Gotti, is a South London female MC / rapper of Greek-Cypriot and Caribbean background.
