The young disruptors, innovators and entrepreneurs on our annual listing of the 30 under 30 are impatient to change the world. In each of 15 categories, ranging from energy to Hollywood, Forbes editors and reporters worked with panels of expert judges to chose the field’s brightest stars under the age of 30. In sum they represent the entrepreneurial, creative and intellectual best of their generation. Individually, they are engaging, surprising and incredibly hardworking.
Wiz Khalifa Adele
Avicii Justin Bieber
Benny Blanco
Delta Rae Drake
Daniel Ek Lady Gaga
Skylar Grey
Calvin Harris
Matt Jones Ke$ha
Adam Kluger Kendrick Lamar
Tom Lehman, Ilan Zechory Bruno Mars
Mac Miller
Marcus Mumford Frank Ocean One Direction Katy Perry Rihanna
Elias Roman, Peter Asbill, Elliott Breece, Eric Davich
James "J" Sider
Skrillex Taylor Swift
Sam Tarantino, Josh Greenberg
Alex White
Sara Winter http://www.forbes.com/special-report...-30_music.html
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Adele
If the recorded music industry is dying, the big-voiced Brit didn't get the memo: her album 21 has sold over 23 million copies worldwide.