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| 9. Zedd
Known for: "Clarity", "Stay The Night", producing, NEIN ZEDD!!!1
Favorite song: Clarity (feat. Foxes)
Why he's here: Zedd was responsible for one of my favorite songs of the year, Clarity. He also produced some amazing beats on ARTPOP and collaborated with the amazing Hayley Williams. |
| 8. Imagine Dragons
Known for: "It's Time", "Radioactive", "Demons".
Favorite song: Radioactive
Why they're here: Imagine Dragons came out of absolutely nowhere, managing to gain tons of fans and get three big hits in a row. Even though their 2nd one, Radioactive, released last year, it managed to show longevity and still shine throughout 2013. |
| 7. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Known for: "Thrift Shop", "Can't Hold Us", fast rapping.
Favorite song: Same Love
Why they're here: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are the ultimate team. Macklemore can rap and flow effortlessly while Lewis produces in the background. Together, they made three extremely popular smashes that you couldn't get away from this year. Also, publicly supporting gay rights and slaying without a label are two big pluses. |
| 6. Zendaya
Known for: Shake It Up, Dancing with the Stars, "Replay".
Favorite song: Replay
Why she's here: Zendaya has always been entertaining on Disney Channel, but this year she finally released her debut album and become known with older crowds on ABC's Dancing with the Stars. She's only 17 and can already do things that some of our faves can't. |
| 5. Ariana Grande
Known for: Victorious, Sam & Cat, "The Way".
Favorite song: Honeymoon Avenue
Why she's here: Ariana is beautiful, has an extremely talented voice and can effortlessly play one of the unintelligent characters on television and make it work. Ariana has already been building a fanbase since singing backup for Victoria Justice and used it to her advantage in 2013 by finally releasing an album. |
| 4. Cassadee Pope
Known for: The Voice US (Season 3), Hey Monday, "Wasting All These Tears"
Favorite song: You Hear a Song
Why she's here: I've always loved Cassadee from her old pop-rock band Hey Monday, then she went solo on The Voice last year and eventually won. Now with her debut solo record, she switched from that to a country gal and pulled it off so well with no complaints necessary. |
| 3. Foxes
Known for: Vocals on "Clarity", "Youth" (in the UK ).
Favorite song: Youth
Why she's here: After Clarity started smashing and slaying my life, I decided to look up Foxes to see if she had more music. Luckily, she had an EP and a few demos as well. I listened to them and loved what I heard, and adored how talented and unique she sounded. Her first LP will release next year. |
| 2. Lorde
Known for: "Royals", her young age.
Favorite song: Team
Why she's here: I always found her very interesting after hearing Royals, as most of us (if not all) did. Then love for one song grew into five (Love Club EP,) which then grew up to ten (Pure Heroine.) Ever since, I've been in love with every song and am thoroughly impressed with her talent, lyrics and everything in between. |
| 1. Icona Pop
Known for: "I Love It".
Favorite song: I Love It (feat. Charli XCX)
Why they're here: This Swedish duo took me by surprise with their fun, club-ready songs. Their material may be extremely generic, but it's energetic and carefree music that's essential for a good time. It's also so addicting that you'll never want to take off repeat. |
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