Into the spotlight: Amazing lesser-known musicians

With mass media such like YouTube around, it’s harder to go unnoticed and undiscovered as long as you try to get your skills out in the world. In fact, several celebrities have started out on YouTube and then made it big.: Justin Bieber, Carly Rae Jepson and Christina Grimmie are just a few of these YouTube-to-mainstream stars. Nonetheless, there are still talented individuals floating around the internet who haven’t quite made it to that kind of fame yet, although they deserve to.it.

Anna Clendening

Genre: Pop

This girl has not only been circulating YouTube, but was also a quarterfinalist on “America’s Got Talent” in 2014. She started her YouTtube channel off with a cover of “Wagon Wheel” in 2012. Her somber music is incredibly relatable and powerful as she struggles with anxiety and depression disorders. Her music touches on subjects such as feeling like you’re disappointing your parents, finding yourself, learning to love yourself and alcoholism. My favorites of her original songs are “Who I Am” and “I Found Myself.” You can find her not only on YouTtube, but on Spotify and iTunes as well.
Alex Goot

Genre: Pop

A talented YouTube singer, Goot does creates solo covers, collaboration covers and his own original songs. It was his cover of “Beauty and a Beat” by Justin Bieber that got me into his work, along with the work of several other musicians that appear in his music videos, some of which you can find listed below. His sound is comparable to that of Five 5 Seconds of Summer and The Summer Set, and m. My favorites of his original songs include “Right Where I Belong,” “The Real You” and “Secret Girl.” All of his songs, including coversr works, can also be found on Spotify and iTunes.
Lucy Hale

Genre: Pop, cCountry

Many know her as Aria from the TV show “Pretty Little Liars,” but she Hale also has an amazing voice to pair up with her acting skills. She started out singing pPop music for “A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song,” where I fell in love with her song “Bless Myself.” She has recently gone back to her roots and started releasing Country country music, which at times demonstrates a youthful summertime vibe to it.
My favorites of her new works include “You Sound Good to Me,” “Lie a Little Better” and “Red Dress,” the last of which was sung with Joe Nichols. These songs, and others, can be found on Spotify and iTunes.
Jessie James Decker

Genre: Country, pPop

I’ve been a fan of hers Decker since before she got married and changed her name from Jessie James to Jessie James Decker. Her style is comparablehas a similar sound to that of country singer Shania Twain, and m. My favorites of her songs are “I Look So Good (Without You),” “Boys in the Summer” and “My Cowboy.” She can be found on both Spotify and iTunes.

The Green Children

Genre: ElectropopElectronic pop

This European duo sings a considerably different tune thaen all the other artists I have included on this list, but they are by no meansnone-the-less less amazing. While the vocalist is comparablesounds similar to Ellie Goulding, they this group still boasts a unique style that is hard to replicate. In particular, my favorite songs of theirs are “Outline” and “Dragons.” They can be found on Spotify and iTunes as well as YouTtube.

Bea Miller

Genre: Pop rRock, electronic popElectropop

Another amazing voice, this girl appeared on the “X-Factor” and took ninth place. My favorites of her songs are “Open Your Eyes” and “I Dare You.” Her song “Enemy Fire” also has an enjoyable edgier edgy feel that is enjoyable. At times, her sound can resemble a mix of Avicii and Paramore. She can be found on Spotify and iTunes.

Megan Nicole

Genre: Pop

This singer also started out through with covers on YouTube and has done many collaboration covers with several other musicians who made it on this list. My favorites of her songs are “Escape,” “Into the Fire” and “B-e-a-utiful.” To me, her sound can be said to be a softer version of Ariana Grande’s. She can also be found on both Spotify and iTunes.
Sam Tsui

Genre: Pop, sSoul, sSynthetic pop

Here is another awesome cover artist who has branched out with his own music. My favorites of his works include “Secret” and “Grey Area.” His musical style is comparable to that of the Jonas Brothers. He can be found on Spotify and iTunes.
Jason Chen

Genre: Pop, R&B, sSoul, rRock, Mandarin popular musicMandopop

Another cover artist that who branched out, he Chen sings a variety of music. Nonetheless, most of his music holds a quality reminiscent of David Archuleta. My favorites of his songs include “Burns,” “Bittersweet,” “Invisible” and “Best Friend.” These songs and more can be found on Spotify and iTunes. His YouTtube channel name is MusicNeverSleeps.
Against the Current

Genre: Pop rRock, pPop pPunk

This band also started out by producing covers and has hence gained some popularity for their original songs. My favorites of their songs include “Young and Relentless” and “Fireproof.” I can’t help but compare their sounds to those of Paramore and Avril Lavigne. They Against the Current can be found on Spotify and iTunes.

I highly encourage any readers to check out these amazing and lesser-known artists. They each have their own style and message that deserves to be put out there.

Print Friendly, PDF & Email

Leave a Reply