AMAZON MUSIC PICKS 13 FOR '24

Amazon Music has tipped its 13 Breakthrough U.K. Artists To Watch 2024, a list that includes The Last Dinner Party, METTE and Kenya Grace.

The annual list positions the acts the streaming service will champion over the succeeding 12 months.

Buzzing band The Last Dinner Party (Island) is a natural choice following its BRITs Rising Star and BBC Sound Of wins. Soul artist and labelmate Sekou, also a BRITs Rising Star nominee, joins the Party on the list.

Rapper AntsLive (Payday Records), soulful R&B vocalist Elmiene (Polydor/Def Jam), singer, songwriter and producer JayO (0207 Def Jam) and Polydor singer Jazzy, who had a hit in 2022 with “Make Me Feel Good,” are among the other nominees.

The list is filled out by South Africa-born singer and Warner Records signing Grace (who hit #1 last year with “Strangers”), dance artist METTE (Since ’93/RCA), singer-songwriter-YouTuber NOAHFINNCE (Hopeless Records) and R&B/soul act Saint Harison (Tell Your Friends).

Dance act salute (Ninja Tune), rapper-producer-engineer Strandz (Relentless) and alt-pop duo Wasia Project (AWAL) complete the list.