Taylor Swift
Anti-Hero-won her a Grammy
Midnights- biggest hit ever (of her songs)
Blank Space-longest running No.1 song
You Belong with me- Her best single
You might be wondering, how did Taylor get this famous? At the ripe age of 9, she started taking vocal and acting lessons on her parent’s Christmas tree farm. At an industry showcase in Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe, she caught the attention of Scott Borchetta, a Dreamworks Records executive. She was one of the first signings for Big Machine Records.
Benson Boone
Beautiful things- I’ve heard it everywhere
In the Stars- Won him PUSH performance of the year
Sugar Sweet- Won him the RIAA platinum, the BPI platform, etc
How did he get this far you ask? Well, he initially attempted to get his music career started when he was on “American Idol” in season 19. He got the inspiration when he filled in for his friend’s talent show. He then started posting on tiktok where he got 5.5 million followers.
Dua Lipa
Illusion- reached top 10 in the US
Dance the night away- won 10 music programs in South Korea
Blow your mind- biggest hit
At the age of 15, Dua Lipa moved to London with high hopes of becoming a singer. She began working as a model shortly after. In 2013, she starred in a TV advertisement called X factor, and in 2015 the Warner Music Group found her YouTube account, which she had been covering music from other artists since the age of 14. She signed the contract, and soon after released her first album.
Sabrina Carpenter
Espresso- I’ve heard this song everywhere
Please Please Please- Peaked at the board of the top 100
Feather- Reached top 20 in Honduras, Latvia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.
Sabrina Carpenter first got recognized by starring on a Disney show “Girl meets World” from 2014-2017. She also at a young age started posting her singing on YouTube, and gained recognition. In 2014, she released her first album “Eyes Wide Open”, which reached number 43 in the Billboard 200.
Bruno Mars
Talking to the moon- Certified twice platinum by the RIAA
The lazy song- Won “Top 10 international Gold Songs”
Count on me- Certified 3 platinum by the ARIA.
As a teenager, he took on the job as a Michael Jackson impersonator in a local revue. After he graduated from high school, he moved to Los Angeles to try to get a career as a musician. He struggled to find a place in the music industry, but then he wrote “Nothin on you” for B.o.B and his career grew from there, winning a grammy for “Uptown Funk” in 2016.
Billie Eilish
Birds of a Feather- won song of the summer
Lunch- won video of the year
Bad Guy- won record and song of the year
At age 6, she started playing the ukulele and signed up for a talent show at age 8. She wrote her first “real” song for her mother at age 11. She got famous by producing her first debut single “Ocean eyes” with her brother Finneas O’Connell. In 2020, she won a grammy for “When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?”
The Weekend
Starboy- Won him a Grammy
Popular- WOn best R&B song of the year 2020
Blinding Lights- Won song of the year (2021)
The Weeknd, born Abel Makonen Tesfaye, started his career by uploading “What you need”, “Loft Music”, and “The Morning” to YouTube with the username xoxxxoooxo. The songs went viral, and later caught the attention of Drake the Rapper.
Olivia Rodrigo
Deja Vu- Got #8 on the Billboard 100
Vampire- Got International Video of the year (2023)
Good 4 u- Won multiple platinums, including a diamond in France and Mexico
How did Olivia become a superstar? She started singing at age 5, but after moving to Los Angeles, she got a spot in a Disney’s Bizaardvark. In high school, “out of nowhere” she says, her first single, “driver’s license” blew up in 2016.Today, her album “Sour” has 12.3 billion streams on Spotify!