MNEK, Ella Eyre and Luke Sital-Singh are among the 15 acts to be named on the BBC’s Sound of 2014 list.
The nominated artist, including Disclosure collaborator Sam Smith and Young Turks artist Sampha, were chosen by 170 music industry tastemakers including DJs, critics, broadcasters and bloggers.
A top five will be announced in January with an eventual winner named on 10 January. Last year saw US punk pop band Haim take the prize while previous winners have included Jessie J and Adele.
George Ergatoudis, head of music at BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra, said: ‘Unless you happen to have a handy TARDIS, there’s no better way to get a glimpse into the future of music than the BBC’s Sound Of 2014.
‘The annual longlist compiled by BBC News remains the definitive survey of the UK’s key musical taste-makers and in the highly competitive world of popular music a place on the list is highly prized.’
Check out our featured artist profile with Ella Eyre.
The Sound of 2014 long list in alphabetical order is below:
BANKS
Chance The Rapper
Clöe Howl
Ella Eyre
FKA Twigs
George Ezra
Jungle
Kelela
Luke Sital-Singh
MNEK
Nick Mulvey
Royal Blood
Sam Smith
Say Lou Lou
The nominated artist, including Disclosure collaborator Sam Smith and Young Turks artist Sampha, were chosen by 170 music industry tastemakers including DJs, critics, broadcasters and bloggers.
A top five will be announced in January with an eventual winner named on 10 January. Last year saw US punk pop band Haim take the prize while previous winners have included Jessie J and Adele.
George Ergatoudis, head of music at BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra, said: ‘Unless you happen to have a handy TARDIS, there’s no better way to get a glimpse into the future of music than the BBC’s Sound Of 2014.
‘The annual longlist compiled by BBC News remains the definitive survey of the UK’s key musical taste-makers and in the highly competitive world of popular music a place on the list is highly prized.’
Check out our featured artist profile with Ella Eyre.
The Sound of 2014 long list in alphabetical order is below:
BANKS
Chance The Rapper
Clöe Howl
Ella Eyre
FKA Twigs
George Ezra
Jungle
Kelela
Luke Sital-Singh
MNEK
Nick Mulvey
Royal Blood
Sam Smith
Say Lou Lou
