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Sound Of 2022: Meet the Introducing Artists on the Longlist

We're very pleased to say that seven of the ten acts on the Sound Of 2022 longlist have previously shared their music via the 大象传媒 Music Introducing Uploader and gone on to be supported by their local 大象传媒 Radio shows. Find out more about each one...

  • What is Sound of?

    The Sound Of list started in 2003 with the aim to showcase the most exciting rising stars in music. 19 years later, and the aim is the same - to continue predicting some of the biggest and most exciting global superstars including previous winners Adele, Sam Smith, Ellie Goulding, HAIM, Years & Years, Ray BLK and Sigrid. The acts that appear on Sound Of are all hand-picked by a panel of impartial music industry experts from around the world.

***WINNER - SOUND OF 2022***

PinkPantheress (大象传媒 Introducing London)

  • First submitted tracks to Introducing in 2021
  • Her track I Must Apologise was a Hottest Record on 大象传媒 Radio 1

Baby Queen (大象传媒 Introducing London)

• First submitted music to the uploader in 2020, where it was picked up by Introducing in London
• Her tracks were included in the Introducing London best of 2020 show and she has also been a featured artist

Enny (大象传媒 Introducing London)


• First uploaded in October 2020 and supported by Introducing in London
• She’s also been played frequently on 1Xtra
• Played an Introducing showcase at the Lexington in London October 2021
• Her track Peng Black Girls was a track of the week on 1Xtra in November 2020

Lola Young (大象传媒 Introducing London)


• Uploaded her first track to Introducing in October 2019 and has been consistently supported since
• Selected as a featured artist for Introducing in London in August of this year
• She has also been supported by 大象传媒 Radio 1

Mimi Webb (大象传媒 Introducing Kent)

• First uploaded her music in January 2021
• Has been heavily supported by 大象传媒 Introducing in Kent who have played her tracks including Dumb Love and Good Without
• Her track Reasons was a Radio 1 Track of the Week in February 2021

Priya Ragu (大象传媒 Introducing London)


• Uploaded her first track Lighthouse in February 2019
• Has been supported by 大象传媒 Introducing in London and Bobby Friction on 大象传媒 Asian Network

Wet Leg (大象传媒 Introducing Solent)


• Uploaded for the first time in November 2019
• They’ve been supported by 大象传媒 Introducing Solent and Steve Lamacq on 6 Music
• They’ve also appeared on Tom Robinson’s Introducing Mixtape
• Played Live at the Lexington in London for Introducing in August of 2021

Yard Act (大象传媒 Introducing West Yorkshire)


• Started uploading tracks to Introducing in February 2020
• Supported by Introducing in West Yorkshire
• Have also been supported by Steve Lamacq on 6 Music and were track of the week on Radio 1 in October 2021
• Played the Introducing stage at Reading and Leeds Festival
• Their track The Overload was a Radio 1 track of the week in October 2021