NEXT GEN is greater than a limelight – it’s a declaration.
In a globe specified by electronic exploration and indeterminate creative thinking, the future of songs isn’t birthed in one area– it flowers anywhere at the same time.
NEXT GEN, Signboard Georgia’s first-ever worldwide content job, catches this international rhythm with a handpicked schedule of 24 climbing musicians from 9 nations– each redefining what it indicates to be component of the sonic DNA of a brand-new generation.
From Georgian spirit and Italian rap disobedience to J-pop reimaginings, Afro-French lyrical fire and dynamic Vietnamese pop, these musicians aren’t simply riding fads– they’re producing them. One viral knowledgeable, sold-out program or heart-wrenching hook at once, they’re forming the noise of tomorrow.
This job was implemented with close partnership with our prolonged Signboard family members– consisting of Signboard Italy, Signboard China, Signboard France, Signboard Japan, Signboard Vietnam, Signboard Philippines, Signboard Argentina, Signboard UK and Signboard Georgia– each of whom added their vision, understanding and musician choices to develop this really international display.
As the initial Signboard region in Eastern Europe to lead a content effort of this range, Signboard Georgia is recognized to add to this international discussion.
NEXT GEN is greater than a limelight– it’s a declaration.
A love letter to the voices climbing worldwide.
And a mirror showing what’s following for the songs sector.
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PHASE 1: GEORGIA
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Janngo
Birthed in Georgia and currently based in New York City, Janngo is not simply a vocalist, she’s a songwriter and writer whose voice cuts deep. Her songs makes love, splendid and soul-stirring, mixing jazz-funk structures with R&B, catch and raw feeling. Influenced by tales like Amy Winehouse and Janis Joplin, her noise lives at the junction of spirit and narration.
She started creating tracks in university, directing individual experiences right into every verse. Her launching solitary Francisco— a wonderful ode to enjoy and spring — marks simply the start. With even more launches heading, Janngo is the sort of musician you do not simply listen to– you really feel. If you’re looking for actual songs, quit and pay attention. Janngo has actually gotten here.
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DEENA
Deena (Elene Gigani) combines Georgia’s north hill origins with metropolitan R&B and trap-pop. Her launching cd Reduced Love, launched by means of Didube Records, studies the psychological oppositions of an electronic generation. Attracting from the Svans’ heritage while accepting international sonics, Deena’s dissonant, intimate noise is a raw representation of a girl browsing love and identification in Tbilisi– and online.
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PHASE 2: ITALY
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Dante
The go crazy as a circus, the attraction for the aesthetic appeals of Eastern Europe blended with A$ AP Rocky, Yung Lean and Berlin techno, the evening, the events in the residential areas, the Adidas tracksuits, hip-hop with a punk mindset, the necessity to share oneself and manage one’s very own satanic forces yet additionally that of standing for an activity, the pure disobedience of the twenties and the needed disrespect of those that rest at the table of the grownups to make the change and win: all these are the components of Circo Grandma Siberia, the initial cd by Dante, a Milanese musician birthed in 2003 that has all the qualifications to really be “the closest point to a brand-new point in Italy,” as he sings.
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Sayf
Sayf was birthed in 1999 in Genoa yet his beginnings are Tunisian. His surge in the Italian scene is one that will certainly last a long period of time. Se Dio Vuole, his EP launched in February, equilibriums in between rap and the singer-songwriter design his city is understood for in Italy and is currently unquestionably in the listing of one of the most fascinating and effective jobs of the year.
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Rrari dal Tacco
Rrari dal Tacco launched his launching cd, Non Sono Gesù, in March. Raw bars, indisputable authenticity, the images of a kid exceptionally near to normality and much from any type of kind of fame, that comes “from a little rural community where there is little to do and you obtain burnt out,” intends to get a rental property in the Apulian countryside and is not worried to confess that he really felt a little bit embarrassed to stand in front of the microphone for the very first time, probably additionally since “for us kids from the deep south of Italy there had actually not yet been the change that is taking place in this last duration in the scene.”
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PHASE 3: JAPAN
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HANA
HANA is Japan’s outbreak woman team with side. Created with the No No Ladies tryout program and generated by Chanmina, their launching solitary, “ROSE,” launched in April, made an astonishing access at No. 1 on the Signboard JAPAN Hot 100. Mixing J-pop with hip-hop mindset and efficiency uniqueness, HANA is revising what it indicates to be a woman team in Japan.
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Huge Shinnosuke
Huge Shinnosuke started producing songs in his teenagers and initial gotten focus in 2018 with the self-produced track “Togenkyo To Taxi.” Recognized for his complex skills, he additionally routes his very own visuals and art work, and routinely composes tracks for various other musicians. His June 2024 solitary “Ai To U” came to be a viral hit, exceeding 100 million sights on TikTok. Huge Shinnosuke’s songs includes a vivid mix of indie pop, alternate rock and retro J-pop from the ’80s and ’90s.
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NOA
NOA is a singer-songwriter from Kumamoto that started her songs profession in 2023. Her 2nd solitary “Seppun No Tebiki” got to No. 12 on Spotify’s Viral Graph in Japan, amassing substantial focus. In 2024, her outbreak struck “Any kind of Angle” held the No. 1 area on TikTok’s Weekly Top Songs graph for 2 successive weeks. She was picked for Spotify’s “RADAR: Very Early Sound 2025” program, highlighting her as a vital climbing pacesetter.
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PHASE 4: PHILIPPINES
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HELLMERRY
HELLMERRY is a leading number in Filipino hip-hop, understood for his functional noise and sharp lyricism. From vibrant anthems to wholehearted tracks, his songs has actually gained countless streams. A participant of Signboard Philippines’ Hip-Hop Course of 2024, his viral solitary “My Day” stays in the Leading 10 on the Signboard Philippines graphes.
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GAT
Also prior to their main launching, five-member P-pop team GAT went viral with “Daleng Dale.” With standout visuals and integrated personal appeal, they’re sculpting a lane as the following large point in the Philippine young boy band scene.
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ALYSON
It’s one point to recognize cherished categories such as city-pop and the traditional Manila noise, yet a much more remarkable task to rejuvenate both designs right into something of their very own. That’s precisely what Filipino five-piece act ALYSON has actually made with simply one document out– as their launching cd DEFINITELY LOVE! has actually swayed target markets from all over the globe– and forever factor.
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SUYEN
At just 21 years of ages, the young Suyen Pintor has actually mesmerized countless indie children in the nation with her energetic, sweet voice and a very memorable and grunge-y brand name of indie rock. Her launching EP Suyen Imnida has actually currently been hailed as one of the most effective launches of 2025 and has actually captured the focus of rock experts like Sandwich and lots of others whom she has actually teamed up with on upcoming launches.
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Earl Agustin
Earl Agustin networks funk-pop and spirit right into tracks that reverberate deeply throughout the Philippines. His hit “Tibok” covered the Signboard Philippines Hot 100, while his online efficiencies and psychological variety are transforming him right into a family name.
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PHASE 5: CHINA
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Aflou
Aflou typically is called as a metropolitan poet. Aflou’s mild and tranquil singing tone offers his songs deepness and psychological components. He initially began making songs as an university student while researching in London in 2019, creating an alt-pop duo referred to as YUN SEN. After going back to China, Aflou posted solo tracks on System Weibo and got appeal. Aflou introduced his student cd, The Should not- Be Should, in 2025, releasing a brand-new phase of touring and imaginative expedition.
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Yang Runze
Yang Runze, birthed July 17, 2000, in Shenzhen, is a Chinese pop-rock vocalist, guitar player and multi-instrumentalist. He initially got acknowledgment in 2020 on The Coming One: Super Band and debuted as the prima donna of Fruit Earth. The band gained praise with significant event looks and over 30 online excursions throughout China. In 2023, Yang released his solo profession, launching his launching cd So I Embraced a Tree in April 2024. In 2025, he remains to progress as a musician, lately signing up with the songs range program Oriental Increasing Voices and guitar player that has actually sculpted a distinct course in the songs sector.
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Runyu Qian
Runyu Qian is a Chinese combination musician mixing standard audios with R&B, pop, and EDM. A Berklee grad, her launching cd FUSS!ON gained essential appreciation for its mix of Chinese tools and Western designs. She’s done on Tune Trip, explored country wide, and teamed up with Aurora and Grammy-winning manufacturer Jay Centry. Runyu has actually additionally collaborated with brand names like Apple Songs, BYD and Lancôme. In 2025, her standout SXSW efficiency caused an attribute by Signboard.
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PHASE 6: FRANCE
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Iliona
Brussels-born Iliona transforms susceptability right into verse. With minimal manufacturing and soul-baring verses, her launching cd What Happens If I Damage Up With U? and sold-out European excursion have actually placed her as one of one of the most psychologically powerful voices in French pop.
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La Mano 1.9
La Mano 1.9 is an arising Ivorian-origin rap artist birthed in 2001 that has actually swiftly developed himself in the French rap scene. Recognized for his sharp punchlines and enthusiastic design, he began 2024 with the launch of his solitary “I STATE.” La Mano 1.9 is continuously constructing his track record as he gained his initial gold solitary with “I’M SORRY.” The young musician’s identified technique and link to developed names in French rap setting him as one of the climbing voices to view in the category.
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MIKI
Miki is a 26-year-old Franco-Korean pop musician mixing digital beats with psychological verses. Her launching EP Graou, launched in March 2025 and generated by Tristan Salvati, includes the viral hit “Échec et floor covering,” which got over 2.6 million sights on TikTok.
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PHASE 7: VIETNAM
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Dương Domic
Dương Domic is an increasing Gen Z voice in Vietnamese pop, understood for his genre-blending design and flexibility. His 2024 innovation on the skill program Anh Trai ‘State Hi’ gained him the title “The very best Transformer” for his well-rounded efficiency abilities. His launching EP Dữ Liệu Quý (Priceless Information) checks out motifs of young people and self-regard, with a number of tracks going viral on TikTok and Instagram. With neighborhood origins and international style, Domic stands for the future of Vietnamese pop.
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RHYDER
RHYDER’s songs mixes reflective rap with rich pop. A previous Voice Youngsters champ and Rap Việt finalist, he’s tested himself a lyrical and psychological giant. With hit songs and an awaited launching cd, RHYDER is Vietnam’s brand-new noise planned.
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PHASE 8: UK
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Westside Cowboy
Manchester-based band Westside Cowboy is swiftly acquiring energy. After launching their launching solitary in November, they won Glastonbury’s Arising Ability Competitors, safeguarding an area at the 2025 event. Their songs mixes simpleness and realistic look, with verses that transform daily minutes– like bus courses and gallery sees– right into a hazy, wholehearted folklore.
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Nemzzz
Nemzzz stands for the following wave of U.K. rap. With 500 million streams and a simple and easy circulation showcased on his mixtape Rental fee’s Due, he’s placed at the leading edge of a brand-new international phase for Manchester hip-hop.
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PHASE 9: ARGENTINA
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Marttein
At simply 23 years of ages, Marttein is swiftly turning into one of one of the most amazing brand-new voices in Argentina’s songs scene. His launching cd, Marttein (2024 ), is an effective intro. With a solid launching and an expanding following, Marttein is not simply an increasing musician: he suggests where Argentine songs is headed. Straightforward, speculative, and deeply human, his voice is among one of the most appealing to arise in the last few years.
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