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Up-and-coming Musicians: The Search Is On

 
Most people think today’s best artists are on VH1’s Top 20 Countdown or winners at the MTV VMAs. But a lot of us don’t realize there are some amazing artists with outstanding talent who just haven’t hit it big time—or at least not yet. I have a personal obsession with searching for up-and-coming artists. Every night when I get home, I get online and the search begins.

Usually, I start on iTunes. Believe it or not, iTunes does more than just help you search for your fave artists—it also has info on new ones! There is a “Free on iTunes” section towards the bottom of the iTunes Store page where you can download songs and videos of some up-and-coming artists and groups.

You may think, “Why bother?” The answer? Why not? First of all, it’s FREE! Secondly, you may be pleasantly surprised with what you hear. The iTunes staff wouldn’t recommend artists that weren’t any good, after all.

Another great place to look is on Google (obviously!). If you type in “up-and-coming artists,” you should get a bunch of hits. You may have to dig through the sites a bit, but be patient. Who are some of the artists I’ve found from Google searching? A Fine Frenzy, Matt and Kim, Reliant K and The Wombats. You may have heard of them, you may have not. Either way, it’s worth the look

Are you a fan of a unknown but awesome band? Where do you search for new tunes? Blog about it, babes.

By: Molly Crawford

BY JIAE K. ON 9/10/2009 7:00:00 AM 105 COMMENTS

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Jason DeRulo!!!! Whatcha Say rocks!!

musicroxmyworld on 11/18/2009 5:25:08 PM

Chessie Chaney has this amazing song called "we'll dance all night" its the perfect party song I found out about her song on Itunes and tweenpopradio.com an amazing website with new teen artist!

green4me on 11/15/2009 8:39:36 PM

~ Nickasaur!
~Owl City
~Ballas Hough
~Thousand Fook Krutch
~anarbor
<3

HayleyGoezRAWR on 11/15/2009 8:16:16 PM

JUSTIN BIEBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Smile Smile Smile
<3 <3 <3

willy wonka on 11/13/2009 9:34:20 PM

JUSTIN BIEBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Smile Smile Smile
<3 <3 <3 <3

willy wonka on 11/13/2009 9:29:23 PM

EYES SET TO KILL-the most awesome band ever.
band members:
alexia-vocals/guitar
anissa-bass
greg-guitar
brandon-screamer
caleb-drums
This band is plays music like rock and screamo mostly, some pop. With alexia's angelic voice and brandon's screams its an intresting sound that you will love. They took screamo to a whole other level. Actually alexia and anissa are sisters. TRUST me. You will love them!!!

rocker_chik on 11/9/2009 12:31:56 AM

1.NEVERSHOUTNEVER-Christopher Drew's music is soooooo cute(so is he)

2.Eatmewhileimhot/Mister Owl-The band changed its name to Mister Owl. Christopher drew is in this band to but is WAY different from NSN, this ones screamo.

CARTEL- Punk/Pop/Awesomeness

JACKS MANNEQUIN

All.Time.Low.Is.All.Time.Love<<33 on 11/8/2009 7:14:07 PM

Everyone needs to at least look up this band, they are really good: A Letter To You

tennis1016 on 11/8/2009 2:40:04 PM

Gabriella Cilmi, anyone? Love her. I may be the only American obsessed with her, but she is AWESOME!!!!!!!!! Also, Craig Horner may be absolutely gorgous, but did you know he can also sing? I really am into foreigners. I will oneday leave the country and film the next greatest kitcsy fantasy show! In New Zealand! It is abosolutely beautiful there. You heard it here first.
CoolCS

CoolCS on 11/2/2009 6:47:47 PM

I have another one! (Like I already didn't name enough for the entire population of Russia...) It is the Moldy peaches. They were on the Juno soundtrack and I heart them!

xx

wallofllamas on 11/1/2009 8:25:49 PM

Here we goo...

- Benton Paul
- Eric Hutchinson
- Landon Pigg
- Ke$ha
- Priscilla Renea
- La Roux
- Jason Castro
- t.A.T.u
- Cinema Bizarre
- Space Cowboy
- Cage The Elephant
- Cascada
- Britt Nicole
- Hot Hot Heat
- Hayden Panettiere
- Ingrid Michaelson
- James Morrison
- Kate Earl
- Kate Nash
- Lily Allen
- Adele
- The Ting Tings
- Owl City
- Muse
- NeverShoutNever!
- Ok Go
- Orianthi
- Parachute
- Savannah Outen
- Stereo Skyline
- We The Kings
- Robyn
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- The Veronicas
- V Factory
- Vita

wallofllamas on 10/27/2009 7:30:08 PM

I've tried to look up a lot of the poeple listed by the girlies. I haven't gotten through all of them yet. Here's my list:


Owl City: I'm sure you've heard of him. (p.s. love fireflies and the bird and the worm)

Redcast: An upbeat, happy band with crazy tumes and piano melody.

If you like wrock(wizard rock), check out: The Remus Lupins, Mark and the Mudbloods, and The Parselmouths.

Renfue: A crazy rock band. enough said.

Panic! At The Disco: A rock band that has some funny songs.

hey Monday: A powerpop band. Lead singer Casadee is really good.

Cobra Starship: Good Girls Go Bad feat. Leighton Meester. 'Nuff said.

Something corporate: A melody, rock, piano band. If you like the piano, you might like them.

musicroxmyworld on 10/27/2009 5:42:57 PM

hey im trying to get 200 comments on my profile so if anyone can help out plz do!!!!
thanx

tang454 on 10/26/2009 4:28:31 PM

i love music, here's the list
Selena Gomez
gossip
red jumpsuit
death cab for cutie
hannah montana/miley cyrus
meaghan martin
lucas grabeel
demi lovato
avril lavigne
kelly clarkson
jesse mccartney(CUTIE=)
jimmy robbins
emily osment
mitchell musso
justin bieber
miranda cosgrove
aly and aj
u2
ROONEY
savannah outen
cheetah girls
blue foundation
paramore
rascall flats
taylor swift
linkin park
kristinia debarge
rpattz(robert pattison)
dixie chicks
we the kings

smart! on 10/24/2009 6:47:09 PM

Check out Without Cause. Thy are the bomb!!Smile

futurewriter on 10/19/2009 10:11:02 PM

MOD MOD MOD I wanna know how to get a record deal. I think I'm an ok singer and I write my own songs. So if u know plz tell me!! :]

 

Hey girl! You'll have to try to get in contact with some music reps. Try looking some stuff up online!

-Taeler

Taeler L.

oogle43 on 10/18/2009 8:12:51 PM

I doubt any of u know that Luke Benward [From the movies Who Let the Ghosts Out? and Minute Men]
is a singer. I love his song Everday Hero!!!!
His album is out but no one knows about it

oogle43 on 10/18/2009 8:09:07 PM

idk if we were supposed to list our fave bands, but watevr.
heres a few of mine: you may of heard of them, you may have not, but these are the few that not EVERYONE knows about....

-Panic! at the Disco
-Fall Out Boy ((pretty popular, but watevr))
-Say Anything**** this is one of my fave bands of all time, and nobobdy knows who they are. they're freakin great, look em up!
-Manchester Orchestra**** also, realllyyy great, but no ones heard of em! I Can Barely Breath, listen to the last verse, freakin amazing.
-Beastie Boyz ((also semi-popular, but pep listen to 10 seconds of their songs and are done wit em....LISTEN!!!))
-Motion City Soundtrack. they're honestly not my favorite, but Last Night is a great song.
-Paramore.....everyone's heard of em but listen to Ignorance. my favorite song at the moment.
-The Wombats ((OK))
-WEEZER****amazing band, but nobody pays attention to them.
-DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE!!!!!!! ****omg i llluuuuvvvv them, idk way they werent the first band on my list!!!
-MODEST MOUSE: great great band
-The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
-OK GO
-Obadiah Parker----best remakes of songs EVAAA!!!
-Taking Back Sunday
-The White Stripes ((not my favorite, but nobody gives them any credit for great songs like 7 Nation Army...))

srry didnt mean for the list to be this long, but yea THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF MANY ARTISTS/BANDS THAT ARE NOT TOO POPULAR THAT SHOULD BE!!!!Smile

check out my profile

beastiez on 10/18/2009 5:55:44 PM

OMG I LOVE LOVE LOVE Relient k!





RELEINT K ROCKS! They have alot of really rockin' songs, like 'come right out and say it' with good lyrics, to soft songs like 'deathbed' (it's not as bad as it sonds! it's a great song!) one of my faves is 'At Least We Made It This Far'!




Check out the album 'the Bird and the Beesides'
CHeCK THEM OUT! NOW!

MonkeyGirl7 on 10/18/2009 9:37:12 AM

1. Say your name 10 times.
2. Say your mom's name 5 times.
3. Say your crush's name 3 times.
4. Paste this to 4 other quizzes. If you do this, your crush will kiss you on the nearest Friday, but if you read this and do not paste this, then you will have very bad luck! SEND THIS TO 5 QUIZZES IN 143 MINUTES. WHEN YOU'RE DONE PRESS F6 AND YOUR CRUSH'S NAME WILL APPEAR IN BIG LETTERS ON THE SCREEN.

luv2cheer124 on 10/17/2009 2:22:50 PM

1. Say your name 10 times.
2. Say your mom's name 5 times.
3. Say your crush's name 3 times.
4. Paste this to 4 other quizzes. If you do this, your crush will kiss you on the nearest Friday, but if you read this and do not paste this, then you will have very bad luck! SEND THIS TO 5 QUIZZES IN 143 MINUTES. WHEN YOU'RE DONE PRESS F6 AND YOUR CRUSH'S NAME WILL APPEAR IN BIG LETTERS ON THE SCREEN.

luv2cheer124 on 10/17/2009 2:22:24 PM

Check out Ventura girlz! 2 of my friends are in this band (they are sisers, Molly and Lindsay)
Check out thier website... VenturaGirlz.com

<3jesusfreak<3 on 10/16/2009 6:51:55 PM

PLEASE DON'T READ THIS, YOU WILL BE KISSED ON THE NEAREST POSSIBLE FRIDAY BY THE LOVER OF YOUR LIFE. TOMMORROW WILL BE THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE. NOW YOU'VE STARTED READING THIS, DON'T STOP, THIS IS FREAKY.

1. Say your name 10 times.
2. Say your mom's name 5 times.
3. Say your crush's name 3 times.
4. Paste this to 4 other quizzes. If you do this, your crush will kiss you on the nearest Friday, but if you read this and do not paste this, then you will have very bad luck! SEND THIS TO 5 QUIZZES IN 143 MINUTES. WHEN YOU'RE DONE PRESS F6 AND YOUR CRUSH'S NAME WILL APPEAR IN BIG LETTERS ON THE SCREEN. THIS IS SO FREAKY BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY WORKS


island_girl5544 on 10/15/2009 4:10:39 PM

1. Say your name 10 times.
2. Say your mom's name 5 times.
3. Say your crush's name 3 times.
4. Paste this to 4 other quizzes. If you do this, your crush will kiss you on the nearest Friday, but if you read this and do not paste this, then you will have very bad luck! SEND THIS TO 5 QUIZZES IN 143 MINUTES. WHEN YOU'RE DONE PRESS F6 AND YOUR CRUSH'S NAME WILL APPEAR IN BIG LETTERS ON THE SCREEN. THIS IS SO FREAKY BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY WORKS

icestar321 on 10/14/2009 9:15:32 PM

PLEASE DON'T READ THIS, YOU WILL BE KISSED ON THE NEAREST POSSIBLE FRIDAY BY THE LOVER OF YOUR LIFE. TOMMORROW WILL BE THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE. NOW YOU'VE STARTED READING THIS, DON'T STOP, THIS IS FREAKY.

1. Say your name 10 times.
2. Say your mom's name 5 times.
3. Say your crush's name 3 times.
4. Paste this to 4 other quizzes. If you do this, your crush will kiss you on the nearest Friday, but if you read this and do not paste this, then you will have very bad luck! SEND THIS TO 5 QUIZZES IN 143 MINUTES. WHEN YOU'RE DONE PRESS F6 AND YOUR CRUSH'S NAME WILL APPEAR IN BIG LETTERS ON THE SCREEN. THIS IS SO FREAKY BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY WORKS

kjl1513 on 10/14/2009 8:00:46 PM

I can't believe I forgot nevershoutnever! i looooooooove them! Laughing and superchick. also, i don't really like how popular paramore has gotten. i just kinda like their old stuff.

yellowcard_hollister_lover on 10/14/2009 7:28:15 PM

Also, Belle and Sebastian is a good band! Laughing

yellowcard_hollister_lover on 10/14/2009 7:25:20 PM

My Favorite Bands/ Singers! Laughing

Yellowcard <3
Brad Paisley
Green Day
The Beatles
Owl City
Frank Sinatra
We the Kings
Toy Box
Bubblegum Octopus
Demi Lovato
Taylor Swift
Every Avenue
Jonas Brothers
Paramore
Muse

yellowcard_hollister_lover on 10/14/2009 7:24:37 PM

REALLY WORKS! TRY IT OUT!
1. Say ur name 10x
2. Say ur mom's name 5x
3. Say ur crushes name 3x
4. then paste this in 4 other spots, if you do this your crush will kiss you on the nearest friday!

Liddiebug7 on 10/12/2009 1:15:28 PM



TRY THIS!REALLY WORKS!
say ur name 10x
say ur moms name 5x
say ur crushes name 3x
then paste this to 4 articles and ur crush will kiss u on the cheek

Edward C.GIRL on 10/11/2009 10:36:54 PM

MOD!
It's saturday, my dad is outside but later on he'll go and sleep for 2 hrs. but basiclly I sorta have the house to myself. What should I do? All my friends are busy and I can't really go anywhere.




Hey girl! You could do hw, read a book, or watch a good movie. 
Eryn G.

Im.Unique.YAY! on 10/10/2009 3:29:35 PM

REALLY WORKS TRY IT OUT!
1.Say your name 10x
2.Say your mom's name 5x
3.Say your crushes name 3x
4.then paste in this 4 other places,if you do this your crush will kiss you the nearest friday

got from 4fact

TaylorSwiftgrl on 10/7/2009 4:53:06 PM

try this it really works
1. say your name 10x
2.say your moms name 5x
3. say your crushs name 3x
4. post this in 4 different place and you crush will kiss you on the nearest friday

Club GL on 10/6/2009 11:35:02 PM

Hey! Here are some of my favorite bands and artists famous and not so famous......


3OH!3

Metro Station

Greenday

The All American Rejects

Muse

Mute Math

The Plain White T's

ACDC

Linkin Park

Paramore

Black Eyed Peas

Aly and Aj

Queen

AND ALOT MORE!!!

Comment on my profile!

PEACE!ELLA!

jellybean1998 on 10/3/2009 6:08:20 PM

i have LOTS of artists/bands. not all are up and coming, but still...
-Paramore:my allll time fav band. hayley has the best voice i've ever heard!
-Taylor Swift:you've all heard of her, im sure
-ZOEgirl:christian group. broke up a few yrs ago i think
-Jack's Mannequin:listen to dark blue
-Ferras
-Hey Monday:not as good as paramore, but similar to them
-David Cook:luv his voice
-Jonas Brothers:hate them, like their music
-Demi Lovato:she realllly needs to quit acting. but the girl can sing her butt off
-Marie Digby:watch her version of umbrella on youtube. its how she got famous
-Relient K
-All Time Low: love them!
-Parachute
-Kelly Clarkson:since u been gone. 'nuff said.
-Evanescence:ah.ma.zing.
-Vanessa Carlton
-The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
-Jordin Sparks
-Rihanna
-The Veronicas
-Leona Lewis:bleeding love.
-Secondhand Serenade
-Natasha Bedingfield
-Nickelback: u either love 'em or hate 'em. i happen to love 'em.
-Cascada
-Metro Station
-Rascal Flatts
-Matt Nathanson: Come on get higher
-Ashley Tisdale
-Angel Taylor
-Hilary Duff
-Kristinia Debarge
-Boys Like Girls: lovveee them. love drunk, great escape, thunder...ahhhhh.
-David Archuleta: i relate to his songs almost too much
-Fall Out Boy
-3 Doors Down
-The All-American Rejects
-Owl City: listen to Fireflies and u will fall in love
-Daughtry
-The Fray
-Colbie Caillat
-Sara Bareillis
-We the Kings:check yes juliet.

hplvr123 on 10/2/2009 1:24:07 PM

HAHA! I watch VH1 top 20 countdown every saturday morning!

rosebubbles101 on 10/1/2009 7:41:36 PM

HEY EVERYONE




























i am going to have a poll on my profile, and here is the question


who would you have voted for in the 2008 election?

barack obama

john mccain

mitt romney

hillary clinton




i just want to have fun this week. the deadline is september 30. thanks!



i will accept them after the 30th. but please, i will only allow a day or two to slip. seven days is a little much.

riel5 on 9/23/2009 7:34:36 PM

I LOVE A FINE FRENZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i got my freinds hooked too Laughing

:D on 9/22/2009 6:18:55 PM

Evanescence
Paramore
Green day
Panic at the disco
MGMT
Slipknot
Korn
Disturbed
Flyleaf
NeverShoutNever
Smashing Pumpkins
My Chemical Romance

randomBubbles on 9/17/2009 6:34:08 PM

I've just recently started listening to Skillet and they're SOOO GOOD!!!!!!! I love their song Hero Laughing I like lots of different music from pop to screamo so I like almost everything but rap and hip-hop hehe xD

sparky4me on 9/16/2009 4:44:46 PM

the maine
every avenue
my favorite highway
all time low
marie digby
forever the sickest kids
eric hutchinson
muse
wonder girls
v factory
sum 41
red jumpsuit apparatus
parachute
Panic! at the Disco (even though they broke up :[)
the last goodnight
KSM

sorry most of them are boy bands... i love boy-band rocker stuff like that, lol.

GreekGoddessArtemis on 9/13/2009 4:03:36 PM

nevershoutnever!!

Ckeckimoomoo on 9/13/2009 2:08:14 PM

okay my list is huge.
mgmt
killers
vampire weekend
santigold
death cab for cutie
nirvana
all time low
the acadamy is...
we the kings
say anything
white tie affair
the maine
arctic monkeys
ben folds
cobra starship
css
eels
jack's mannequin
ok go
pheonix
phantom planet
rilo kiley
spoon
the strokes
the virgins
the yeah yeah yeahs
franz ferdinand
guster
muse
rooney
wilco
MIA
royksopp
feist
blink-182
Counting crows
inxs
led zeplin
luois xiv
of montreal
radiohead
tickle me pink

soccerkicks97 on 9/13/2009 10:28:28 AM

EASY WAY OUT!!!!!! im one the singers!!!!! My friends annie and and maddi play base and sing
! we only have two songs thoughFrown go to this link!

http://milfordmusic.com/Easy%20Way%20Out.htm
<3 ChristineSmile

xotwilightox on 9/12/2009 3:55:20 PM

another cool band would be (ok so they're not exactly un heard of) is billy talent. they have some really cool songs. this girl who used to babysit me actually knows the drummer (not kidding) so i've kinda heard all the songs but don't quite know the names but anyways.. they're cool.

kgirlpanda on 9/12/2009 12:52:27 PM

i found the best band on itunes. they're called breathe electric. their best song is life on an airplane. it's literally the happiest song i've ever heard. (i'm listening to it right now)

kgirlpanda on 9/12/2009 12:48:27 PM

My favorite artist of all time is MIKA.
He's awesome and absolutely fantastic. Plus, he's got a new album coming out very soon, and he has SEVERAL singles out in the UK and a few in the US. His first album was a huge hit. HUGE. It ranked 23 on Virgin's Top 50. Check him out. Every song is addictive. Laughing

Also, I enjoy the oldies, but theres some newer ones, too:

Aerosmith (yes.)
Three Dog Night
Van Morrison
Matt & Kim--"Daylight" (Also very addictive)
Anarchy Club
Hall & Oates
Tears For Fears
Electric Six
Eric Johnson (instrumental guitar usually)
The Lonely Island
Steely Dan (Don't hate, lol.)
Steve Earl
Trans-Siberian Orchestra (!)
Vengaboys
UB40
Unwritten Law


Etc, etc, etc...

gracekelly_mika24 on 9/12/2009 2:01:13 AM

my all time favorite bands/artists

3OH!3
justin bieber
all time low
we the kings
plain white tees
simple plan
boys like girls
the maine
the academy is...
good charlotte
marriannas trench
offspring
greenday
fall out boy
3 days grace
kanye west
the veronicas



some o them arnt exactly un-none but all of them are awesome!!

nellyl on 9/12/2009 1:30:52 AM

wow! free on itunes is really cool! i'd never seen that b4! he's getting famous but the person i know of that's not 2 famous yet is justin beiber!!!!

summergirl747 on 9/11/2009 9:23:38 PM

i look on youtube! BriNicol (brittany nicole) has an awesome voice, she's origianal (when it comes to covers), and she writes original songs! of course she plays guitar too. so cjeck her out on youtube her user name is BriNicole22 listen to all her covers and origianals! Smile PEACE!

twilightluvr316 on 9/11/2009 9:13:28 PM



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