Pop’s Class Of 2014: The 21 Artists Who Broke Out Big This Year

Robbie Daw | December 8, 2014 7:12 am
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In 2013, top acts like Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry chucked out their most recent pop albums. Given the absence of those heavyweights — and the fact that Rihanna has taken an unusually long break from releasing music — this past year proved to be a window of opportunity through which many new acts jumped.

Yes, 2014 created a sort of vacuum wherein, if you were an artist who had a solid viral-ready video under your belt, a rabid, established following on YouTube, an inclination for ’90s house music or a connection with, say, Justin Bieber‘s manager, you could mark your territory on the pop landscape — much like the 21 artists we’ve highlighted above did!

Flip through the gallery to see the 21 acts we singled out as Pop’s Class Of 2014.

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