Shazam Fast Forward 2025
These are Shazam's Predictions for breakthrough artists in 2025.Featuring emerging artists who, based on Shazam data and reviewed by our editors, are poised to have a breakthrough year. It's a remarkably global and diverse selection, hailing from 26 countries and spanning sounds from Indie-Rock to UK Drill.
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After blowing up on TikTok in 2023 with the breakup ballad “Odiame,” the Venezuelan singer delivered its spiritual sequel with last fall’s “Lo Siento.” A minimalist entry into the música urbana canon, the song went mega-viral after reggaetón star Feid shared the song on his account upon its release in October, creating a snowball effect on TikTok and breaking into the Top 10 songs identified with Shazam in both Venezuela and Colombia.
MoreMILO BVGATTILatin Urban - Venezuela
The five-piece band from Culiacán Rosales, the capital city of Sinaloa, catapulted into the spotlight when their cover of “Mami,” a Peso Pluma and Chino Pacas fan favorite, went mega-viral. After officially releasing their rendition in August 2024, the group (vocalists El Cuate and Mingo, bassist Miguelito, guitarist Misa, and tololoche player Alder) kept the momentum going with a stream of original tracks in the corridos tumbados tradition, including September’s “Mercedes” and the joint single “Ya Valió V Mojo” with Antonin Padilla.
MoreLa CuatizaRegional Mexicano - Mexico
A cosign from Fuerza Regida is a serious flex in música mexicana. The California singer, who’s signed to bandleader Jesús Ortiz Paz’s Street Mob label, got the ultimate endorsement with his feature on “INMORTAL,” a highlight from Fuerza Regida’s 2023 album. Though Chuyin famously shrouds his identity, appearing on social media as a creepy crocheted doll, he’s become a frequent collaborator with regional Mexican superstars. Both “INMORTAL” and September’s “NO PIERDO LA VIDA,” a duet with labelmate Calle 24, saw significant Shazam volume throughout the fall in Mexico, Guatemala, and the U.S.
MoreChuyinMúsica Mexicana
Afrobeats’ influence on Latin music was hard to ignore in 2024, a year of countless crossover hits between reggaetoneros and pop artists. Venezuelan singer-songwriter Dahili (born Alejandro Sambrano Guevara) embraced this fusion early with his viral 2022 smash, the tropical-sounding “Parcerita.” With the release of its remix last August, also featuring Colombian singers Andy Rivera and Zaider, the hybridized track became a global sensation, spiking Dahili’s Shazam volume in Columbia, Spain, and the U.S.
MoreDahiliLatin - Venezuela
The 21-year-old Spanish singer got his start in freestyle battles in his hometown of Seville, then graduated to more melodic songwriting in his off-hours from his job as a soccer coach. His breakthrough single, “Fighter”—a deceptively upbeat account of a messy relationship—has steadily gained traction since its release in 2022, entering Shazam’s radar in Portugal in 2023 before spreading to Spain, France, and Italy last year.
MoreQ2Latin Urban - Spain
The Argentine artist has been putting his own spin on the homegrown sound known as RKT, the cumbia/reggaetón hybrid that emerged from Buenos Aires in the late 2000s. Doble P, who calls his version of the genre “RK Punky,” spent four months on the Argentine Shazam charts with “Me Escapé,” his 2023 collaboration with Lauty Gram and Gusty DJ. His momentum continues with last year’s “TERAPIA DE CHOQUE” with Argentine singer La Joaqui, which cracked Shazam's Top 20 chart in Argentina upon its release in July.
MoreDoblePLatin - Argentina
The Venezuela-born singer (Maikel Rafael Rico Torres) relocated with his family to Colombia when he was two years old, where he inherited his musician father’s passion for vallenato, a centuries-old style of Colombian folk music. Later he moved to Medellín to write songs for other artists, but his break as a solo artist came in 2023 with a record deal from Colombian superstar Maluma. Last year’s romantic reggaetón single “SE ME OLVIDA,” a duet with Colombian singer Feid, became Maisak’s first bona fide hit, reaching No. 1 on the Colombian and Venezuelan Shazam charts in August and debuting on the worldwide charts in October.
MoreMaisakLatin - Venezuela
The Uruguayan rapper honed his skills in freestyle battles in his hometown of Melo, then moved to the nation’s capital, Montevideo, in 2020, where he fell in with a local rap crew throwing rowdy basement shows. The MC has rocked much bigger stages in recent years, opening arena shows for Argentine trap stars YSY A and Duki, and playing Uruguay’s massive Cosquín Rock festival last year. His 2019 single “Oka” remains a Shazam fixture throughout South America, while recent hits like 2024’s shimmering “+ DE ESO” reached No. 13 on the Shazam charts in his home country.
MoreKnakTrap - Uruguay
The emotional balladry known in regional Mexican music as sad sierreño continues to reign, drawing heavy-hearted listeners to its melancholy themes. The baby-faced Guadalajara native wears heartbreak well on heartfelt songs like “Noches Llenas,” his 2023 debut single that earned him a deal with Warner Music Latina and put him on Shazam’s radar. He hit a new peak on the Mexican charts with September’s “11:11,” which also cracked the Top 200 in the U.S. Shazam charts.
MoreDarenLatin - Mexico
The Argentine singer, born Agustin Thomas Mesa, has established himself as a standout in the local RKT scene, exploring the sound’s more rugged, rap-oriented possibilities since his 2023 debut on the viral posse cut “Con Tu Amiga” alongside Alejo Isakk, Locura Mix, Fauna Music, and Eme Sarav. The Lomas de Zamora native hit his stride in 2024, appearing on five separate tracks that charted throughout South America—including his June single “PELEAMOS,” which reached Shazam charts in Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela last summer.
MoreelaggumeLatin Urban - Argentina
After blowing up on TikTok in 2023 with the breakup ballad “Odiame,” the Venezuelan singer delivered its spiritual sequel with last fall’s “Lo Siento.” A minimalist entry into the música urbana canon, the song went mega-viral after reggaetón star Feid shared the song on his account upon its release in October, creating a snowball effect on TikTok and breaking into the Top 10 songs identified with Shazam in both Venezuela and Colombia.
MoreMILO BVGATTILatin Urban - Venezuela
The Argentine artist has been putting his own spin on the homegrown sound known as RKT, the cumbia/reggaetón hybrid that emerged from Buenos Aires in the late 2000s. Doble P, who calls his version of the genre “RK Punky,” spent four months on the Argentine Shazam charts with “Me Escapé,” his 2023 collaboration with Lauty Gram and Gusty DJ. His momentum continues with last year’s “TERAPIA DE CHOQUE” with Argentine singer La Joaqui, which cracked Shazam's Top 20 chart in Argentina upon its release in July.
MoreDoblePLatin - Argentina
The five-piece band from Culiacán Rosales, the capital city of Sinaloa, catapulted into the spotlight when their cover of “Mami,” a Peso Pluma and Chino Pacas fan favorite, went mega-viral. After officially releasing their rendition in August 2024, the group (vocalists El Cuate and Mingo, bassist Miguelito, guitarist Misa, and tololoche player Alder) kept the momentum going with a stream of original tracks in the corridos tumbados tradition, including September’s “Mercedes” and the joint single “Ya Valió V Mojo” with Antonin Padilla.
MoreLa CuatizaRegional Mexicano - Mexico
The Venezuela-born singer (Maikel Rafael Rico Torres) relocated with his family to Colombia when he was two years old, where he inherited his musician father’s passion for vallenato, a centuries-old style of Colombian folk music. Later he moved to Medellín to write songs for other artists, but his break as a solo artist came in 2023 with a record deal from Colombian superstar Maluma. Last year’s romantic reggaetón single “SE ME OLVIDA,” a duet with Colombian singer Feid, became Maisak’s first bona fide hit, reaching No. 1 on the Colombian and Venezuelan Shazam charts in August and debuting on the worldwide charts in October.
MoreMaisakLatin - Venezuela
A cosign from Fuerza Regida is a serious flex in música mexicana. The California singer, who’s signed to bandleader Jesús Ortiz Paz’s Street Mob label, got the ultimate endorsement with his feature on “INMORTAL,” a highlight from Fuerza Regida’s 2023 album. Though Chuyin famously shrouds his identity, appearing on social media as a creepy crocheted doll, he’s become a frequent collaborator with regional Mexican superstars. Both “INMORTAL” and September’s “NO PIERDO LA VIDA,” a duet with labelmate Calle 24, saw significant Shazam volume throughout the fall in Mexico, Guatemala, and the U.S.
MoreChuyinMúsica Mexicana
The Uruguayan rapper honed his skills in freestyle battles in his hometown of Melo, then moved to the nation’s capital, Montevideo, in 2020, where he fell in with a local rap crew throwing rowdy basement shows. The MC has rocked much bigger stages in recent years, opening arena shows for Argentine trap stars YSY A and Duki, and playing Uruguay’s massive Cosquín Rock festival last year. His 2019 single “Oka” remains a Shazam fixture throughout South America, while recent hits like 2024’s shimmering “+ DE ESO” reached No. 13 on the Shazam charts in his home country.
MoreKnakTrap - Uruguay
Afrobeats’ influence on Latin music was hard to ignore in 2024, a year of countless crossover hits between reggaetoneros and pop artists. Venezuelan singer-songwriter Dahili (born Alejandro Sambrano Guevara) embraced this fusion early with his viral 2022 smash, the tropical-sounding “Parcerita.” With the release of its remix last August, also featuring Colombian singers Andy Rivera and Zaider, the hybridized track became a global sensation, spiking Dahili’s Shazam volume in Columbia, Spain, and the U.S.
MoreDahiliLatin - Venezuela
The emotional balladry known in regional Mexican music as sad sierreño continues to reign, drawing heavy-hearted listeners to its melancholy themes. The baby-faced Guadalajara native wears heartbreak well on heartfelt songs like “Noches Llenas,” his 2023 debut single that earned him a deal with Warner Music Latina and put him on Shazam’s radar. He hit a new peak on the Mexican charts with September’s “11:11,” which also cracked the Top 200 in the U.S. Shazam charts.
MoreDarenLatin - Mexico
The 21-year-old Spanish singer got his start in freestyle battles in his hometown of Seville, then graduated to more melodic songwriting in his off-hours from his job as a soccer coach. His breakthrough single, “Fighter”—a deceptively upbeat account of a messy relationship—has steadily gained traction since its release in 2022, entering Shazam’s radar in Portugal in 2023 before spreading to Spain, France, and Italy last year.
MoreQ2Latin Urban - Spain
The Argentine singer, born Agustin Thomas Mesa, has established himself as a standout in the local RKT scene, exploring the sound’s more rugged, rap-oriented possibilities since his 2023 debut on the viral posse cut “Con Tu Amiga” alongside Alejo Isakk, Locura Mix, Fauna Music, and Eme Sarav. The Lomas de Zamora native hit his stride in 2024, appearing on five separate tracks that charted throughout South America—including his June single “PELEAMOS,” which reached Shazam charts in Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela last summer.
MoreelaggumeLatin Urban - Argentina
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