The Most Underrated Artists Of 2019, Ranked
List Rules
Vote up the artists you think deserved more recognition in 2019.
While some artists quickly shoot to the top of the charts after one release, others remain under the radar for far too long. The top underrated artists today include charismatic rappers, soulful songwriters, and everyone in between. Some of the most underrated musical artists of 2019 are poised for a break-out year by heading out on buzz-worthy tours and releasing new albums.
Some of the 2019 underrated artists who've had a big year include Lizzo, Tierra Whack, and Betty Who. On the heels of a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist, Jorja Smith has the momentum to go from underrated to superstar.
Chicago is brimming with a variety of good underrated artists, such as Saba and CupcakKe.
Which underrated acts do you think deserve more attention? Vote for the hottest underrated artists right now and please add any underrated gems we may have missed.
Ranked by
- 1
Alternative R&B, Pop, SoulAlessia Caracciolo (born July 11, 1996), known professionally as Alessia Cara, is a Canadian singer and songwriter. After producing acoustic covers she signed with Def Jam Recordings and released her ...more - 2Alec Benjamin (born May 28, 1994) is an American singer-songwriter from Phoenix, Arizona. He is known for his songs "Paper Crown", "I Built A Friend", "End of the Summer", "Let Me Down Slowly" and ...more
- 3Pop, Indie-popFinneas Baird O'Connell, also known as FINNEAS, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, musician, and actor. He has released several singles and has written music for other artists, ...more
- Melanie Adele Martinez (born April 28, 1995) is an American singer-songwriter, actress and director. Born in Astoria, Queens, and raised in Baldwin, New York, she subsequently rose to prominence in ...more
- 5
AURORA
Electropop, Folktronica, Synth-pop- Albums: All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend, Infections Of A Different Kind, A Different Type Of Human, Reverse 2019, Camou
- 6Dream pop, Electropop
- Albums: We're My Otp, The Fault in Our Stars, Dare to Dream, Happy Little Pill, TRXYE
Troye Sivan Mellet (born 5 June 1995) is a South African-born Australian singer, songwriter, actor, and YouTuber. After gaining popularity as a singer on YouTube and in Australian talent ...more - 7R&B, pop, soulRuel van Dijk (born October 29, 2002), known professionally as Ruel, is an Australian singer from Sydney and born in London, best known for his singles "Don't Tell Me" and "Younger". In 2015, Ruel ...more
- 8R&B, Hip hop, Neo soulKehlani Ashley Parrish (born April 24, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter and dancer, signed to Atlantic Records. Kehlani is originally from Oakland, California, where she achieved initial fame ...more
- 9Indie pop, Jazz pop, Alternative hip hopAlexander O'Connor, better known by his stage name Rex Orange County, is an English recording artist. He grew up in the village of Grayshott near Haslemere, Surrey. O'Connor has released three ...more
- 10R&B, popNormani Kordei Hamilton (born May 31, 1996), recording mononymously as Normani, is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. She is a former member of the girl group Fifth Harmony. In 2017, she was ...more
- 11UK garage, Soul, Neo soulJorja Smith (born June 11, 1997) is an English singer from Walsall, West Midlands. She has independently released numerous singles and one extended play, Project 11 (2016), and is known for her guest ...more
- 12Pop, Indie pop, Pop rock
- Albums: Cheap Queen, Hold On Baby
Mikaela Mullaney Straus (born December 19, 1998), known by their stage name King Princess, is an American pop singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Brooklyn, New York. She is signed to ...more - 13Alternative hip hop, Pop, R&BBrockhampton is a California-based American hip-hop collective, self-described as a "boy band", formed in San Marcos, Texas in 2015. Brockhampton was partially founded on Internet forum KanyeToThe, ...more
- 14Pop, Rock, FolkDermot Joseph Kennedy (born 13 December 1991) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for his 2019 single "Outnumbered". He is signed to Interscope Records, and released a ...more
- 15
- Albums: Last Day of Summer, CLEAR
Summer Marjani Walker (born April 11, 1996) is an American singer-songwriter. She is signed to LoveRenaissance and Interscope Records. Her commercial mixtape Last Day of Summer was released on ...more - 16Alternative rock, Rap rockJordan Edward Benjamin, known professionally as grandson, is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and musician currently signed to Fueled by Ramen. He released his major label debut EP, A Modern ...more
- Lauren Ashley Daigle (born September 9, 1991) is an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter. After being signed to the label Centricity Music, she released her debut album, How ...more
- 18Pop, art pop, folk-pop
- Albums: Heard It in a Past Life
Margaret Debay Rogers (born April 25, 1994) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer from Easton, Maryland. Her big break came when her song "Alaska" was played to Pharrell Williams ...more - 19
Celeste
Soul- Albums: Compilation 1.1, Meringue, Both Sides of the Moon, Celeste
- 20Pop, R&BCharles Otto Puth Jr. (born December 2, 1991) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Puth's initial exposure came through the viral success of his song videos uploaded to YouTube. ...more
- 21Hip hopTahj Malik Chandler (born July 17, 1994), better known by his stage name Saba (stylized as SABA), is an American rapper and record producer. He grew up in the Austin neighborhood of the West Side of ...more
- 22Hip hop, Alternative hip hop, PopMelissa Jefferson (born April 27, 1988), better known by her stage name Lizzo, is an American alternative hip hop artist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is a founding member of indie hip hop ...more
- 23Hip hop
- Albums: The Lost Boy, From a Birds Eye View
Cordae Amari Dunston (born August 26, 1997; formerly known as YBN Cordae and Entendre), known mononymously as Cordae, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Cordae gained popularity by ...more - 24Hip hop music, Rap music, Alternative rock
- Albums: A Woman's Revenge
Trish Best, known by her stage name Feloni, is an African-American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. Her coming out as lesbian was featured on MTV's LOGO documentary show Coming Out Stories. - 25PopMegan Bülow (born 1999), known professionally as bülow, is a pop singer who had success with her debut EP Damaged Vol. 1.
