Music Acts To Watch Out For In 2021

Eltee

His latest R&B and drill concoction ‘Freak’ was released via GRM Daily. The track is produced by Chris Rich, who has produced for the likes of DigDat, Aitch, Abracadabra, Unknown T and Bandokay.

Eltee has earned some great support to date from BBC Introducing and he has performed sessions on Breaking Notes and his Crep Select #SelectSession has been viewed almost 30,000 times.

Ovie

Ovie (oh-vee-ay) has quite recently signed to Universal Records Ireland and has released ‘One More Time.’ The video has also caught the eyes of LADbible where Ovie was featured as their ‘THE SCENE’ feature.

The track has been added to the New Music Friday playlist and the Afro Bashment playlist on Spotify, as well as ‘A Breathe Of Fresh Éire’ Spotify playlist and he has recently been featured on Notion.

VALNTNA

Her latest single ‘Black Kingz’ premiered across BBC Radio 1Xtra with DJ Ace, making its poignant debut during Black History Month.

VALNTNA creates an uplifting; message of unity and strength. She also recently featured on Wonderland, where she did an exclusive shoot and interview.

Ransom  FA

Scotland native Ransom FA has shared his new track ‘Man of the Moment’. In his latest release Ransom FA showcases his cold and confident lyricism and the track is produced by PenHouse.

2020 has marked a fantastic year for the Scottish rapper, he was handpicked as Jack Saunders ‘Next Wave’ on BBC Radio 1, his single ‘Table’ was BBC Introducing ‘Track of the Week’ and he also collaborated with Amazon Music, which featured on Notion magazine.

Skeamer

On the brink of breakthrough, South London Drill artist Skeamer has released ‘Stay Real’ featuring Scorcher and Snap Capone.

To date, his single ‘Toast Up’ is on over 2.1 million streams on Spotify and over 7.3 million views on Youtube. His groundwork and consistency as an artist over the last two years have been impressive and in the last eleven months he has delivered four hard hitting solo and collaborative tracks in the form of ‘Talk To Me’, ‘Money‘ ft Skore Beezy, ‘War Ready’ ft Bigga and most recent release ‘Action‘, featuring Skore Beezy & Clue, Skeamer.

Mikhale Jones

Joburg-based rapper, vocalist, songwriter and model Mikhale Jones is an upcoming musician who recently signed for Afroforce1, a division of Universal Music Group.

According to Sipho Dlamini, Universal Music Group Managing Director in SA: “Mikhalé Jones is the new look and sound of RnB/Soul/Trap. Fresh, edgy – full of life and not scared to be herself. Her songwriting, vocals and passion for music will be the reason the world discovers her name. The second artist to join the Universal Music Group /AfroForce1 family after Mi Casa, we are proud to have her as part of the family”

Mikhale recently launched her new single My Soul and in the coming days, she hopes to collaborate with Chance the Rapper.