If Skrillex is up for it, he'll most likely win. I think that it's the only way he's going to be a major chart force next year, without mainstream media backing he'll continue to be hugely influential and popular but won't translate it into sales.

On the whole I think it's a disappointing list. Hoping Azealia Banks takes it. Surprised at the lack of The Weeknd and The Good Natured, and disappointed at the lack of a decent pop act, though theoretically I should be pleased with Stooshe's inclusion I suppose.

Flux Pavilion :o

I have only heard of TWO of them.

wow, I don't know any of them :lol: this year seems to be looking a lot less predictable

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Azealia Banks or Friends for me. Frank Ocean would be too obvious and PLEASE not Skrillex.

I KNOW OF the following:

 

Azealia Banks

Dot Rotten

Flux Pavilion

Frank Ocean

Friends

Lianne La Havas

Niki & The Dove

Skrillex

Spector

StooShe (Fuck Me is HOT MESS CENTRAL)

 

Hoping for an Azealia Banks win, but good performances from Friends, Niki & The Dove, Spector and StooShe would be MORE THAN WELCOME. Skrillex can GET THE FUCK OUT.

I'm expecting (and hoping) that Azealia will be at least top 3.

It's such a HIDEOUS list. It's blocked up with MoR soul/singer-songwriter/folk or harder hip-hop/dubstep.

 

It's interesting that THIS is the talent A&R people are finding and pushing with such weight in the New Year. I'm sure a few will have success but the standard is the lowest it has been for years.

Well if that's what next year's music is going to be like, then it'll be a cheap year for me :D

It's such a HIDEOUS list. It's blocked up with MoR soul/singer-songwriter/folk or harder hip-hop/dubstep.

 

It's interesting that THIS is the talent A&R people are finding and pushing with such weight in the New Year. I'm sure a few will have success but the standard is the lowest it has been for years.

 

I was thinking this. Since I actually KNOW of like half the artists this time. :lol: Usually I've only known one or two. So the list can't be that good tbh. :lol:

 

Skrillex I know because he did a song with the Black Eyed Peas (Rock That Body remix) and Snoop Dogg last year (and he's mentioned on EVERY dubstep-related video on Youtube :drama:). And everybody was going mad over that Ruffneck Bass song a few months ago. I do like him though, despite how overrated he might be.

 

I know Flux Pavillion because of the song he did with Kanye West/Jay-Z on Watch the Throne, and I've heard him on Radio 1 before.

 

Frank Ocean, I honestly thought would be too well-known to be in this. He'd be a great contribution to mainsteam RnB and hip hop music though, and he's got great connections through the likes of Jay-Z, Tyler the Creator, etc.

 

Dot Rotton, boy, where do I begin with him! :lol: Although he was in the charts on that charity song only a couple of weeks ago, so I thought he wouldn't be eligible (unless maybe the OCC credited it to "The Collective" rather than the individual artists).

 

ASAP Rocky, I don't think I've ever actually listened to, but is constantly being talked about on practically every forum I visit (except this one :lol:).

I know of Dot Rotten through his feature on Dub On The Track with Cher Lloyd, ha!

 

(What a tune.)

I know of Dot Rotten through his feature on Dub On The Track with Cher Lloyd, ha!

 

(What a tune.)

 

Yeah, I love that song. :wub: They've got a music video filmed for it too (although I don't think they have plans for it to be an actual single).

 

He got quite a bit of hate for doing a song with Cher Lloyd though, as I'm sure we can all probably imagine. :lol:

On the whole I think it's a disappointing list. Hoping Azealia Banks takes it. Surprised at the lack of The Weeknd and The Good Natured, and disappointed at the lack of a decent pop act, though theoretically I should be pleased with Stooshe's inclusion I suppose.

The Weeknd is already quite big, he doesn't really need this, having released two mixtapes and about to release the third.

 

Anyway, <3 at the inclusion of Azealia, Skrillex, Friends and obviously Frank Ocean. Hope he wins :wub:

I am so excited for Skrillex being on here. I've just made a thread about him in the dance forum, because I think he'll be MASSIVE :wub:

Skrillex on the list = Skrillex will win. I wouldn't have a problem with that, only that it's a bit predictable.

 

I've heard of all of these people bar Jamie N Commons, Ren Harvieu and Spector (although I've never heard any music by A$AP Rocky, Dry The River, Friends or StooShe either, I just recognise their names).

Let's have a MOMENT to StooShe - Fuck Me (coming soon to a vidcapper 'it's urban shite but they're fit' judgement NEAR YOU) *.*

 

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I only heard material from Dot Rotten, Flux Pavilion, Michael Kiwanuka, Niki & The Dove, Skrillex and StooShe so far.

 

At a first glance I'm quite interested in listening to Azealia Banks, Jamie N Commons, Lianne La Havas and Ren Harvieu :)

Well, Azealia for the win, please! Heard of a lot of the others, but either not listened to their tracks, or don't particularly love them. Will have to listen to a few of them though.

 

I don't want Skrillex to win, if only because I've seen him everywhere on every remix going and being Facebooked every other day by the dubstep fans I have on there. He doesn't seem anything that special.

What a rubbish list, I only knew of a few of them beforehand, but checking the rest out I think I'll pass.