ITunes New Artist Spotlight

iTunes New Artist Spotlight is a list of featured new artists' releases organized by genre. The list is decided upon by iTunes editorial staff based on various factors sometimes including pre-order sales, musical quality and length of time artist has been active.

2011

 * Alice Gold
 * Benjamin Francis Leftwich
 * Clare Maguire
 * Gypsy & The Cat
 * James Blake
 * Jamie Woon
 * Jessie J
 * Katy B
 * Summer Camp
 * The Joy Formidable
 * The Vaccines
 * Treefight for Sunlight

2012

 * Dry the River
 * Emeli Sandé
 * Keaton Henson
 * Kindness
 * Labrinth
 * Lana Del Rey
 * Lianne La Havas
 * Maverick Sabre
 * Michael Kiwanuka
 * Niki & The Dove
 * The Staves
 * Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs

2013

 * Azealia Banks
 * Bastille
 * Daughter
 * Disclosure
 * Foxes
 * Gabrielle Aplin
 * Haim
 * Kodaline
 * Laura Mvula
 * Rudimental
 * Syron
 * The 1975

2014

 * BANKS
 * Chlöe Howl
 * Dan Croll
 * George Ezra
 * Josh Record
 * Laura Welsh
 * Luke Sital-Singh
 * MØ
 * Saint Raymond
 * Sam Smith
 * Sampha
 * Say Lou Lou
 * SOHN
 * Wolf Alice

2015

 * Becky Hill
 * Ben Khan
 * Circa Waves
 * Ibeyi
 * James Bay
 * Josef Salvat
 * MNEK
 * Nothing but Thieves
 * SOAK
 * Years & Years

2016

 * Billie Marten
 * Blossoms
 * Clean Cut Kid
 * Frances
 * Jack Garratt
 * Låpsley
 * Mura Masa
 * NAO
 * Rationale
 * Spring King
 * The Japanese House
 * Zak Abel

2017

 * AJ Tracey
 * Dan Caplen
 * DAVE
 * Declan McKenna
 * Jorja Smith
 * JP Cooper
 * Liv Dawson
 * Rag'n'Bone Man
 * Ray BLK
 * Raye
 * The Amazons
 * The Magic Gang

2013

 * Aoi Yamazaki
 * CHEESE CAKE
 * Haruka to Miyuki
 * Huwie Ishizaki
 * Kuroki Nagisa
 * nicoten
 * Passepied
 * Rina Sumioka
 * Samezame
 * Tofubeats
 * Tricot
 * Yoh Shibusawa

2014

 * Ailee
 * banvox
 * BLUE ENCOUNT
 * Charisma.com
 * Fhána
 * KEYTALK
 * Rei Yasuda
 * Shiori Niiyama
 * Suck a Stew Dry
 * TANAKA ALICE
 * USAGI
 * WHITE JAM