AJR
AJR is an American pop band founded by brothers Adam, Jack, and Ryan Met, collectively a trio of vocalists, multi-instrumentalists, and songwriters. The brothers grew up in New York City, primarily focused on busking, singing covers and street tap dancing until shifting to songwriting and touring. At their home studio, they have recorded more than 100 songs and have released five studio albums on various record labels along with their indie label.
Halsey
Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, known professionally as Halsey, is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Noted for her distinctive singing voice, she has received several accolades including 3 Billboard Music Awards, a Billboard Women in Music Award, an American Music Award, and has received nominations for 3 Grammy Awards. She was on Time’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020.
Måneskin
Måneskin is an Italian rock band formed in Rome in 2016. The band is composed of lead vocalist Damiano David, bassist Victoria De Angelis, guitarist Thomas Raggi, and drummer Ethan Torchio. Performing in the streets in their early days, Måneskin rose to prominence after coming in second in the eleventh season of the Italian version of X Factor in 2017. Their international breakthrough occurred when the foursome won the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 for Italy with the song “Zitti e buoni”.
Måneskin has released 3 studio albums, Il ballo della vita (2018), Teatro d’ira: Vol. I (2021), and Rush! (2023), plus an extended play, and 13 singles, which have topped Italian and European music charts. They have received 34 platinum and 7 gold certifications from FIMI, and has sold over a million records in Italy before their post-Eurovision breakthrough.
mxmtoon
Maia, known professionally as mxmtoon, is an American singer-songwriter and YouTuber. Her music is characterized by emotionally transparent, confessional lyrics and often employs the ukulele.
Maia began self-releasing songs in secret in 2017, before the size of her online presence became too substantial to conceal. In addition to involvement with music, Maia is a streamer on Twitch, has made a podcast, has released two graphic novels, and provided protagonist Alex Chen’s singing voice in Life Is Strange: True Colors. She has collaborated with artists such as Carly Rae Jepsen, Cavetown, and Chloe Moriondo, and resides in Nashville, Tennessee.
Metro Boomin
Metro Boomin, whose real name is Leland Tyler Wayne, is a Grammy-nominated record producer and music executive known for his cinematic style. He’s considered a highly influential producer in hip-hop and trap music. Boomin started producing in his early teens and also rapped, but eventually focused on beatmaking.
Brené Brown
Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor, author, and motivational speaker who studies vulnerability, courage, shame, and empathy. Her work has inspired millions to embrace imperfection and love wholeheartedly. Brown holds the Huffington Foundation Endowed Chair at the University of Houston’s Graduate College of Social Work and is a visiting professor of management at the University of Texas at Austin.
Bo Burnham
Robert Pickering Burnham, more commonly known as Bo Burnham, is an American stand-up comedian, musician, actor, filmmaker, and YouTuber. Burnham’s work combines elements of filmmaking with music, sketch, and stand-up comedy, commonly with a dramatic, satirical, or tragic twist that is often left open to interpretation.
Kelly Campbell
As Former President of Peacock, Kelly Campbell was responsible for growing and elevating NBCUniversal’s streaming business. Campbell oversaw all facets of the Peacock business, fostering a culture of ambition and collaboration to deliver record growth for the platform. Under her leadership, Peacock made media history by successfully hosting the first streaming-exclusive NFL playoff game; set the industry standard for streaming live sports with its interactive 2024 Olympic hub resulting in record-breaking viewership; and catapulted the brand into the cultural zeitgeist on the heels of breakout hits including Poker Face, The Traitors and Love Island USA.
Prior to joining Peacock in 2021, Campbell was President of Hulu, where she led the SVOD and live-TV streaming businesses, following a role as Hulu’s Chief Marketing Officer. Previously, Campbell spent more than a decade at Google in marketing leadership roles across the Google Ads and Google Cloud businesses. She began her career in investment banking at JPMorgan Chase.
Campbell currently serves on the Board of Directors of Urban Outfitters Inc. (URBN), home of fashion brands Anthropologie and Free People.
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey, the stage name of Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, is an American singer and songwriter known for her melancholic pop music and cinematic style. Her work often explores themes of romance and glamor, and references pop culture and Americana from the 1950s–1970s. Del Rey first found fame in 2011 with her debut single, “Video Games”, and her album Born to Die. Her albums have sold millions of copies worldwide and topped charts in several countries
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who first gained recognition in 2015 for her debut single, “Ocean Eyes”. Eilish writes and records with her brother and producer, Finneas, from their parents’ home. In 2020, she became the youngest artist to win all four major Grammy categories, also known as the “Big Four”. She’s only the second artist in Grammy history to achieve this feat.
Jenna Fischer
Regina Marie Kirk, known professionally as Jenna Fischer, is an Emmy-nominated actress and podcast co-host, best known for her role as Pam Beesly on the NBC sitcom The Office. While in college, she worked at a murder mystery dinner theater, and her performances caught the attention of a talent agent. Fischer has also worked as a deputy editor for Life & Style, In Touch, and Closer Weekly.
Lady Gaga
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and performance artist. Gaga’s music blends pop, dance, and electronic elements, and she’s had 6 number-one singles and albums in the US. Her hits include “Just Dance,” “Bad Romance,” and “Born This Way”. Gaga has won 14 Grammys, an Academy Award, two Golden Globes, and many more accolades.
Young Guru
Gimel Androus Keaton, professionally better known by his pseudonym Young Guru, is an American audio engineer, record producer, disc jockey, and record executive from Wilmington, Delaware. In 2019, Young Guru won a Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album for recording the album Everything Is Love by The Carters.
Kristin Hannah
Kristin Hannah is a New York Times bestselling author of over 20 historical romance novels. Her work is beloved worldwide and includes The Nightingale, Firefly Lane, The Great Alone, and The Four Winds. Her 2015 novel The Nightingale, about women in the French Resistance, won the People’s Choice award for best fiction and Goodreads’ Best Historical Fiction novel. Her most recent novel, The Women, released in 2024, is set in the 1960s during the Vietnam War and has received lots of praise as well.
Georgia Hardstark
Georgia Hardstark is an American television host and podcast personality. She is the co-host of the true crime-comedy podcast My Favorite Murder along with comedian Karen Kilgariff. In 2018, Hardstark and Kilgariff co-founded the Exactly Right Podcast Network which hosts various podcasts.
Bon Iver
Bon Iver is an American indie folk band founded in 2006 by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Vernon had originally formed Bon Iver as a solo project, but it eventually became a band consisting of Vernon (vocals, guitar), Sean Carey (drums, keyboards, vocals), Michael Lewis (vocals, baritone guitar, guitar, violin, saxophone), Matthew McCaughan (drums, bass, vocals), Andrew Fitzpatrick (guitar, keyboards, vocals), and Jenn Wasner (guitar, keyboards, vocals)
Vernon released Bon Iver’s debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago, independently in July 2007. The majority of the album was recorded while Vernon spent three months isolated in a cabin in western Wisconsin. In 2012, the band won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album for their eponymous album Bon Iver. They released their third album 22, A Million to critical acclaim in 2016. Their fourth album, I, I, was released in 2019. The album was nominated at the 2020 Grammy Awards for Album of the Year. Their fifth and most recent album, Sable, Fable, was released in 2025.
The name “Bon Iver” derives from the French phrase bon hiver, taken from a greeting on 1990s TV series Northern Exposure which means “good winter”.
Karen Kilgariff
Karen Kilgariff is an American writer, comedian, singer, author, actress, television producer, and podcast host. She began her career as a stand-up comedian in the early 1990s and later became a television actress, most notably as a cast member on Mr. Show. She currently hosts the podcast My Favorite Murder with Georgia Hardstark.
Anglea Kinsey
Angela Faye Kinsey is an American actress and podcaster, best known for her role as Angela Martin on the NBC sitcom The Office (2005–2013). She has also appeared in Tall Girl on Netflix, Be Our Chef on Disney+, and A.P. Bio, and was a panelist on MTV’s Deliciousness. Kinsey and her Office co-star Jenna Fischer are best friends in real life and host the podcast Office Ladies, where they rewatch and discuss the show.
Avril Lavigne
Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer and songwriter, and a key figure in the development of pop punk. In the early 2000s, she paved the way for female-driven pop music with punk influences. Her punk style and multi-colored hair earned her the nickname “Punk Princess”. Lavigne has been nominated for 8 Grammy Awards and multiple Canadian Juno Awards. She has also launched several perfume brands and her own fashion line, Abbey Dawn.
Demi Lovato
Demetria Devonne “Demi” Lovato is an American singer, songwriter, and actress who first gained recognition for her acting on Disney Channel. She appeared in the children’s show Barney & Friends and the Disney short series As the Bell Rings. Lovato later starred in the Camp Rock movies with the Jonas Brothers in 2008 and 2010. She’s mainly known for her vocal abilities and has written hundreds of songs.
Sir Brian Harold May
Sir Brian Harold May is an English musician, songwriter, record producer, astrophysicist, and animal rights activist. May is known for his distinctive playing style and the “Red Special”, a guitar he built with his father in the early 1960s. He’s also a prolific songwriter, responsible for or co-writing many of Queen’s international hits. May is also a Ph.D. astronomer and co-authored Bang! The Complete History of the Universe with Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott.
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda is an award-winning American actor, singer, songwriter, rapper, filmmaker, and librettist. He’s known for creating the Broadway musicals In the Heights (2005) and Hamilton (2015), and for his work on Disney films like Moana (2016) and Encanto (2021). Miranda’s hip-hop-infused musicals feature Black, Latino, and Asian-American actors portraying the nation’s Founding Fathers and Mothers.
Alex Norström
Alex Norström is the Co-President, Chief Business Officer of Spotify. He oversees Spotify’s subscriber and advertising businesses and all licensed, distributed, and owned content on the platform across music, podcasts, and audiobooks. In addition, he has responsibility for marketing, global markets, partnerships, licensing, payments, and customer service. Mr. Norström was previously the Chief Freemium Business Officer and prior to that, the Chief Premium Business Officer, Vice President of Growth, and Vice President of Subscriptions.
Prior to joining Spotify in 2011, Mr. Norström was Chief New Business Officer at King.com Ltd. He was a member of the board of directors of Circle from 2016 through December 2019. Mr. Norström holds a Master of Science in Business & Economics with a Major in Finance from the Stockholm School of Economics.
Chappell Roan
Chappell Roan is the stage name of Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, a Grammy-nominated American singer and songwriter. Her indie-pop songs often explore personal themes of lesbian identity and relationships. Roan’s theatrical performances and eccentric stage presence, along with her lyrics celebrating queer love, have helped her achieve superstar status. She’s known for her hit songs “Good Luck, Babe!”, “Pink Pony Club,” and “Hot To Go!”.
Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter and global superstar known for her autobiographical lyrics and catchy melodies. In 2023, Apple Music named her Artist of the Year. Swift has captivated audiences with her heartfelt lyrics and catchy melodies, solidifying herself as one of the most influential artists in contemporary music with my awards and accolades including multiple Grammy’s.
Earlonne Woods
Earlonne Woods is an American podcaster and author, best known for co-hosting and co-founding the podcast Ear Hustle in 2017, and co-authoring the book This Is Ear Hustle in 2021. Woods helped create Ear Hustle while incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison and is passionate about discussing the daily realities of life inside prison shared by those living it, and stories from the outside, post-incarceration.
Austin Young
Delivering fiery guitar licks and soulful sounds to listeners worldwide, Austin Young has crafted a unique sound and crowd-pleasing experience. With electrifying passion, energy, and stage presence, Austin makes every show personable and memorable to those within earshot. While staying true to traditional Blues elements, Austin has incorporated themes of contemporary Rock, Jazz, and Gospel to make his sound stand out to the large crowds he attracts.
Inspired to pick up a guitar by many musicians, including his late father Tim Young, Austin has already produced and released two studio albums full of his original music, Blue as Can Be (2013) and Not So Simple (2016), and has been recognized for several awards in his home state of Colorado such as Best Guitar Player (2012-2015) from the Colorado Blues Society Listeners Choice Awards.
When he is without his guitar, Austin enjoys giving back to charities that hold a special place in his heart, including Blue Star Connection and Habitat for Humanity. Driven forward by his passion for the guitar and faith in Christ, Austin is determined to continue his mission of positively impacting others through his music.