The NME 100 of 2026 has officially launched today (February 11), with Florence Road, XCOMM, Sasha Keable, Effie and many more landing on NME’s list of essential emerging artists to watch this year.
READ MORE: The NME 100 of 2026 – see the full list
The NME 100 is NME’s annual list of emerging artists from around the globe with the potential to shape the future of music. The likes of Billie Eilish, Fontaines D.C., Dua Lipa, Arlo Parks, Amyl and the Sniffers, CMAT, Wet Leg, Yungblud and Fred Again.. have featured on the NME 100 since its first edition in 2017.
Among the 100 exciting artists featured on this year’s NME 100 are pop provocateur ADÉLA, UK rap truth-teller Ceebo, Puerto Rican fusion band Chuwi, soulful crooner EJ Jones, Korean hyperpop artist Effie, ‘Shake It To The Max (FLY)’ hitmaker Moliy, Minneapolis shoegazers She’s Green, UK R&B standout Sasha Keable, Indonesian girl group No Na, Afroclash producer and Ed Banger signee Tatyana Jane, Atlanta pop-punk revivalists The Paradox, and Los Angeles hardcore rookies XCOMM.
Explore the full NME 100 of 2026 list here.
And check out music by all artists on the list with our NME 100 of 2026 playlist of key tracks handpicked by NME contributors – find it on Spotify below, or on Apple Music here.
The NME 100 is an unranked list, narrowed down by NME editors from a pool of hotly tipped names nominated by staff, contributors and members of the music industry. To be eligible for the NME 100, artists cannot have released their debut album before its publication, and can only feature once on the list.
The NME 100 of 2026 will feature in a special spread in the upcoming March/April 2026 issue of NME Magazine – sign up for our mailing list here to be first in line for the print issue.
In alphabetical order, the artists on the NME 100 of 2026 are:
2BYG
54 Ultra
ADÉLA
After
Ain’t
Aleksiah
Amira Elfeky
Ashnymph
Baby DONT Cry
Bleech 9:3
Blessing Jolie
BunnaB
Camille Yembe
Cannelle
Ceebo
Chrissi
Chuwi
Ciel
Cliffords
Clutter
Comet
Cruush
Déyyess
Dolder
Drifting Clouds
Effie
EJ Jones
Erin LeCount
Es.cher
Femtanyl
Florence Road
Gabriel Jacoby
Girl Tones
Hearts2Hearts
Heidi Curtis
Horsepower
ifeye
Jahnah Camille
Jai’Len Josey
JayaHadADream
Jessy Blakemore
Jett Blyton
June McDoom
Kidwild
KiiiKiii
Kloyd
KuleeAngee
Leah Cleaver
Ledbyher
Lola Consuelos
Love Spells
Lucky
Lucky Iris
Maddie Ashman
Madra Salach
Max Baby
Midrift
Moliy
Mother Soki
Ms* Gloom
My First Time
Nadia Kadek
no na
Omar+
Oscar Farrell
Paira
Pollyfromthedirt
Proph
Punching Bag
Reehaa
Rozie Ramati
Saam Sultan
Saint Clair
Sasha Keable
Sex Mask
she’s green
She’s In Parties
Shelailai
Silverwingkiller
sim0ne
Skye Newman
Sleepazoid
South Arcade
STARGLOW
Tatyana Jane
Teyma
The Itch
The Orchestra (For Now)
The Paradox
The Sophs
Tkandz
Tommy WÁ
Tooth
TTSSFU
Twinboys
Unflirt
Villanelle
Witch Post
XCOMM
Yaelokre
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