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It goes without saying that, for just about everyone, 2020 was a no-good, very-bad year. But for a handful of artists, it was, numbers-wise, actually a very good year indeed – the year they rose from obscurity to stardom, all without leaving their homes. But who had the best year? We can get a good idea by looking at who had the biggest growth in audio streams from January through November compared to 2019, the same methodology that powers Rolling Stone’s monthly Breakthrough 25 Chart . These are some of the artists who saw the biggest streaming gains in 2020, a group that includes emerging artists who finally broke through to the top of the charts for the first time, or total unknowns who saw overnight success on TikTok. 1. Doja Cat While Doja Cat had been in the mainstream consciousness for a couple years — ever since the brilliantly funny “Mooo!”in 2018 — 2020 was the year she fully found her footing. After the relatively muted response to her debut album Amala … [Read more...] about Year in Review: 10 of the Biggest Breakthrough Artists of 2020

Masked Wolf, the Australian rapper behind the TikTok sensation “Astronaut in the Ocean,” leads this month’s Breakthrough 25 Chart , which ranks the fastest-rising up-and-coming artists on streaming. It’s rare that an artist rises from obscurity to the Top 10 of the RS 100 in a matter of months. But the Australian rapper pulled it off: “Astronaut in the Ocean,” which was originally released in 2019, started to take off on TikTok in late 2020, and by mid March it was in the top 10 on the RS 100. Masked Wolf also reached the Top 200 of the Artists 500. Overall, Masked Wolf grew his streams by over 23 million in March compared to February. Holding strong at Number Two on the Breakthrough Chart is rapper Coi Leray. In March, she managed to land two simultaneous songs on the RS 100,her breakout single “No More Parties” and the Pooh Shiesty-featuring “BIG PURR (Prrdd).”  Mooski, the singer and rapper behind the viral TiKTok hit “Track Star,” rises four spots to Number Three after “Track … [Read more...] about Masked Wolf, Coi Leray Lead Breakthrough 25 Chart

Knives Out was the surprise hit of 2019 that initially few expected to do well. Rian Johnson's homage to Agatha Christie's style of detective fiction saw Daniel Craig affecting a heavy southern drawl in the role of Benoit Blanc, gentleman detective on the case about the murder of a reclusive millionaire. Ana de Arms featured in the movie as the dead millionaire's nurse Marta Cabrera, in a role that put her on the map in Hollywood. In an interview with Flaunt, de Armas revealed she almost passed on her career-making role since the only description for the character she received at first was "Latina, caretaker, pretty". "Things could have been very different. I really pay attention to what that little description is. I'm sure whoever did it wasn't thinking about what that meant but for me, I was just like, 'Oh no, I'm not doing this!' What do you mean-caretaker, Latina, pretty?' I'm very proud of being Cuban and being Latina and I will play the most Latina any Latina has ever … [Read more...] about Ana de Armas Almost Said No to Breakthrough Knives Out Role

It would be logical to assume that music-industry success came easy for Jakob Dylan . Truth be told, however, at the start of his career, little was promised for the musician and frontman of the Wallflowers – not least because he was attempting to follow in the footsteps of his father, arguably the most influential songwriter of his generation. “I was hungry. I wanted more,” Dylan tells Rolling Stone , looking back on the tumultuous months and years leading up to the Wallflowers ’ breakout smash of a second album, 1996’s Bringing Down the Horse. With hit singles in “One Headlight,” “6th Avenue Heartbreak” and “Three Marlenas,” the Grammy-winning LP would go on to sell more than 4 million copies and make Dylan an overnight star in his own right. Related 20 Great Albums Turning 20 in 2016 Related Chasteness, Soda Pop, and Show Tunes: The Lost Story of the Young Americans and the Choircore Movement How Guns N' Roses Formed Even now, with the … [Read more...] about Jakob Dylan on Wallflowers’ Breakthrough LP: ‘It Wasn’t Easy’

Greta Van Fleet have released a new track, “Broken Bells,” from their upcoming album, The Battle at Garden’s Gate , out April 16th via Lava/Republic. “Broken Bells” is a sprawling ballad filled with tangled guitar lines and sharp string stabs that builds and exhales with a blazing guitar solo that makes ample use of the wah-wah pedal. “I believe there comes a time,” Josh Kiszka wails on the track, “When out of silence we will sing/And even broken bells will ring.” In a statement, bassist Sam Kiszka said of the song: “‘Broken Bells’ is what the fetter of society does to impact a pure and innocent soul. Our intention is to remove the obligation of generational synthetic expectations; break down these walls and not build new ones.” “Broken Bells” marks the latest offering from The Battle at Garden’s Gate , following previously released tracks “My Way, Soon,” “Heat Above” and “Age of Machine.” The Battle at Garden’s Gate is Greta Van Fleet’s second album, following their … [Read more...] about Greta Van Fleet Aim to Bust Down Old Walls on New Song ‘Broken Bells’