Artists To Watch in 2021 From young pop upstarts to acts that blur the lines of genre entirely, here are our picks for the artists you need to watch in 2021. Facebook A new year brings many things, but chief among them for music fans is the chance to witness a new crop of artists reach new heights of success. And of course, 2021 will be no different - but it may well be more important than ever for emerging artists to find newer, bigger audiences over the next 12 months after the, shall we say, interesting developments in how the music industry has adapted in the midst of a global pandemic.