Spotify’s 25 Most Influential Artists Under 25 2016

25. Daya: Singer-songwriter Daya can be heard all over The Chainsmokers’ massive summer ‘16 hit, “Don’t Let Me Down,” but in the summer of ‘15, her own track, “Hide Away,” (215 million streams) was already setting her stage for superstardom.

24. Cheat Codes: Los Angeles electronic trio Cheat Codes released the song “Sex” earlier this year, and it has now amassed more than 320 million streams. Cheat Codes averages 15 million monthly users.

23. Rae Sremmurd: This is the third time hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd has made it onto Spotify’s 25 Under 25 list. Overall Rae Sremmurd attracts 7 million monthly listeners.

22. Demi Lovato commanded everyone’s attention with her assertive, no holds-barred album, Confident, which produced the mega title track as well as ‘Cool for The Summer’ (180M streams). Overall, the 24-year-old attracts 10 million monthly listeners.

21. Nothing But Thieves: Tracks ‘Trip Switch’ and ‘Wake Up Call’—with a combined total of nearly 28 million streams — are getting considerable attention with our U.S. listeners. Nothing But Thieves have about 1 million monthly listeners.

20. Halsey: Many Spotify listeners have followed pop singer Halsey’s career with great interest over the last couple of years, streaming her awesome track, “New Americana,” some 130 million times. Her solo music now averages 1.5 million streams a day.

19. Glass Animals: Hailing from Oxford, England, indie-pop four-piece Glass Animals has a solid history with Spotify listeners; “Gooey” was the world’s second most viral track in 2014, and attract 2.5 million monthly listeners.

18. Selena Gomez: With multiple songs surpassing 200 million streams like “Hands to Myself,” “Same Old Love” and “Good For You” (currently at about 330 million streams), Gomez, 24, is now one of the leading ladies of pop music.

17. Desiigner: ‘Panda’ is now approaching half a billion streams. Signed to Kanye West’s record label G.O.O.D. Music, Desiigner (whose real name is Sidney Royel Selby III), attracts more than 13 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

16. Joel Adams: Singer-songwriter Joel Adams is 19, hails from Brisbane, Australia, and has only ever released one song on Spotify. His soul ballad, 'Please Don’t Go,' has received around 210 million streams to date.

15. DNCE: Electric-rock outfit DNCE took off earlier this year thanks to their bouncy hit, ‘Cake by the Ocean,’ now at 440 million streams. Their song, ‘Toothbrush,’ is also a smash with about 100 million streams.

14. Kelsea Ballerini: Spotify listeners are particularly fond of tracks ‘Love Me Like You Mean It,’ ‘Dibs’ and ‘Peter Pan,’ which collectively have clocked more than 75 million streams.

13. Tory Lanez: In August, his debut album, I Told You, received almost 10 million streams in its first week of release. Lanez has 12 million monthly listeners and his track ‘LUV’ is currently crushing it in popular playlist ‘Are & Be.’

12. Maluma: With more than 6 million monthly listeners, as well as collaborations with Ricky Martin and Shakira, Maluma (real name: Juan Luis Londoño Arias) has earned bragging rights as the world’s top urban Latin artist.

11. Zara Larsson: Monster tracks ‘Never Forget You’ (385 million streams) and ‘Lush Life’ (485 million streams) feature Larsson, now 18, who is one of the best pop stars going today. Larsson attracts a whopping 18 million monthly listeners.

10. Flume: Currently Spotify listeners can’t get enough of Flume’s latest hits “Say It” (feat. Tove Lo) and “Never Be Like You” (feat. Kai). With 13 million monthly listeners, Flume is one of the top electronic artists on the scene.

9. Hailee Steinfeld: Hailee Steinfeld’s ‘Starving’ is taking off, with more than 160 million. The track solidifies the 19-year-old oscar-nominated actress as a top pop artist, following last year’s breakout single “Love Myself” (210 million streams).

8. Fifth Harmony: This all-girl R&B group needs no introduction; more than 16 million Spotify listeners stream Fifth Harmony’s infectious tracks each month.

7. Charlie Puth: With a whopping 20 million monthly listeners on Spotify, singer-songwriter Charlie Puth is one of the top players in pop music today.

6. Alessia Cara: Since the success of ‘Here,’ Spotify’s most viral song in the U.S. last year (and #5 globally), the R&B singer has attracted more than 13 million monthly listeners.

5. Justin Bieber: ‘Love Yourself,’ ‘What Do You Mean?’ and ‘Sorry’ have all passed the 700 million streams mark. Bieber’s collaboration with Major Lazer and MØ, ‘Cold Water’ is currently streaming more than 2.5 million times a day.

4. Martin Garrix: Garrix’s banger, ‘In The Name of Love,’ is tearing it up on Spotify’s “Today’s Top Hits” playlist. With 21 million monthly listeners, Garrix is comfortable hanging out as one of Spotify’s top twenty most popular artists of all time.

3. Chance the Rapper: Chance has more than 6 million monthly listeners who are really getting behind the 23-year-old’s track ‘No Problem’ (feat. Lil Wayne and 2Chainz), which has more than 60 million streams.

2. Ariana Grande: Multiple tracks from Grande’s latest album became instant hits; ‘Dangerous Woman’ and ‘Into You’ have both clocked more than 200 million streams each, and “Side to Side” (with Nicki Minaj), is a top 10 song on Spotify’s global chart.

1. Shawn Mendes: Shawn Mendes started out posting six-second Vine clips (RIP Vine) of himself singing covers, and now, at 18, the singer-songwriter from Toronto fills major venues and attracts an impressive 25 million Spotify listeners each month.