Meet YouTube Music's Foundry Class Of 2020
Foundry is YouTube Music’s global artist development program, helping independent artists use music and storytelling to engage fans across borders and build careers with a vision they uniquely define on their own.
This year’s world-class group includes 12 artists, each on the cusp and cutting edge of modern music-making, across a wide range of genres. Please meet Foundry’s inaugural 2020 class: charming LA singer-songwriter @AdamMelchor, Puerto Rican trap storyteller @EladioCarrion, audacious Brooklyn based multifaceted artist @gabrielgarzonmontano, respected Birmingham grime artist and actor @Jaykae, radiant Glasgow R&B singer @Joesef, LA-based corridos trailblazer @natanaelcano777, five-piece Japanese indie rock band @Novelbright, Sydney pop-rock brothers @LimeCordiale, soaring Mumbai DJ/producer duo @LostStoriesMusic, defiant Korean-American multitalent @reiami, gifted Nigerian singer and producer @tems8781, and avant-garde French pop-rap artist @TESS.