WOLFPEACHES

WOLFPEACHES is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Sheffield. They have received support from BBC Sheffield and Come Play With Me; performed at various festivals including Floating Castle Festival, Fire in the Mountain and Tramlines; and played shows abroad, including in Slovenia.

Jaidon Regis

Jaidon Regis is a drummer, musical director, promoter and the founder of Wavey Nights. As a drummer, he has performed with Asha Gold (at BBC Introducing LIVE and Glastonbury), Che Lingo and Ray BLK (at their headline shows). Under the Wavey Nights umbrella, he has promoted artists such as UK rap star Cristale, at venues such as White City House. The NextGen Fund funded two further Wavey Nights shows.

Tsatsamis

Tsatsamis is a London-based artist, producer and songwriter. His music has reached over a million streams across his tracks, and the London date of his 'Our Shame' tour in October 2024 sold out. His track 'Everybody Wants a Piece of You' was placed #10 out of 'The 100 Best Songs of 2023' by i-D Magazine, his other songs have been featured on Spotify editorial playlists including 'Fresh Finds Pop', and he was named one of 10 Men Magazine's 'New Noise Artists of 2025'. He has also performed at festivals including Glastonbury Festival and Mighty Hoopla. Last year, he was shortlisted for the Music Producer Award at the Youth Music Awards 2024.

The Pink Nostalgia

The Pink Nostalgia is an artist based in North London. The NextGen Fund supported the release of his EP, 'Youth & Observation', which discusses his coming-of-age as a gay man, and which was supported by live gigs with his live band.

Supermann on da beat

Supermann on da beat is a producer, beat-maker, content creator and disability activist based in Scotland. He is the editor for Hip Hop Scotland, a platform which puts a spotlight on Scottish hip-hop artists, and makes content for BBC The Social. He is also an A&R with Imvaize Music Group, and has worked with a wide range of emerging artists from across his local scene, including randombrownkid., Denizens, Áine Curry and ENJI. He has received frequent radio support from BBC Introducing, BBC Asian Network and BBC Radio Scotland, and has appeared in documentaries and TV reports by BBC Scotland and BBC Scotland's 'The Nine'. He was the winner of the Social Action Award at the Youth Music Awards 2024, for his work to champion and advocate for Disabled artists and music creatives, and was further shortlisted for Rising Star (Industry).

Risky

Risky is an artist from Warwickshire. The music video for his song 'Too Many' was shortlisted for the Music Video Award at the Youth Music Awards 2022, and expresses his emotions about street life, the dangers of knife crime, and the impact of violence on young people. He has also performed at Godiva Festival, and has received radio support from BBC Coventry & Warwickshire. The NextGen Fund funded his album 'Overlooked'.

Riski

Riski is an artist and content creator from Bristol. His NextGen Fund supported him to create a series of comedy sketches, set to hip-hop backing tracks. He has previously been a resident artist for The Hip Hop Coffee Shop, supported Dr Syntax and Pete Cannon on tour, and performed regularly at venues across the South West.

Richard Carter

Richard Carter is an artist, producer and songwriter from South Norwood. His track 'Le Monde' was featured in the soundtrack to the film 'Talk To Me', and has been streamed over 100 million times. Last year, he was the winner of Rising Star (Artist) at the Youth Music Awards 2024. He has also performed at EartH Hackney, created a song with Wretch32 as part of Apple's MadeInLDN documentary, and was invited to a two-week writing camp in LA following the viral success of 'Le Monde' across streaming and social media.

Peri Rae

Peri Rae is a singer originally from London, now based in Cornwall. She has been named 'One to Watch' by BBC Introducing, an 'artist you have to meet' by Rolling Stone, and has had several of her songs placed on Spotify editorial playlists - including 'Our Generation', 'New Music Friday UK' and 'Fresh Finds UK and IE'. She has also been invited to feature on the award-winning podcast The Guilty Feminist, performed an intimate showcase at Soho House Greek Street, and has supported James Bay, Kevin Garrett, Nathan Ball and Alfie Templeman on tour. Peri has also performed at festivals including Great Estate, Rock Oyster and Boardmasters; and last year, her song 'the ocean (i could die)' was shortlisted for the Music Video Award at the Youth Music Awards 2024.

Ogun

Ogun is a poet, writer, activist, musician and fashion designer. He is the Agent for Change at the Arts Council of Wales. His EP 'Flight Mode' was placed on a list of the '100 Greatest Welsh Albums of All Time' by Wales Arts Review, has received support from BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra, and has performed at a variety of venues and festivals including FOCUS Wales, Tiny Rebel Fest, 2 headline gigs in Porters (Cardiff), Swn Festival, Le Pub (Newport), The Moon (Cardiff) and a headline show at Clwb Ifor Bach (Cardiff). He has also been named a 'Future Figure' by BBC 1Xtra, featured in a documentary by It's My Shout looking at MOBO music in Wales, and was selected for Forte Project's artist development programme in Wales.

Noah Bouchard

Noah Bouchard is an alternative hip-hop artist from Wales. The NextGen Fund enabled him to develop and release his 12-track debut album, 'Love of My Life'. His song 'Dad's Clothes' was the winner of the Lyricist Award at the Youth Music Awards 2024.

Milan

Milan is a musician from Newcastle. He has performed at the Northern Writers Awards and Newcastle Cathedral, alongside Beverly Knight and Soweto Gospel Choir. He has also worked with Write Up and Rise to create the song 'I Am Here', which raises awareness about the impact of mental health crises on young people. With the NextGen Fund, he worked with a producer to record three tracks, and a local videographer to create a high-quality music video to accompany them.

Meduulla

Meduulla is a rapper based in Manchester. She competed on the BBC Three programme The Rap Game, has performed at Reading & Leeds Festival and Green Island Festival, and received support from BBC 1Xtra, who named her track 'Mish Muulla' their Track of the Week. She has also collaborated with e.l.f. Cosmetics, and her song 'Limbo' featuring The Mouse Outfit received the Music Video Award at the Youth Music Awards 2024, in partnership with Notion.

Malan

Malan is a jazz, pop and neo-soul singer from North Wales. She has received support from BBC 1 and BBC 6 Music, received the Triskel Award from the Welsh Music Prize, and had her songs added to Spotify editorial playlists including 'New Music Friday UK'. The NextGen Fund supported her to release her debut EP, 'Bloom'.

Maius Mollis

Maius Mollis is an artist based in the North East of England. Her music has received support from Both Sides Records, Echoes and Dust, Come Play with Me and BBC Introducing. She has also been an artist resident at Siren Studios Penryn.

Luqy

Luqy is a Pakistani singer from Oldham. He has attained hundreds of thousands of streams across his tracks, received regular support from radio shows including BBC Introducing and BBC Asian Network, and has supported high-profile artists including Imran Khan, F1rstman, Panjabi MC and more. He has also performed live as part of BBC Asian Network's Hype on the Mic series.

Lucy Crisp

Lucy Crisp is a singer-songwriter from Derbyshire. She has had support from Notts TV, BBC Introducing East Midlands, and the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. The NextGen Fund supported her to develop and release her six-track EP, '65 Roses', which reflected on the day-to-day challenges of being an individual living with disability.

Jet Sweeney

Jet Sweeney is a musician, lyricist, producer, model and poet. They have provided vocals for TV projects including the soundtrack for Netflix's Queer Eye. They have also performed at venues including Richmix, Manchester People's History Museum, and the Barbican Centre. They have previously been a member of the Barbican Young Poets and Roundhouse poetry collective, and won the Roundhouse Poetry Slam. As a model, they have appeared in magazines including Noctis and Kaltblut.

J Vessel

J Vessel is a musician, teacher and workshop facilitator from the East of England. He has previously been nominated for a MOBO Award, and has received support from the BBC, Capital Xtra, Clash Magazine, Channel 4 and Reprezent Radio. He has also held music worksops and assemblies in schools and youth clubs across the UK and Europe, including Slovakia and Poland.

Issy Winstanley

Issy Winstanley is a singer originally from Birmingham, now based in London. Her music has received support from BBC Introducing, with her tracks having been named their 'Track of the Week' multiple times. She was also selected to take part in The Music Works' UPSURGE programme, and has performed at the Future Sound of Birmingham Festival.

Ije

Ije is an events professional based in Wolverhampton. She is the founder of MdoubleOD Entertainment, and with her NextGen Fund, organised a live jam session with local bands and artists. She posted content from the event to MdoubleOD's platforms, as part of the weekly videos she makes for artist discovery.

Hillarynx

Hillarynx is a jazz/soul singer based in London. The NextGen Fund supported her release of a content series about her EP 'Sayyings', and the music industry more broadly. This included a Counter-Narratives newsletter, a 'Making Sayyings' video essay and vlog series on YouTube.

G Notes K

G Notes K is an artist based in Wales. He has performed in a variety of venues in Wales, including TramShed, the Wales Millennium Centre, and The Moon; and at festivals including BBC Immersed Festival and the first hip-hop event in Caerphilly.

David Green

David Green is a drummer based in the Lochaber area in the western highlands of Scotland. With the NextGen Fund, he was able to launch a series of open mic sessions in his local area, building a community of musicians in South Lochaber and developing his music and event coordination skills.