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Amelia McLean – IG / SPOTIFY

Amelia McLean is a Los Angeles–based singer-songwriter and pianist. Originally hailing from a small town in Michigan, McLean was formally trained in classical piano and grew up immersed in classic pop, folk, and jazz standards. Borrowing the old-school work ethic of childhood idols like Billy Joel and Barbra Streisand, she spent her formative years performing nightly in private clubs, managing herself and building her own events business working with luxury hospitality brands and private clientele. As soon as her frontal lobe developed, she decided to bet on herself as an artist in her own right and moved to Nashville, where she worked as a songwriter by day and lounge singer by night. Session work eventually led her to her lifelong goal of Los Angeles, where she self-funded and released her debut album, Frowned Upon Daughter, as an independent artist.  While her music carries old-soul sensibilities, Amelia McLean is undeniably modern. Her toplining work as an independent songwriter has been featured across television, most recently as the featured vocalist for Hulu’s season finale of Paradise. Her music abandons gimmicks and trends to return to something more essential: songs that feel lived-in, personal, and earned. The emotional weight is never performed for effect; it arrives through authenticity and a deep love of her gift.

Novul – IG/ SPOTIFY

NOVUL is a Canadian-born, Los Angeles-based pop artist creating high-energy electropop and hyperpop-infused music that blends controlled chaos, emotional storytelling, and cinematic production. Her sound fuses glitchy pop production, bold hooks, raw lyrics, and an unapologetic attitude into a world that feels both chaotic and emotionally vulnerable. Known for her high-energy live performances, choreography-driven stage presence, and fashion-forward aesthetic Novul has received support from VEVO and SiriusXM Hits 1, alongside features in Galore, Notion, and Flaunt Magazine. She recently performed two official SXSW 2026 showcases and previously opened for AQUA on their North American Barbie Tour. Her growing fanbase, known as the NOVULTIES, continues to connect with her fearless pop world both online and on stage.

Louis Berry – IG/ SPOTIFY

Louis Berry’s fiery, uptempo, social commentary-filled rock ‘n’ roll music is delivered in a Liverpudlian Dylan rasp and acknowledges his key influences – Johnny Cash, Sam Cooke and Tupac Shakur – without sounding one bit arch, knowing, stylised or retro.   His debut single ‘She Wants Me’ garnered significant radio play, with his debut album released in early 2018.  2019 was a year of change for Louis Berry, with the new single ‘Molly Malone’ acting as a statement of intent for the newly independent Berry. The new single precedes his new EP, titled ‘XIV’ out this November, via Ditto. Reminiscent of the Liverpudlian singer-songwriters standout singles ’25 Reasons,’ ‘She Wants Me’ and ‘Restless’; ‘Molly Malone’ is a feverish, fast-paced track showcasing the raw and earnest vocals synonymous with Berry. Speaking of ‘XIV’, Berry describes: ‘I’ve been writing and recording music every single day for the last 18 months but I haven’t been able to release any until now. It was a tough year getting to know myself as a person and as an artist and it thought me to see things in a different light. I know this will come across in the new music, it has a different edge to it now, it’s stronger, it’s refined. This EP is the just the start, it means a lot to me and I’ve put my heart and soul into it. Which is why I called it ‘XIV’, a number that has been following me through this journey. I hope people enjoy it and see the future the way I do.’