Overview
- The annual roster highlights artists including Lelo, Bella Kay, Florence Road, K‑pop group CORTIS, and Alabama country singer Kashus Culpepper.
- Selections are informed by millions of daily Shazam requests from places like TikTok clips, advertisements, and everyday listening before receiving editorial review.
- The Fast Forward 2026 playlist is available to stream on Apple Music and Spotify.
- Shazam points to earlier lists that featured aespa (2021), Ayra Starr and Teddy Swims (2022), and Benson Boone and Young Miko (2023) ahead of wider breakthroughs.
- The program focuses on musicians showing early momentum that Shazam believes are poised for a breakthrough year.