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The Top 5 Hottest Artists & Rising Stars Who Call The Southwest Home

Many hot artists and up and coming artists call the Southwest home. Up and coming artists are touring this year while hot, well-known artists are releasing new albums.

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1. Post Malone

Date of Birth: July 4, 1995 

Lives In: Cottonwood Heights, Utah

Occupation: American rapper, songwriter, and singer

Austin Richard Malone (professionally known as Post Malone) was originally born in Syracuse, NY. When he was ten years old, he moved with his father to Grapevine, Texas. Because of his childhood in Texas, his rap music has a country influence incorporated.

Malone moved to Utah from San Fernando Valley, California because of a robbery that took place in 2018 while he was not living there. Hence, he moved to a Utah mansion in the country for more solitude, to sharpen his creative songwriting prowess, and for safety reasons.

His new album, “Twelve Carat Toothache (Deluxe)” was released on June 7, 2022. It adds two new songs called “Waiting For Never” and “Hateful” to the original album that was released 4 days earlier.

2. Spill Tab

Date of Birth: In her 20s (exact date unknown)

Lives In: Los Angeles, California

Occupation: Alternative/Indie music artist

Born Claire Chica, Spill Tab is a French Korean woman and an up-and-coming Alternative/Indie artist that got her start on TikTok. Nothing is known about her birthplace or date of birth.

Out of all her songs, Spill Tab’s song called “Velcro” is one of her highest-streamed songs on Spotify. Another song “Cotton Candy” has five times the streams compared to the number of streams for “Velcro”.

Her new songs of 2022 are “Sunburn” and “Splinter” which incorporate the same whimsical and deeply emotional pop music different from what you hear on the radio. Catch Spill Tab on her American music tour throughout June 2022.

3. Chris Brown

Date of Birth: May 5, 1989

Lives In: Tarzana in Los Angeles, California

Occupation: American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and graffiti artist

Chris Brown has been in the spotlight since age 15. His first self-titled album released in 2005 had sold 2 million copies. This made the album reach certified double platinum status, which propelled Brown’s career forward for the last 17 years.

His new album “Breezy” will be released on June 24, 2022. Song hits such as “Iffy” and “Warm Embrace” will be featured. Young Bleu, Lil Wayne, Torey Lanez, Jack Harlow, and other notable artists will appear throughout the album.

4. PawPaw Rod

Date of Birth: Unknown (looks to be age 20-25)

Lives In: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Occupation: R&B and soul artist

Born Rodney Husley, PawPaw Rod started his career in 2020 when he dropped his single, “Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts”. Since then, he has earned over 5.3 million listeners from 174 countries and a total of 21.9 million streams on Spotify.

He will perform at his first festival called Outside Lands from August 5 to August 7, 2022 at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California. PawPaw Rod gets to perform alongside other notable musical greats such as Green Day, SZA, Post Malone, Jack Harlow, and

5. Mike Dimes

Date of Birth: Unknown (born in the 1990s)

Lives In: San Antonio, Texas 

Occupation: Musical rapper

Mike Dimes got his start on TikTok with his hit singles circulating on the social media platform. His most popular song was “My Story” in 2021. Joey Badass and ASAP Rocky are two of his top influences, but Mike Dimes is embarking on enhancing his own rapping style.

Dimes’ newest album called “In Dimes We Trust” released in March 2022. With 12 tracks featured and a unique rapping style that displays confidence and haughtiness, Dimes is climbing the ladder in the rap industry.

Final Thoughts About Southwestern Artists

New artists continually look for their 15 seconds of fame that will put them at the top of the charts next to the musical giants. Give new artists a listen to support them!