Inna Modja - Son of a Preacher Man

 Inna Bocoum conocida artísticamente como Inna Modja es una cantante y modelo franco-maliense, activista a favor de los derechos de la mujer. Su nombre artístico es un tributo a su idioma natal el fula, "modja" era el mote que utilizaba su madre con ella. A la edad de 6 años su padre la inscribió en un coro debido a las aptitudes musicales que posee. Su familia siempre la apoyó para seguir adelante en el mundo de la música. Desde pequeña se vió influenciada por los gustos musicales de sus allegados (Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald, Otis Redding). Más tarde se unió a la Rail Band de Bamako con su vecino Salif Keita con los cuales realizó su debut a los 15 años. Con la experiencia adquirida hasta ese momento, la joven Inna es capaz de adaptarse a cualquier ritmo africano o disco; finalmente optó por el pop. Después de un dueto con Jason Mraz en la cadena de televisión France 2 con ocasión de la Fiesta de la música, saltó definitivamente a la fama con el single Mister H perteneciente a su álbum debut Everyday is a New World. Volvió a la actualidad musical en 2011 con la publicación del single French Cancan (Monsieur Saint Nitouche), que se convertiría en uno de los éxitos del verano posicionándose el primero de la lista France Top 40. Al cabo de los meses lanzó al mercado dos nuevos singles igualmente bien aceptados por la crítica y el público (La Fille du Lido y I'm Smiling), consolidando así definitivamente su carrera musical. Durante 2012 recibió la invitación personal del cantante Alain Chamfort, para participar en su nuevo álbum de estudio Elles & Lui con varios singles. En 2015 publicó su tercer álbum, Motel Bamako, un disco homenaje a Mali con canciones en inglés, francés y bambara. En 2016 se sumó al cartel del Stop War Festibala de San Sebastián.

Sheridan Smith - Addicted to Love

 Sheridan Smith (Epworth, Lincolnshire, 25 de junio de 1981) es una cantante, bailarina y actriz británica de teatro, cine, radio y televisión. Sheridan Smith nació el 25 de junio de 1981​ en Epworth, como hija de Colin (1936–2016) y Marilyn Smith, quien era parte del dúo de música country "Daltons". Su tátaratátarabuelo, Benjamin Doubleday, tocaba el banjo en Yorkshire y luego tocó en un trío con sus hijas.​ Smith estudió danza en la Joyce Mason School of Dancing desde temprana edad.​ Luego asistió al South Axholme Comprehensive School,​ donde recibió la nota más alta en un GCSE en Artes Interpretativas.​ Aunque nunca se capacitó en una escuela de teatro, fue miembro de la National Youth Music Theatre desde 1995 hasta 2001, actuando en varios papeles protagónicos en Bugsy Malone, Pendragon, e Into the Woods.​ Completó su formación académica en John Leggott College en Scunthorpe.

Ha recibido diversos reconocimientos en el ámbito teatral, entre ellos el Premio Laurence Olivier en la categoría mejor actriz en un musical en 2011 por su papel en la obra Legally Blonde - The Musical estrenada en el Savoy Theatre y a la mejor actuación de reparto en 2012 por su papel en Flare Path estrenada en el Theatre Royal;​ adicionalmente, en 2008 recibió su primera nominación a dicho galardón en la categoría mejor actriz en un musical por su trabajo en Little Shop Of Horrors montada en el Duke of York's Theatre y en el Ambassadors Theatre.

En televisión, ha recibido un Premio BAFTA TV a la mejor actriz de televisión en 2013 por su papel en Mrs Biggs,​ por el que también tuvo una nominación a los Premios Emmy Internacional a la mejor actriz el mismo año​ y a los Premios AACTA a la mejor actriz dramática de televisión en 2014.​ Por otro lado, en 2015 recibió el National Television Awards a la mejor actuación dramática por Cilla.​

En 2014 fue nombrada oficial de la Orden del Imperio Británico (OBE) por sus servicios en el ámbito del teatro.​

Sheridan is the debut studio album by English singer and actress Sheridan Smith. It was released by East West on 3 November 2017, and debuted at number nine on the UK Albums Chart.

Details of the album were first announced in August 2017, with Smith subsequently confirming Sheridan as its title in October. To coincide with its release, she appeared in a one-off television special for ITV, also titled Sheridan, in which she chatted to comedian Alexander Armstrong and performed tracks from the album. The album received a mixed reception. Smith also announced that she would embark on a UK tour in 2018.

Start Me Up - Beverley Skeete

 Beverley Skeete  is best known for her  hit “Passion” Which she performed with the Group “Gat Décor” in 1996 on her top 5 debut on TOTP. She can also be heard on the albums of artist such as Tina Turner, Sir Elton John, Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings and many more. Beverley’s version of “Love Letters” featured one of the last guitar solos from George Harrison ( The Beatles). Over the years Beverley has performed on films such as Evita staring Madonna, The Beloved which starred Oprah Winfrey, The life of David Gale starring Kevin Spacey and Kate Winslet, and  The Hit man’s Bodyguard with Samuel Jackson and Ryan Reynolds where her recognizable sound is evident.

Devon Gilfillian - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)

Devon Gilfillian is an American soul singer-songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee. Gilfillian is originally from Morton, Pennsylvania. He began playing guitar at age 14, and while still in high school played in a band called Black Sheep. He attended West Chester University, where he graduated with a degree in psychology, and also played in cover bands. Growing up, his father, Nelson Gilfillian, was a singer and percussionist in a local band. After moving to Nashville in 2013, Gilfillian joined a local blues cover band. In 2016, he released his debut self-titled EP, of gospel-inspired blues-rock.

His major label debut album Black Hole Rainbow was released on January 10, 2020, on Capitol Records.  It was nominated for a 2021 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. The album features production from Shawn Everett, and co-writing from Jamie Lidell. Three of the album's singles reached the Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart: "Unchained" peaked at number 7, "Get Out and Get It" peaked at number 12, and "The Good Life" peaked at number 5.

On October 22, 2020, Gilfillian released a track-by-track cover of Marvin Gaye's 1971 album What's Going On.

On April 7, 2023, Devon released his 2nd full-length studio album Love You Anyway via Fantasy Records. Produced by Jeremy Lutito (Joy Oladokun, NEEDTOBREATHE), the album includes the single “All I Really Wanna Do” which peaked at #6 on Billboard’s Adult Alternative Songs chart.Gilfillian performed at Newport Folk Festival and Montreal Jazz Fest, and at the 2018 NFL Draft in Dallas. On March 7, 2020, he made his national television debut on CBS This Morning, performing the track "The Good Life". He opened for Brothers Osborne on their 2019 tour, and Grace Potter on her 2020 US tour. He has also opened for Mavis Staples, Gladys Knight, and Michael McDonald. He performed a cover of Marvin Gaye's "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on October 23, 2020, and performed "The Good Life" on Jimmy Kimmel Live in December 2020.

Gregg Martinez - Sign Your Name

 Gregg Martinez  ( August 2, 1956 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is an American rhythm and blues singer and purveyor of the south Louisiana genre called Swamp Pop. He is also referred to as "Mac Daddy" and is a member of the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. Martinez began singing in public at the age of eight in his home church in Carencro, Louisiana. He began his professional music career after graduating from Teurlings Catholic High School in Lafayette, Louisiana in 1974 by performing in the local nightlife scene of South Louisiana. From 1981 through 1984 Martinez was frontman and bandleader of Gregg Martinez and Kingfish. In 1985 he began to tour nationally with a new backing group called the Heat. Within a few months he landed an exclusive contract with the Donald Trump casinos in Atlantic City, NJ, where he would appear regularly through 1988 and relocated to in 1986. He signed a recording contract with multi-platinum songwriter/producer/musicians Victor Carstarphen and Keith Benson - veterans of the Philadelphia, PA recording scene which included Teddy Pendergrass, The O'Jays, and Patti LaBelle. His recordings were not released. Martinez relocated briefly to Nashville in early 1989 but by the end of the year had moved to north TX near Wichita Falls.

In 1990 Martinez began a new chapter in his musical journey in the Contemporary Christian Music field. He released three Christian albums from 1991 to 1997. With the releases of For the Ages and All the Days, 1999, 2001, he began to blend the Christian music with the Rhythm and Blues of his earlier days. He formed Gregg Martinez Outreach in 1998 which most notably consisted of a public school anti-drug program which reached many thousands of students around the country.

By 2006 Martinez had relocated back to his native Louisiana and had also returned to the R&B/Blues/Swamp Pop genre with the release of Big Bad Daddy. At this time he also joined the legendary blue-eyed soul group the Boogie Kings. He wrote the title song for The Boogie Kings' 2007 release Never Go Away. Martinez'CD, Soul of the Bayou, was released April 30, 2016 on Louisiana Red Hot Records. It reached #2 on the national soul chart and #4 on the national R&B chart according to RootsMusicReport.com. Soul of the Bayou was also voted #8 of the top 50 albums in Louisiana 2016 by Offbeat Magazine. Martinez has been nominated five times for Best Male Vocalist by Offbeats' Best of the Beat Awards. On February 9, 2019 he was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. On July 17, 2020, he released "MacDaddy Mojeaux" on Nola Blue Records. It has been critically acclaimed and receiving extensive airplay worldwide. He is the leader and tours regularly with Gregg Martinez and the Delta Kings.

His vocal style has been inspired and influenced by the soul crooners of the 60's/70's including Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, and Louisiana artists G G Shinn, T K Hulin, Big Luther Kent, and Johnny Adams.

Deftones - Drive

 Deftones es una banda estadounidense de metal alternativo formada en Sacramento, California, en el año 1988. Son considerados los pioneros del género nu metal junto con Korn. Sus integrantes son Chino Moreno (vocalista), Stephen Carpenter (guitarra), Abe Cunningham (bateria), y Frank Delgado (samplers). El bajista original de la banda era Chi Cheng, quien quedó en coma después de un accidente en 2008 y murió en 2013. Desde su formación, la banda ha lanzado nueve álbumes de estudio, dos EP, un álbum recopilatorio y veintitrés sencillos, además de un box set que incluye todos sus álbumes. La banda cuenta con un disco de oro y tres discos de platino.​

La banda lanzó su primer álbum de estudio, Adrenaline, en 1995 mediante Maverick Records, y debutó en el puesto 23 de la lista del Billboard Top Heatseekers. Around the Fur, su segundo álbum de estudio, también entró en las listas estadounidenses y británicas, por primera vez. En el álbum se incluyó el sencillo "My Own Summer (Shove It)", que apareció también en la banda sonora original de The Matrix en 1999. Su tercer álbum, White Pony, continuó con la exitosa línea comercial y crítica con el tercer puesto en las listas estadounidenses.​ Posteriormente al lanzamiento del álbum, Maverick Records comercializó un sencillo titulado "Back to School (Mini Maggit)", que era una reinterpretación con influencias rap de la pista que cerraba White Pony, "Pink Maggit", y lo incluyó en una reedición del álbum.

El álbum homónimo Deftones fue lanzado en 2003 y en 2006 la banda californiana lanzó su quinto álbum de estudio, Saturday Night Wrist, que alcanzó el décimo puesto de las listas estadounidenses.​ El sexto álbum de Deftones, Diamond Eyes, fue publicado el 4 de mayo de 2010.

El séptimo álbum de estudio de la banda, Koi No Yokan, se anunció en septiembre de 2012, pero no salió a la venta hasta 2013 debido a la muerte de Chi Cheng, que había pasado varios años en coma, teniendo como primer sencillo la canción "Leathers".

Sam Tsui - Don't Stop Believin'

 Sam Tsui (born May 2, 1989)  is an American singer, songwriter and video producer. He rose to fame as an internet celebrity known for doing covers and musical medleys of songs by pop artists. He has since released original songs and expanded to mashups.

Tsui frequently collaborates with YouTuber and childhood friend Kurt Hugo Schneider. Their one-man a cappella videos have been described by Time as a combination of Glee and Attack of the Clones.

As of June, 2021, Tsui had received over 3.18 million subscribers.

Tsui appeared on ABC World News on October 28, 2009, singing The Jackson 5's "I'll Be There". He went on to perform on The Bonnie Hunt Show in November of the same year, where he was interviewed and performed Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)". He also appeared on It's On with Alexa Chung, singing Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" for the cast of American television series Glee.

Kurt Schneider produced the musical web series College Musical, a parody of the High School Musical film series, in fall of 2008. Four episodes were released, with Tsui playing the lead role of Cooper. Following the popularity of the series, it was announced that a film would be made based on the series. College Musical: The Movie premiered online in September 2014.

In 2010, Tsui released his first cover album, The Covers. The album, released on February 9, 2010, features covers of hits from Michael Jackson, Journey, Beyoncé, Jason Mraz, and Lady Gaga among other artists. On February 22, 2010, Tsui appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show with his producer Kurt Schneider. The two were interviewed, and Tsui performed his medley of Michael Jackson songs. In November 2010, Tsui collaborated with fellow YouTube singer Christina Grimmie, singing "Just a Dream", which is the most viewed video on the YouTube channel "KurtHugoSchneider", with more than 200 million views. On December 2, 2010, Tsui gave an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and performed a mashup of Katy Perry's "Firework" and Bruno Mars' "Grenade" with Schneider.

In 2011, Tsui debuted his own YouTube channel, apart from his collaboration with Kurt Schneider. On February 3, 2011, Tsui was featured on Britney Spears' official website, along with his cover of "Hold It Against Me".

In March 2011, lyrics from Tsui's song "Start Again" was featured in the novel Seeker by Andy Frankham-Allen.

Tsui was mentioned three times by Tom Hanks when he addressed the Yale class of 2011. Tsui was also featured in the 2010 Yale Admissions video. The video, entitled "That's Why I Chose Yale", reveals information about the college with students and admission officers breaking out into song across the campus. In 2017, he co-starred in a new admissions video entitled "That's Why I Toured Yale".

In fall 2011, Tsui was a digital correspondent for the third season of NBC's a capella competition show, The Sing-Off. He recorded a "Judges Medley" that included Sara Bareilles' "Love Song", Ben Folds' "Gone" and Shawn Stockman's (Boyz II Men) "On Bended Knee".

Tsui released his first full-length original album, Make It Up, in May 2013 after a raising more than $64,000 through the crowdfunding site Kickstarter. The project was produced by Kurt Schneider.

In summer 2013, Tsui and Schneider toured across Canada and the US with Alex Goot, Against the Current, Landon Austin, Luke Conard, and King the Kid.

Tsui continues to make covers of popular music on his YouTube channel while also collaborating with other YouTubers. In September 2013, Sam published a duet with Elle Winter entitled "Unsinkable (Music Is Medicine)" online. The proceeds of the single went towards pediatric cancer research as a part of the Music Is Medicine's Donate a Song project.

Tsui's vocals were featured in a promotional video for Coca-Cola that premiered on January 14, 2014. In 2013, Kurt Hugo Schneider and Coca-Cola teamed up to create music videos featuring creative covers of two 2011 hits namely Calvin Harris' "Feel So Close" and Of Monsters and Men's "Little Talks" for a campaign called "The Sounds of AHH". The commercial edits of both premiered on the inaugural episode of season 13 of American Idol on January 14, 2014, on FOX with "Feel So Close" featuring the vocals of Tsui whereas Schneider makes music playing only Coca-Cola bottles, glasses and cans.

In 2016, Tsui starred in an episode of Bones as collegiate acappella singing group member Jake Eisenberg.