The list is rich with solo pop names, with only two bands - Pale Waves and Superorganism - on the list of 16.
BBC Music Sound Of 2018 Longlist:
- ALMA
- Billie Eilish
- IAMDDB
- Jade Bird
- Khalid
- Lewis Capaldi
- Nilüfer Yanya
- Not3s
- Pale Waves
- Rex Orange County
- Sam Fender
- Sigrid
- Superorganism
- Tom Walker
- yaeji
- Yxng Bane
To be eligible, artists must not have been a lead artist on a Top 10 track or album in the UK (it was Top 20 in previous years), and can't already be widely known - i.e. they can't be from reality TV and starting a career in music. Nominees are voted for by a range of figures from the music industry.
The Sound Of 2017 winner was Ray BLK.
