takes the lead, who is she?
New Zealand native Lorde beats Australian pop
band 5 Seconds of Summer » and wild child
Justin Bieber » into second and third place
respectively to be named Billboard's hottest
star under 21, topping the magazine's annual
ranking of Music's Most Powerful Minors.
The 17-year-old singer isn't old enough to vote
but already has two Grammys below her belt
thanks to her big hit - Royals - released last year.
The publication hailed the list as 'perhaps the
most impressive crop of under-21 stars,' it had
ever assembled.
Billboard said: 'These 21 artists have already
accomplished a great deal, but are safe bets to
continue finding success as they edge toward
adulthood... For now they're just kids, but they're
the kids that everyone in music is watching.'
Here is the full list of Billboard's Most Powerful
Minors 2014:
1. Lorde
2. 5 Seconds of Summer
3. Justin Bieber
4. Martin Garrix
5. Fifth Harmony
6. Austin Mahone
7. Earl Sweatshirt
8. Shawn Mendes
9. Becky G.
10. Chief Keef
11. Luis Coronel
12. Meghan Trainor
13. Cody Simpson
14. Madeon
15. Bobby Shmurda
16. Scotty McCreery
17. Troye Sivan
18. Rae Sremmurd
19. Akdong Musician
20. The Vamps
21. Unlocking The Truth
To also mark the publication of the list, Billboard
also compiled a chart of the 21 biggest hits from
the past 21 years by artists who were under 21 at
the time.
Topping the song list was LeAnn Rimes' hit
'How Do I Live', which was released in 1997 when
the star was just 15 years old.
Mario's 'Let Me Love You' - released when he
was 21 in 2005 - took second place.
Lorde's 'Royals' came in third, Brandy &
Monica's 'The Boy is Mine' was fourth and
Usher's 'You Make Me Wanna' completed the top
five.
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