Rising artists, ranked by momentum
Rising R&B artists
Teddy Swims, Leon Bridges and Giveon are the fastest-rising artists in R&B right now, by Wikipedia pageview momentum. Data through 20 Sep 2026.
- 1+65%
- 2+23%
- 3+14%
- 4+10%
- 5+8%
- 6+8%
- 7+3%
- 8+0%
- 9+0%
- 10−2%
- 11−3%
- 12−22%
- 13−22%
- 14−34%
- 15−44%
- 16−47%
- 17−50%
- 18−53%
- 19−66%
- 20−71%
About rising R&B artists
R&B and soul's rising tier is all texture — smoky altos, bedroom-soul dreamers and gospel-trained belters. These are the R&B artists gaining the most attention right now.