Virtual Visiting Artist Series

Hailed by Time as "one of the 100 most influential people in the world" and the New York Times as "Latin America's hottest singer-songwriter," Juanes is the only artist with two songs on Billboard’s Top Five Latin Pop Songs of All Time list. He also has 12 no. 1 U.S. singles to his credit, among other awards and accolades.

Warner Music Nashville/Atlantic Records recording artist Ingrid Andress ’13 is a Berklee alumna who has been nominated for three Grammy Awards and is the only country artist nominated in one of the “big four” categories, as a Best New Artist nominee.

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Jessie Reyez released her debut studio album, Before Love Came to Kill Us, via FMLY/Island Records to critical acclaim last spring, earning recognition from the New York Times, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Variety, and more. It has amassed over 350 million global streams, becoming the Top Female Debut Album and Top R&B album of 2020, and charting in the Top 5 on Billboard's R&B album chart, where it remained for months.

Bishop Briggs is a British, Los Angeles–based songstress that accesses and shares strength in her songs by way of her bold voice, unfiltered storytelling, and uncontainable energy.

Daniel Platzman B.M. ’09 is the drummer for the Grammy-winning rock band Imagine Dragons.

Over the past few years, no songwriter has had more of an impact on reshaping pop music than Julia Michaels. Known for the songs “Issues,” a five-times-platinum–selling debut single, and “If the World Was Ending,” her hit single with JP Saxe, she has received Grammy nominations for Best New Artist and Song of the Year.

Born in Toronto and based in Los Angeles, singer-songwriter JP Saxe always finds a way to cut beyond the surface, tapping into universal emotions and human experience. His most recent single, "A Little Bit Yours," came off the back of his debut MTV Video Music Awards performance.

Adrianne Elizabeth Lenker is an American musician from Indianapolis, Indiana, best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of Big Thief.

Grammy-winning artist T-Pain delivers high-energy, charismatic tunes that have garnered him a gargantuan fan base. He has collaborated with everyone from Lil' Wayne (collectively known as T-Wayne) to Taylor Swift while winning two Grammys: one for his collaboration with Kanye West on 2008’s "Good Life" and the other with Jamie Foxx on 2010’s "Blame It."

Pinar Toprak B.M. ’00 is one of the most refreshing voices in film music. With her orchestral music for Captain Marvel, she became the first female composer to score a film set in the Marvel cinematic universe.

Tony Succar is a two-time Latin Grammy–winning artist, producer, composer, and arranger whose talents stem from a passion for music gifted to him early in life. In 2019 for his album Mas de mi, he took home Latin Grammys for Producer of the Year and Best Salsa Album, making history as the youngest winner ever to win both categories.

Coming from New Orleans, Tank and the Bangas are surrounded by plenty of grand musical traditions. The five-piece group has a knack for combining various musical styles—fiery soul, deft hip-hop, deep-groove R&B, and subtle jazz—into one dazzling, cohesive whole that evokes the scope of New Orleans music while retaining a distinctive feel all its own.

Recently Mickey Guyton made history as the first Black woman to perform an original song at the Academy of Country Music Awards. Karen Kosowski has produced the majority of Guyton’s new EP, Bridges (Capitol Records Nashville). “What Are You Gonna Tell Her?” is one of three tracks from the EP that Kosowski also cowrote, and it has received critical national media praise following Guyton’s stunning live performances first at the Country Radio Seminar 2020 (during which Kosowski accompanied her on piano) and then at the internationally televised 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards (during which Keith Urban accompanied her on piano).

Michael Franti is a globally recognized musician, humanitarian, activist, and award-winning filmmaker revered for his high-energy live shows, inspiring music, devotion to health and wellness, and worldwide philanthropic efforts.

Jac Ross sings upbuilding lyrics that advocate for cultural, social, and political issues and is an artist to watch going into the next decade. Grammy Award–winning super-producer Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins is an urban legend in the flesh. An acknowledged virtuoso in the music industry, Jerkins began his career as a prodigy at the age of 15.

TeaMarrr has been shaking up pop, R&B, and hip-hop with a sharp sense of humor (and sharper mic skills), leaping from an underground phenomenon to the flagship artist on Issa Rae’s Raedio. Kareem James is an Emmy-nominated songwriter who’s penned songs for TeaMarrr, Kiana Lede, Nicole Scherzinger, Jay Sean, Alexandra Burke, and more. 

Lennon Stella is an Ontario-born, Nashville-based singer, songwriter, actress, and multi-instrumentalist. 

2WEI is a composer team founded by Christian Vorländer and Simon Heeger whose music has been featured in movie trailers for Wonder Woman, Tomb Raider, and Mortal Engines. Emily Weber, vice president/head of sync for Position Music, has placed music in hundreds of television and film marketing campaigns, with credits that include Avengers: Infinity War, The Predator, and Justice League.

Charlie Puth B.M. '13 is one of the industry's most consistent hitmakers, with eight multiplatinum singles, four Grammy nominations, two Billboard Music Awards, a Critics' Choice Award, and a Golden Globe nomination.

Jacob Collier is a four-time Grammy Award winner who has been dubbed one of the most innovative musicians of his generation.