Best New Artist: d4vd⁠ From: Houston, TX⁠ Song: Romantic Homicide⁠ ⁠ Nine months ago, David Burke was an avid Fortnite player. He would make montage videos of his own gameplay, but would use other people’s music to soundtrack the videos, resulting in copyright strikes. As a solution, he started making his own songs to use in the videos, recorded them on his phone, and released them under the name d4vd.⁠ ⁠ Pan to today, and the 17-year-old has over 2.6 million monthly Spotify listeners, 120k TikTok followers, and a rapidly growing fanbase. His latest songs, written about heartbreak, losing loved ones, and letting go of expired feelings, showcase his impressive ability to capture big feelings via simple melodies and stripped production. ⁠ ⁠ d4vd is one of our Best New Artists of the month. Read more at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ 📸 Raheem Powell