Beatport, the global leader in music for DJs, producers, and their fans, today announced the Beatport Next Class of 2023. Beatport has a proud history of helping grow the careers of up-and-coming dance music artists. First launched in 2021, Beatport’s accelerator program for emerging artists, Beatport Next, has given numerous acts a significant career boost, providing them with the promotional tools they need to amplify their sound and introduce them to audiences worldwide.
Over the course of the next 12 months, Beatport will provide the eight members of its Beatport Next Class of 2023 with homepage features, banners, and eye-catching placement for new releases throughout its store, featured playlists, editorial coverage on Beatportal, live streams, and social media support.
In 2022, Beatport Next selected eight extraordinary acts – 8Kays, AMÉMÉ, Emily Nash, Jaden Thompson, Marina Trench, Nia Archives, Nikki Nair, and Risa Taniguchi – and championed their projects to Beatport’s global DJ and fan community through its diverse features and offerings. Over the 12 months of the 2022 Beatport Next program, its eight artists saw a 353% increase in Beatport store revenue and a 213% increase in Beatport followers.
After completing its extensive selection process, Beatport is thrilled to announce eight new artists hailing from all corners of the globe, all with a broad spectrum of sounds, that will make up the Beatport Next Class of 2023.
“Since launching Beatport Next two years ago we’ve been able to work with and support a great selection of emerging artists from around the globe. TSHA, VNSSA, Nia Archives, and AMÉMÉ are among the Beatport Next alumni whose careers have taken off both on Beatport and beyond.”
“Beatport Next is committed to help grow a new class of great up-and-coming artists and we believe that the power of our platform as a promotional tool will help them all exceed their goals for 2023.” – Heiko Hoffmann
