Since 2013, Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month is a regular Today Show feature fronted by American radio broadcaster Elvis Duran in which he chooses an upcoming solo singer, and at times duos and groups, to spotlight them each month as "Artist(s) of the Month". In certain months, two different artists may be featured during the same month.
Duran has his own segment on the 4th hour of NBC's Today show with Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb where Duran presents his selected artists, and after a brief interview with the show's hosts, the selected artists sing a recent song of their own for national public audience in the US. Past artists who have appeared on the segment include American bands like A Great Big World, American Authors, Juice, Los 5, MAGIC GIANT, Midnight Red, Ocean Park Standoff, The Revivalists, Saving Forever, the duos Alexander Jean, Jack & Jack, Lion Babe and Secret Weapons, independent and emerging American artists like Madilyn Bailey, Jon Bellion, Cris Cab, Sabrina Carpenter, Greyson Chance, Jessie Chris, Rachel Crow, Rozzi Crane, Daya, Mikky Ekko, Roy English, Emily Estefan, Ferras, Jordan Fisher, Gallant, Todrick Hall, Olivia Holt, Parson James, Lauren Jenkins, Tori Kelly, Austin Mahone, Kirstin Maldonado, Laura Marano, MAX, Bea Miller, Jake Miller, Spencer Sutherland, VÉRITÉ, Tyler Ward, Elle Winter and Zendaya and more.[1]
Although a big majority of the featured artists are American, Duran makes a point of introducing some non-Americans acts as well giving them big exposure in the American markets. Such international artists include Grace, Vance Joy, Conrad Sewell and The Griswolds (Australia), Alessia Cara and Shawn Hook (Canada), Isac Elliot (Finland), AudioDamn! (Germany), Nikki Williams (South Africa), Arlissa, Låpsley, Katy Tiz, Labrinth, Damian McGinty, Aston Merrygold, Tom Walker and the bands MiC LOWRY, New Hope Club (UK) and others.
List of artists
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| Date | Artist | Song | Typ | Land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2013 | Nikki Williams | "Glowing" | Female | Südafrika |
| June 2013 | A Great Big World | "This Is the New Year" | Group | Vereinigte Staaten |
| July 2013 | Labrinth | "Beneath Your Beautiful" (feat. Emeli Sandé) |
Male | Vereinigtes Königreich |
| September 2013 | Tori Kelly | "Dear No One" | Female | Vereinigte Staaten |
| October 2013 | Midnight Red | "Take Me Home" | Group | Vereinigte Staaten |
| November 2013 | Zendaya | "Replay" | Female | Vereinigte Staaten |
| May 2014 | Katy Tiz | "The Big Bang" | Female | Vereinigtes Königreich |
| July 2014 | Ferras | "Sing in Tongues" | Male | Vereinigte Staaten |
| September 2014 | Bebe Rexha | "I Can't Stop Drinking About You" | Female | Vereinigte Staaten |
| October 2014 | Lipstick Gypsy | "The Cure" | Duo | Vereinigte Staaten |
| Cris Cab | "Liar Liar" | Male | Vereinigte Staaten | |
| November 2014 | Vance Joy | "Riptide" | Male | Australien |
| December 2014 | Bea Miller | "Young Blood" | Female | Vereinigte Staaten |
| March 2015 | Los 5 | "Poquito Mas" | Group | Vereinigte Staaten |
| Conrad Sewell | "Start Again" | Male | Australien | |
| April 2015 | Rozzi Crane | "Psycho" | Female | Vereinigte Staaten |
| Mikky Ekko | "Smile" | Male | Vereinigte Staaten | |
| June 2015 | MAX | "Gibberish" | Male | Vereinigte Staaten |
| July 2015 | Grace | "You Don't Own Me" (feat. G-Eazy) |
Female | Australien |
| American Authors | "Best Day of My Life" | Group | Vereinigte Staaten | |
| August 2015 | Austin Mahone | "Dirty Work" | Male | Vereinigte Staaten |
| September 2015 | Alessia Cara | "Here" | Female | Kanada |
| Skylar Stecker | "Crazy Beautiful" | Female | Vereinigte Staaten | |
| Daya | "Hide Away" | Female | Vereinigte Staaten | |
| October 2015 | Todrick Hall | "Wind It Up" (feat. Vonzell Solomon) |
Male | Vereinigte Staaten |
| November 2015 | AudioDamn! | "Radar" | Group | Deutschland |
| Secret Weapons | "Something New" | Group | Vereinigte Staaten | |
| December 2015 | Tyler Ward | "Yellow Boxes" | Male | Vereinigte Staaten |
| January 2016 | Ben Rector | "Brand New" | Male | Vereinigte Staaten |
| February 2016 | Shawn Hook | "Sound of Your Heart" | Male | Kanada |
| Greyson Chance | "Hit & Run" | Male | Vereinigte Staaten | |
| March 2016 | The Revivalists | "Wish I Knew You" | Group | Vereinigte Staaten |
| April 2016 | Låpsley | "Love Is Blind" | Female | Vereinigtes Königreich |
| Whitney Woerz | "6 Second Love" | Female | Vereinigte Staaten | |
| May 2016 | Isac Elliot | "What About Me" | Male | Finnland |
| Laura Marano | "Boombox" | Female | Vereinigte Staaten | |
| June 2016 | Adam Freedman | "Pretty Things" | Male | Vereinigte Staaten |
| July 2016 | Jordan Fisher | "All About Us" | Male | Vereinigte Staaten |
| August 2016 | Jon Bellion | "All Time Low" | Male | Vereinigte Staaten |
| September 2016 | The Griswolds | "Out of My Head" | Group | Australien |
| October 2016 | Lion Babe | "She's a Lady" | Duo | Vereinigte Staaten |
| November 2016 | Parson James | "Sad Song" | Male | Vereinigte Staaten |
| Sabrina Carpenter | "Thumbs" | Female | Vereinigte Staaten | |
| December 2016 | Marina Morgan | "Paralyzed" | Female | Vereinigte Staaten |
| Jake Miller | "Overnight" | Male | Vereinigte Staaten | |
| January 2017 | Gallant | "Weight in Gold" | Male | Vereinigte Staaten |
| VÉRITÉ | "Phase Me Out" | Female | Vereinigte Staaten | |
| February 2017 | Emily Estefan | "Reigns (Every Night)" | Female | Vereinigte Staaten |
| Ocean Park Standoff | "Good News" | Group | United States-based (US and English artists) | |
| March 2017 | MiC LOWRY | "Oh Lord" | Group | Vereinigtes Königreich |
| Tom Walker | "Just You and I" | Male | Vereinigtes Königreich | |
| April 2017 | Roy English | "Hotel Pools 01101001" | Male | Vereinigte Staaten |
| Olivia Holt | "History" | Female | Vereinigte Staaten | |
| May 2017 | MAGIC GIANT | "Set on Fire" | Group | Vereinigte Staaten |
| June 2017 | Chord Overstreet | "Hold On" | Male | Vereinigte Staaten |
| Jessie Chris | "Burn" | Female | Vereinigte Staaten | |
| July 2017 | Spencer Sutherland | "Selfish" | Male | Vereinigte Staaten |
| Kirstin Maldonado | "Break a Little" | Female | Vereinigte Staaten | |
| August 2017 | Saving Forever | "Million Ways" | Group | Vereinigte Staaten |
| September 2017 | Rachel Crow | "Dime" | Female | Vereinigte Staaten |
| October 2017 | JOHN.k | "OT" | Male | Vereinigte Staaten |
| November 2017 | Donna Missal | "Transformer" | Female | Vereinigte Staaten |
| January 2018 | Jack & Jack | "Beg" | Duo | Vereinigte Staaten |
| Rayvon Owen | "Gold" | Male | Vereinigte Staaten | |
| March 2018 | Arlissa | "Hearts Ain't Gonna Lie" | Female | Vereinigtes Königreich |
| April 2018 | Madilyn Bailey | "Tetris" | Female | Vereinigte Staaten |
| May 2018 | Elle Winter | "One More" | Female | Vereinigte Staaten |
| July 2018 | Aston Merrygold | "Get Stupid" | Male | Vereinigtes Königreich |
| August 2018 | Juice | "Sugar" | Group | Vereinigte Staaten |
| October 2018 | New Hope Club | "Medicine" | Group | Vereinigtes Königreich |
| November 2018 | Alexander Jean | "Waiting for You" | Duo | Vereinigte Staaten |
| February 2019 | Lauren Jenkins | "Running Out of Road" | Female | Vereinigte Staaten |
| March 2019 | Damian McGinty | "Saltwater" | Male | Northern Ireland |
References
edit- ^ "TODAY: Elvis Duran's "Artist of the Month"". Archived from the original on 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2017-01-12.