21-year-old Connecticut songstress BENNETT matches the intensity of everyday emotional ebbs and flows with bold delivery and blunt lyrics befitting of diary entries. Amassing five million streams independently in under a year and receiving acclaim from OnesToWatch, Elevator, Lyrical Lemonade and more, she skirts the borders between R&B, soul and pop. In 2018, she launched her Soundcloud with a cover of Jorja Smith’s “I Am” before uploading the original debut single “Never Yours.” Without any promotion, the latter took off organically on Spotify, racking up 1.3 million streams and counting. Dropping out of college, she unveiled “Groupie” and “Gone.” Bennett turns real moments into equally real music—with a message—on her 2020 debut EP and singles like “Give Me A Reason” and more.