The Top 5 Festival Talent Presented By The CrowdUltra Awards
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After receiving over a thousand nominations, they narrowed down the Top Five Festival Talent nominees. These artists stood out among the rest and should be celebrated
for the quality of their work. Those selected were determined by a mix of submitted nominations along with our expert panel’s assessment on a multitude of considerations
including quality and community. See who was selected and learn about them below.
The Top 5 Festival Talent Features:
Don Toliver
Description:
Singer/rapper Don Toliver established himself with a unique blend of vocal-driven trap. The Houstonian was catapulted to international recognition in 2018 with a featured role on "Can't Say," a Top 40 U.S. pop hit off Travis Scott's Astroworld LP. Signed to Scott's Cactus Jack label, Toliver joined Scott and Sheck Wes on the 2019 collaborative project JackBoys, a number one hit, and crashed the Top Ten as a solo artist with 2020's Heaven or Hell. Life of a DON became Toliver's second Top Ten solo album in 2021.
Future
Description:
Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn (born November 20, 1983), known professionally as Future, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Between late 2014 and early 2015, he released a trio of mixtapes to critical praise: Monster(2014), Beast Mode (2015), and 56 Nights (2015). His next releases, DS2 (2015), What a Time to Be Alive (2015, in collaboration with Drake), Evol (2016), Future (2017), Hndrxx (2017), and The Wizrd (2019) all debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200. Future and Hndrxx made him the first artist since 2014 to debut two albums in consecutive weeks atop of that chart. Future has also released several singles certified gold or higher by the RIAA, including “Turn On the Lights”, “Move That Dope”, “Fuck Up Some Commas”, “Where Ya At”, “Jumpman”, “Low Life” and “Mask Off”.
Jauz
Description:
Jauz is Sam Vogel, a Los Angeles-based EDM producer whose motto "music has no boundaries" is matched by his eclectic range of styles. From his music to the artists he brings up on stage, it’s clear that Jauz is a dominant force in dance music.
NGHTMRE
Description:
From Seoul to Coachella Valley, producer, DJ, and label owner Tyler Marenyi, best known as NGHTMRE has solidified himself as a global force in modern dance music. A certified tastemaker and festival mainstay with captivating talents reaching far beyond the EDM landscape, NGHTMRE’s potent artistic impact is anything but ordinary. With an expansive and provocative catalog of music and star-studded collaborations alongside ZHU, The Chainsmokers, Galantis, Dillon Francis, and recent collaborative hits like “Shady Intentions” with Zeds Dead, “Shell Shock” with Zomboy and Georgia Ku, and his UNSOUND EP with Ray Volpe, Rosie Darling, and more, NGHTMRE is at the apex of dance music’s biggest names.
Slipknot
Description:
Slipknot is an American heavy metal band formed in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1995 by percussionist Shawn Crahan, drummer Joey Jordison and bassist Paul Gray.
