Spotlight on Spotify’s Best New Artists: Gracie Abrams, Ice Spice, Jelly Roll, and More

On Thursday (Feb. 1), Spotify’s annual Best New Artist Grammy week party took over Paramount’s Stage 14 in Hollywood — the site of productions for Top Gun, Star Trek, Glee and more.

The evening featured performances from seven of this year’s Best New Artist nominees: Gracie Abrams, Ice Spice, Jelly Roll, Coco Jones, Noah Kahan, Victoria Monét and The War and Treaty (Fred again.. is notably out of the country for his first Grammys week).

As guests pulled up to the lot, they were greeted by a larger-than-life size sign featuring all of the nominees. And upon entrance, they were engulfed in a Dunkin’ dream (the event’s only party sponsor) complete with custom cocktails and donut flavors, exclusive merch and more.

The performance space itself was packed with guests including Renee Rapp, Kesha, FINNEAS, Becky G, Conan Gray and more, all tuning in to see their peers perform 15-minute sets of their most-loved songs. For his impassioned set, Jelly Roll welcomed surprise guest Lainey Wilson to the stage to duet on “Save Me.” And after Abrams performed her own set, she later reappeared to perform “Everywhere, Everything” alongside fellow nominee Kahan. “I’d die for this Spotify Best New Artist party,” said Kahan, riffing on the lyrics to his hit “Dial Drunk.” He later quipped: “We’re Mumford & Sons,” clearly enjoying himself.

Ice Spice closed out the night with a two-song set that fittingly opened with her latest single, “Think U The S–t (Fart).” Despite it’s eyebrow-raising title, the packed room quickly filled up with phones in the air to record the track’s live debut — a humorous moment that will surely be worth recalling for attendees.

• Ice Spice

  

  Ice Spice at the Spotify Best New Artist Party held at Paramount Studios on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

• Lainey Wilson & Jelly Roll

  

  Lainey Wilson and Jelly Roll perform at Spotify’s 2024 Best New Artist Party at Paramount Studios on February 01, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

• Laufey

  

  Laufey at the Spotify Best New Artist Party held at Paramount Studios on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

• The War and Treaty

  

  Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter of The War and Treaty perform onstage during Spotify’s 2024 Best New Artist Party at Paramount Studios on February 01, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

• Gracie Abrams & Cara Delevgine

  

  Gracie Abrams and Cara Delevgine attend Spotify’s 2024 Best New Artist Party at Paramount Studios on February 01, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

• Becky G

  

  Becky G attends Spotify’s 2024 Best New Artist Party at Paramount Studios on February 01, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

• Jelly Roll & Noah Kahan

  

  Jelly Roll and Noah Kahan attend the 2024 Spotify Best New Artist Party at Paramount Studios on February 01, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

• Victoria Monét

  

  Victoria Monét performs at Spotify’s 2024 Best New Artist Party at Paramount Studios on February 01, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

• Reneé Rapp & Kesha

  

  Reneé Rapp and Kesha attend Spotify’s 2024 Best New Artist Party at Paramount Studios on February 01, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

• Tove Lo

  

  Tove Lo at the Spotify Best New Artist Party held at Paramount Studios on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

• Noah Kahan & Gracie Abrams

  

  Noah Kahan and Gracie Abrams perform at Spotify’s 2024 Best New Artist Party at Paramount Studios on February 01, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

• Killer Mike

  

  Killer Mike at the Spotify Best New Artist Party held at Paramount Studios on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

• The War and Treaty

  

  Tanya Trotter and Michael Trotter Jr. of The War and Treaty at the Spotify Best New Artist Party held at Paramount Studios on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

• Coco Jones

  

  Coco Jones performs at Spotify’s 2024 Best New Artist Party at Paramount Studios on February 01, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

• Tainy

  

  Tainy at the Spotify Best New Artist Party held at Paramount Studios on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

• Lainey Wilson

  

  Lainey Wilson at the Spotify Best New Artist Party held at Paramount Studios on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

• The Chainsmokers

  

  Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall of The Chainsmokers at the Spotify Best New Artist Party held at Paramount Studios on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

• Ice Spice

  

  Ice Spice performs at Spotify’s 2024 Best New Artist Party at Paramount Studios on February 01, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

• Orville Peck

  

  Orville Peck at the Spotify Best New Artist Party held at Paramount Studios on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

• Chappell Roan

  

  Chappell Roan at the Spotify Best New Artist Party held at Paramount Studios on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

• Dove Cameron

  

  Dove Cameron at the Spotify Best New Artist Party held at Paramount Studios on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

• Sean Momberger

  

  Sean Momberger at the Spotify Best New Artist Party held at Paramount Studios on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

• Storm Reid

  

  Storm Reid at the Spotify Best New Artist Party held at Paramount Studios on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

• Lauren Spencer-Smith

  

  Lauren Spencer-Smith at the Spotify Best New Artist Party held at Paramount Studios on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

• Benson Boone

  

  Benson Boone attends Spotify’s 2024 Best New Artist Party at Paramount Studios on February 01, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

• Baby Tate

  

  Baby Tate at the Spotify Best New Artist Party held at Paramount Studios on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

 

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