Coco Jones and Victoria Monét attend Spotify’s 2024 Best New Artist Party at Paramount Studios on February 01, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Spotify
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.
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Ice Spice
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores for Billboard Ice Spice at the Spotify Best New Artist Party held at Paramount Studios on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Lainey Wilson & Jelly Roll
Image Credit: Catherine Powell/Getty Images 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.
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Laufey
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores for Billboard Laufey at the Spotify Best New Artist Party held at Paramount Studios on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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The War and Treaty
Image Credit: Gonzalo Marroquin/Getty Images 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.
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Gracie Abrams & Cara Delevgine
Image Credit: Catherine Powell/Getty Images Gracie Abrams and Cara Delevgine attend Spotify’s 2024 Best New Artist Party at Paramount Studios on February 01, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Becky G
Image Credit: Gonzalo Marroquin/Getty Images Becky G attends Spotify’s 2024 Best New Artist Party at Paramount Studios on February 01, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Jelly Roll & Noah Kahan
Image Credit: Alberto E. Rodriguez/WireImage Jelly Roll and Noah Kahan attend the 2024 Spotify Best New Artist Party at Paramount Studios on February 01, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Victoria Monét
Image Credit: Catherine Powell/Getty Images Victoria Monét performs at Spotify’s 2024 Best New Artist Party at Paramount Studios on February 01, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Reneé Rapp & Kesha
Image Credit: Phillip Faraone/Getty Images Reneé Rapp and Kesha attend Spotify’s 2024 Best New Artist Party at Paramount Studios on February 01, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Tove Lo
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores for Billboard Tove Lo at the Spotify Best New Artist Party held at Paramount Studios on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Noah Kahan & Gracie Abrams
Image Credit: Gonzalo Marroquin/Getty Images 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.
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Killer Mike
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores for Billboard Killer Mike at the Spotify Best New Artist Party held at Paramount Studios on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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The War and Treaty
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores for Billboard 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.
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Coco Jones
Image Credit: Catherine Powell/Getty Images Coco Jones performs at Spotify’s 2024 Best New Artist Party at Paramount Studios on February 01, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Tainy
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores for Billboard Tainy at the Spotify Best New Artist Party held at Paramount Studios on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Lainey Wilson
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores for Billboard Lainey Wilson at the Spotify Best New Artist Party held at Paramount Studios on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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The Chainsmokers
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores for Billboard 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.
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Ice Spice
Image Credit: Gonzalo Marroquin/Getty Images Ice Spice performs at Spotify’s 2024 Best New Artist Party at Paramount Studios on February 01, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Orville Peck
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores for Billboard Orville Peck at the Spotify Best New Artist Party held at Paramount Studios on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Chappell Roan
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores for Billboard Chappell Roan at the Spotify Best New Artist Party held at Paramount Studios on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Dove Cameron
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores for Billboard Dove Cameron at the Spotify Best New Artist Party held at Paramount Studios on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Sean Momberger
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores for Billboard Sean Momberger at the Spotify Best New Artist Party held at Paramount Studios on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Storm Reid
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores for Billboard Storm Reid at the Spotify Best New Artist Party held at Paramount Studios on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Lauren Spencer-Smith
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores for Billboard Lauren Spencer-Smith at the Spotify Best New Artist Party held at Paramount Studios on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Benson Boone
Image Credit: Presley Ann/Getty Images Benson Boone attends Spotify’s 2024 Best New Artist Party at Paramount Studios on February 01, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Baby Tate
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores for Billboard Baby Tate at the Spotify Best New Artist Party held at Paramount Studios on February 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
