The BBC Sound Of 2018 longlist has been announced

The list is rich with solo pop names, with only two bands - Pale Waves and Superorganism - on the list of 16.

BBC Music Sound Of 2018 Longlist:

• ALMA
• Billie Eilish
• IAMDDB
• Jade Bird
• Khalid
• Lewis Capaldi
• Nilüfer Yanya
• Not3s
• Pale Waves
• Rex Orange County
• Sam Fender
• Sigrid
• Superorganism
• Tom Walker
• yaeji
• Yxng Bane

To be eligible, artists must not have been a lead artist on a Top 10 track or album in the UK (it was Top 20 in previous years), and can't already be widely known - i.e. they can't be from reality TV and starting a career in music. Nominees are voted for by a range of figures from the music industry.

The Sound Of 2017 winner was Ray BLK.