Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSinead Harnett, Snail Mail, Ambar Lucid, Paris Texas and 23 other acts are members of YouTube Music’s Foundry Class of 2021, which focuses on independent artists.
This year’s class is the largest to date, with 27 artists from 14 countries and multiple style of music,culled from the largest number of submissions the program has received yet.The full 2021 Foundry artist list and details from the announcement appear below; check here for the 2020 class.According to the announcement, as part of the program, artists will receive dedicated partner support from YouTube and seed funding invested into the development of their content.Since its beginnings in 2015 as a workshop series, Foundry has supported more than 150.
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