18 Talented Teen Musicians Who Will Make Your Playlists Better

    Get to know music's next generation.

    Kelley Dunlap
    by Kelley Dunlap

    BuzzFeed Staff

    1. Shawn Mendes

    Island Records

    If Shawn was a normal high school student, he would... be elected homecoming king three years in a row.

    Recommended if you like: Ed Sheeran, acoustic guitars, Vine covers, polite Canadians

    Song to start with: "Stitches"

    2. Willow Smith

    Willow Smith / Via instagram.com

    If Willow was a normal high school student, she would... spend all of her free time in the art room, talking about conspiracy theories with the ceramics teacher.

    Recommended if you like: Erykah Badu, Dev Hynes, long conversations about consciousness, using crystals to ward off bad vibes

    Song to start with: "F Q-C #7"

    3. Bea Miller

    Hollywood Records

    If Bea was a normal high school student, she would... hold regular jam sessions in the parking lot after last period.

    Recommended if you like: raspy vocals, when pop stars go through an "alternative" phase, Kelly Clarkson

    Song to start with: "Force Of Nature"

    4. Alessia Cara

    Alessia Cara / Via instagram.com

    If Alessia was a normal high school student, she would... be the quiet type who surprises everyone with a legendary performance at the senior talent show.

    Recommended if you like: Hermione Granger, anti-social pessimists, singer-songwriter R&B

    Song to start with: "Wild Things"

    5. Sabrina Carpenter

    Hollywood Records

    If Sabrina was a normal high school student, she would... be the really popular girl who is nice to everyone.

    Recommended if you like: Disney-era Aly & AJ, gold glitter, #hairgoals

    Song to start with: "Eyes Wide Open"

    6. KLOE

    IAMSOUND

    If KLOE was a normal high school student, she would... be one of those kids who seems to live a double life — normal in class, wild at parties.

    Recommended if you like: SoundCloud pop, sneaking out after curfew, neon lights

    Song to start with: "Touch"

    7. SOAK

    Soak / Via instagram.com

    If SOAK was a normal high school student, she would... be one of the sensitive introverts who stays home and Tumblrs instead of going to prom.

    Recommended if you like: Cat Power, minimalism, black-and-white Instagram filters

    Song to start with: "Reckless Behavior"

    8. Jacob Whitesides

    Double U Records

    If Jacob was a normal high school student, he would... always be serenading his girlfriend with a guitar cover of a pop song during lunch period.

    Recommended if you like: boys with guitars, Snapchat flirting, John Mayer's Room For Squares

    Song to start with: "Magic Bullet"

    9. Maggie Lindemann

    Maggie Lindemann

    If Maggie was a normal high school student, she would... be the girl who mysteriously knows what's cool months before everyone else.

    Recommended if you like: Tinashe's mixtapes, Selena Gomez's Revival, pink pastels, perfect eyebrows

    Song to start with: "Things"

    10. Diamond White

    Diamond White / Via instagram.com

    If Diamond was a normal high school student, she would... be one of those shy but super-driven kids everyone knows is going places.

    Recommended if you like: Kelly Rowland, jewel tones, sad teens with happy faces

    Song to start with: "Lie On The Night"

    11. Jimin Park

    JYP Entertainment

    If Jimin was a normal high school student, she'd... get the solo in every choir performance.

    Recommended if you like: Sia-like ballads, pop stars who can really sing, goofy Instagrams, K-pop

    Song to start with: "Hopeless Love"

    12. Max Wonders

    Max Wonders / Via Facebook: maxworkswonders

    If Max was a normal high school student, he would... never be seen without his headphones.

    Recommended if you like: Chicago rap, songs that take their time, hyper-personal lyrics

    Song to start with: "88 Changes"

    13. Sophie Beem

    Sophie Beem / Via instagram.com

    If Sophie was a normal high school student, she would... be one of those worldly girls who seems to spend every weekend in the city with cool older people.

    Recommended if you like: things Beyoncé likes, slinky R&B pop, In The Zone-era Britney Spears

    Song to start with: "I Got It (ft. Fetty Wap)"

    14. Madison Beer

    Madison Beer / Via instagram.com

    If Madison was a normal high school student, she would... be the captain of the cheer squad.

    Recommended if you like: Justin Bieber-approved singers, EDM-inflected pop, Bebe Rexha, ultra-glam selfies

    Song to start with: "All For Love (ft. Jack & Jack)"

    15. Daya

    Daya

    If Daya was a normal high school student, she would... be one of those rare upbeat and outgoing artsy kids.

    Recommended if you like: viral sensations, unapologetically sweet pop, Hilary Duff

    Song to start with: "Sit Still, Look Pretty"

    16. Jaden Smith

    Jaden Smith / Via Instagram: @christiaingrey

    If Jaden was a normal high school student, he would... be one of those brilliant stoner types.

    Recommended if you like: prolific experimenters, moody blue vibes, Childish Gambino

    Song to start with: "Scarface"

    17. Billie Marten

    Billie Marten / Sony Music

    If Billie was a normal high school student, she would... scribble poems in the margins of her homework.

    Recommended if you like: old souls, intimate folk music, sparse poetry, Lucy Rose's "Shiver"

    Song to start with: "As Long As"

    18. Trevor Moran

    Trevor Moran / Via instagram.com

    If Trevor was a normal high school student, he would... be president of the drama club.

    Recommended if you like: Adam Lambert, theatrical flourishes, pop singers who respect the importance of a choreographed music video

    Song to start with: "Let's Roll"