{"id":43453,"date":"2026-09-22T12:59:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T07:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/?p=43453"},"modified":"2026-09-22T12:59:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T07:29:49","slug":"youtube-music-foundry-2026-welcomes-16-new-independent-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/creator-stories\/youtube-music-foundry-2026-welcomes-16-new-independent-artists\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube Music Foundry 2026 Welcomes 16 New Independent Artists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>YouTube Music Foundry began in 2015 to support independent music.<\/li>\n<li>The September 2026 class adds 16 artists from eight countries.<\/li>\n<li>The 2026 program now includes 40 Foundry artists across both announcements.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Foundry Rising continues supporting artists at an earlier stage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_72 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/creator-stories\/youtube-music-foundry-2026-welcomes-16-new-independent-artists\/#YouTube_Foundry_Continues_Its_Mission\" title=\"YouTube Foundry Continues Its Mission\">YouTube Foundry Continues Its Mission<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/creator-stories\/youtube-music-foundry-2026-welcomes-16-new-independent-artists\/#Meet_the_16_New_Foundry_Artists\" title=\"Meet the 16 New Foundry Artists\">Meet the 16 New Foundry Artists<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/creator-stories\/youtube-music-foundry-2026-welcomes-16-new-independent-artists\/#Final_Thoughts\" title=\"Final Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"YouTube_Foundry_Continues_Its_Mission\"><\/span>YouTube Foundry Continues Its Mission<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Since 2015, YouTube Music\u2019s Foundry program has supported diverse voices from the global independent music community. Over the years, the program has worked with more than 250 artists and helped them develop their careers on their own terms.<\/p>\n<p>The latest 2026 class adds 16 artists from eight countries, expanding on a year that already introduced<a href=\"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/creator-stories\/youtube-foundry-2026-welcomes-24-rising-artists-from-around-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> 24 artists from 11 countries in June<\/a>. Selected artists receive a grant, partner support from YouTube, access to products and opportunities designed to help them grow their presence.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Meet_the_16_New_Foundry_Artists\"><\/span>Meet the 16 New Foundry Artists<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The September class brings together artists working across electronic, rap, pop, R&amp;B, folk, indie and Afro-fusion.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Japan: Aiobahn, harha, Takase Toya<\/li>\n<li>France: Asfar Shamsi<\/li>\n<li>Germany: Baran Kok, Jonny Mahoro<\/li>\n<li>M\u00e9xico: FLVCKKA, KEVIS Y MAYYKI<\/li>\n<li>United States: Gabriel Jacoby, Max McNown, This is Lorelei, Underscores<\/li>\n<li>Brazil: Jos\u00e9 Jr, Mariasss<\/li>\n<li>Spain: Yapi<\/li>\n<li>Lebanon\/Egypt: Zeina<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each artist brings a different sound and creative identity, from Aiobahn\u2019s electronic production and FLVCKKA\u2019s alternative trap to Max McNown\u2019s folk-country storytelling and Zeina\u2019s multilingual pop.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Thoughts\"><\/span>Final Thoughts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The newest Foundry artists show just how wide <a href=\"https:\/\/veefly.com\/youtube-music-promotion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">independent music<\/a> has become. With different languages, genres and creative approaches, this group gives listeners plenty of new voices to discover. A few may soon become names you return to again and again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YouTube Music Foundry 2026 adds 16 artists from eight countries, expanding its support for independent music.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":43456,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1368],"tags":[1389,1835,1729,1728],"class_list":["post-43453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-creator-stories","tag-creator-stories","tag-creator-story","tag-foundry-2026","tag-youtube-music-foundry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.3.1 (Yoast SEO v25.3.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>YouTube Foundry 2026 Welcomes 16 New Artists<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Meet the 16 new artists in YouTube Music Foundry Class 2026, 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