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Top 25 UK Music Influencers

British pop, rap, and electronic music has a long history of breaking artists straight from the bedroom to the charts.

This list gathers 25 UK singers, rappers, DJs, and songwriters, from a streetwise opera singer to multi platinum vocalists and rising club selectors.

Almost all are independent or early stage acts posting their own releases, which is exactly why their followers respond so much harder than the platform norm.

Denis GolubevDenis Golubev4 min readLast updated: 17 Jun 2026

The ranking

25 top influencers from 5,535 UK music profiles

Across the 5,535 UK music creators we track, audiences engage about 4.0x more per post than a typical account of the same size, and their followers read as about 83% real on average.

25 / 5.5K
Influencers selected
3.1%
Avg engagement
83%
Avg real audience
Skye Newman
#1

skyenewman__Skye Newman

Skye NewmanMega
729.5K
Followers
1.29%
Engagement rate
323.2K
Avg views

Causing chaos since ‘03 - 'SE9 Part 2' is out now 💕 Listen now at the link below - TikTok - skyenewman_

Audience location
UK80.0%
20.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: Broad reach pop launches.

The largest account on the list at 729.5k followers, Skye Newman pairs a strong release cadence with the widest reach here. Best when a campaign needs scale and a pop crossover audience rather than a niche fit.

QUEEN IVD🇨🇮🇬🇧
#2

ivoriandollQUEEN IVD🇨🇮🇬🇧

QUEEN IVD🇨🇮🇬🇧Mega
500.2K
Followers
5.05%
Engagement rate
281.1K
Avg views

@curvyd.fit

Audience location
UK41.0%
29.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Poor: high risk
Best for: High engagement rap reach.

QUEEN IVD combines a half million following with a 5.05 percent engagement rate, unusually high for that size. A standout for rap and culture briefs that want both reach and a genuinely reactive crowd.

Abigail Liddle
#3

abigailliddleAbigail Liddle

Abigail LiddleMacro
214.7K
Followers
2.49%
Engagement rate
101.7K
Avg views

19🎶 Singer tiktok- aabigailliddle music mgmt- 🎤 brand mgmt- ✨

Audience location
UK78.0%
15.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: Young singer songwriter audience.

A 19 year old singer with 214.7k followers and a clean 85 percent real audience. Strong for youth focused music and lifestyle launches where authenticity is the selling point.

CHLOËBETH  𓆩❤︎𓆪  Opera singer on the streets
#4

chloebeth_singerCHLOËBETH 𓆩❤︎𓆪 Opera singer on the streets

CHLOËBETH 𓆩❤︎𓆪 Opera singer on the streetsMacro
176.5K
Followers
1.71%
Engagement rate
63.7K
Avg views

𓆩♡𓆪 Bringing the power of opera & classical music to unexpected places 𓆩♡𓆪 Recovering alcoholic 𓆩♡𓆪 Singing my way around the world & touching hearts

Audience location
UK81.0%
15.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: Classical crossover storytelling.

CHLOEBETH brings opera and classical training to street performance, a rare angle on the list. Best for brands that want a distinctive, emotionally driven music story rather than mainstream pop.

FRDRK
#5

fredrikferrierFRDRK

FRDRKMacro
155.9K
Followers
4.04%
Engagement rate
28.0K
Avg views

Singer - DJ - Musician - Songwriter

Audience location
UK75.0%
19.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: Multi role music creator.

FRDRK works as singer, DJ, musician, and songwriter, and a 4.04 percent engagement rate shows the audience follows the person not one format. Useful when you want versatility across performance and DJ content.

Jake St. Ange
#6

jakesaintangeJake St. Ange

Jake St. AngeMacro
138.7K
Followers
1.40%
Engagement rate
32.9K
Avg views

ABOUT mgmt:

Audience location
UK82.0%
17.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: Managed artist partnerships.

Jake St. Ange runs a managed artist account at 138.7k followers focused on his own releases. A solid mid tier pick for streaming led campaigns that route through formal management.

RAYMOND
#7

raymonddeejayRAYMOND

RAYMONDMacro
110.9K
Followers
1.91%
Engagement rate
8.8K
Avg views

ldn| international dj + mashup artist @applemusic @britishvogue featured mgmt @limitless.mgmt_ agnt @naqentertainment

Audience location
UK79.0%
18.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: London DJ and mashup sets.

An international London DJ and mashup artist featured by Apple Music, RAYMOND fits club, festival, and DJ gear briefs. Best where dance floor credibility and a London base matter.

TYLER LEWIS
#8

tylerlwsmusicTYLER LEWIS

TYLER LEWISMid
98.3K
Followers
2.30%
Engagement rate
13.9K
Avg views

TIL’ DEATH DO US PART OUT NOW!!!

Audience location
UK57.0%
20.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: Release driven micro reach.

Tyler Lewis pushes single launches hard to a 98.3k audience at a healthy 2.30 percent engagement. Good for streaming campaigns that want momentum around a specific drop.

ALIYAH BLAZN
#9

aliyahblaznALIYAH BLAZN

ALIYAH BLAZNMid
96.2K
Followers
15.44%
Engagement rate
20.6K
Avg views

Polyglot| Maestra| Anomaly ♡ DM “Keyz” to learn piano in 7 days🎹

Audience location
UK55.0%
20.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: Very high engagement teaching.

Aliyah Blazn posts a remarkable 15.44 percent engagement rate, the highest on the list, built partly on piano teaching content. Strong for music education and instrument brands targeting an engaged learner audience.

KINGMULAA
#10

mulaajoansKINGMULAA

KINGMULAAMid
82.0K
Followers
7.28%
Engagement rate
176.0K
Avg views

Baby driver 19 TOUR TICKETS ON SALE BELOW @mulaawmafia

Audience location
UK70.0%
10.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Good: clean audience
Best for: Touring rap audience.

KINGMULAA is a young rapper with tour tickets on sale and a 90 percent real audience at 7.28 percent engagement. Best for live music, ticketing, and streetwear briefs tied to a touring act.

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HULTON
#11

hulton.musicHULTON

HULTONMid
80.0K
Followers
1.07%
Engagement rate
20.3K
Avg views

The only bilingual RAPPER on PLANET EARTH releasing a new song every week 💿🌍 GOAL - 100K followers 🐢🏁 My Music ⬇️

Audience location
UK35.0%
9.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Good: clean audience
Best for: Weekly release rap.

HULTON releases a new song every week to a 91 percent real audience, the cleanest on the list. A dependable pick for sustained, drop by drop rap campaigns rather than one off posts.

Matthew Smith
#12

m.smiiitMatthew Smith

Matthew SmithMid
78.5K
Followers
1.68%
Engagement rate
19.6K
Avg views

Joyful Creative

Audience location
UK75.0%
15.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: Independent songwriter reach.

Matthew Smith describes himself as a joyful creative and posts original songwriting to 78.5k followers. A steady choice for warm, feel good music partnerships.

Hohnen Ford
#13

hohnenfordHohnen Ford

Hohnen FordMid
77.0K
Followers
1.46%
Engagement rate
23.1K
Avg views

Wichita Lineman full version out now 〰️ Songer singwriter This my only account

Audience location
UK53.0%
13.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Good: clean audience
Best for: Singer songwriter classics.

Hohnen Ford reworks classics like Wichita Lineman with an 87 percent real audience. Best for heritage and adult contemporary music briefs that value craft over trend chasing.

ZELA
#14

thisiszelaZELA

ZELAMid
74.5K
Followers
1.84%
Engagement rate
179.5K
Avg views

cavegirl popstar man of your dreams

Audience location
UK89.0%
12.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Good: clean audience
Best for: Alt pop persona content.

ZELA leans into a strong cavegirl popstar persona with an 88 percent real audience. Good for alt pop and creative fashion partners who want a distinctive visual identity.

𝐀𝐒𝐋Ø
#15

aslo_music𝐀𝐒𝐋Ø

𝐀𝐒𝐋ØMid
73.4K
Followers
1.23%
Engagement rate
29.4K
Avg views

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ your acid princess 🜲 Management: 🪽 Bookings & more ↓

Audience location
UK81.0%
18.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: Acid and electronic pop.

ASLO frames herself as an acid princess with managed bookings, sitting in electronic pop. A fit for electronic music, festival, and visual led fashion briefs.

BrokenPen
#16

brokenpen_BrokenPen

BrokenPenMid
67.2K
Followers
2.02%
Engagement rate
6.7K
Avg views

YHWH Mobo Unsung class 2025 Semi-Finalist on The Voice UK 2021 📧BOOKINGS: ⬇️MUSIC⬇️

Audience location
UK78.0%
19.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: Vocal talent breakout.

BrokenPen is a Voice UK semi finalist and MOBO Unsung name with a 2.02 percent engagement rate. Strong for talent and vocal led campaigns that benefit from a competition backstory.

Nabihah Iqbal
#17

nabihahiqbalNabihah Iqbal

Nabihah IqbalMid
65.2K
Followers
1.20%
Engagement rate
17.8K
Avg views

MUSIC LOVER ❤️ MUSIC MAKER New album DREAMER out now on Ninja Tune / DJ on NTS Radio / Host of BBC 6 Music's "Lose Yourself"

Audience location
UK40.0%
20.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: Credible electronic and radio.

Nabihah Iqbal releases on Ninja Tune and hosts on BBC 6 Music, giving real industry standing at 65.2k followers. Best for credible electronic, label, and radio aligned partnerships.

THE HARA
#18

theharabandTHE HARA

THE HARAMid
64.4K
Followers
1.24%
Engagement rate
19.2K
Avg views

THE FALLOUT out now! ⚔️ T-) @theharajosh| @theharazack| @theharajack

Audience location
UK72.0%
19.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: Rock band fanbase.

THE HARA publishes as a single band account with a dedicated rock fanbase. Good for live, merch, and rock leaning briefs that want a group identity rather than a solo artist.

Abi Flynn
#19

abiflynnworldAbi Flynn

Abi FlynnMicro
49.3K
Followers
1.99%
Engagement rate
35.1K
Avg views

🌹Artist of Heart n Soul 💿 Multi-Platinum vocalist 🫶 Change Maker 👇 New Release ‘Best Thing’ w/ @kato_music 📧

Audience location
UK69.0%
15.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: Established vocalist campaigns.

Abi Flynn is a multi platinum vocalist with an 85 percent real audience releasing new collaborations. A reliable pick when you want proven vocal credibility behind a campaign.

Pozzy
#20

pozzyPozzy

PozzyMicro
49.3K
Followers
3.04%
Engagement rate
27.8K
Avg views

mgmt: @docksideradio_

Audience location
UK71.0%
16.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: Reactive micro audience.

Pozzy posts managed releases to a 49.3k audience at a strong 3.04 percent engagement. Good value where a small but highly reactive following beats raw reach.

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Arthi
#21

arthi.nachiappanArthi

ArthiMicro
48.9K
Followers
1.42%
Engagement rate
19.3K
Avg views

UK/ROW: NA/SA: music:

Audience location
UK62.0%
13.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Good: clean audience
Best for: Agency backed artist.

Arthi is represented by United Talent across multiple territories, signalling a serious career setup at 48.9k followers. Best for partners who want a managed, professional artist relationship.

le✿nie
#22

leoniebineyyle✿nie

le✿nieMicro
48.7K
Followers
5.66%
Engagement rate
33.2K
Avg views

mgmt ‘When You Turn Around’ out nowww Tix to my show July 16th 💕* @leob333_

Audience location
UK37.0%
11.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Good: clean audience
Best for: High engagement new releases.

Leonie posts new singles and show tickets to a 5.66 percent engagement rate and an 89 percent real audience. Strong for launch and live campaigns that need an active, trusting crowd.

𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐍𝐀 𝐈
#23

viennai_𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐍𝐀 𝐈

𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐍𝐀 𝐈Micro
48.5K
Followers
6.56%
Engagement rate
37.0K
Avg views

TT - viennai_ 📧 LOVE LOST OUT NOW⬇️

Audience location
UK37.0%
27.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Poor: high risk
Best for: Highly reactive small audience.

Vienna I drives a 6.56 percent engagement rate around new releases at 48.5k followers. A good test pick when you want intensity of response over audience size.

Sissy ☆
#24

sissyford_Sissy ☆

Sissy ☆Micro
48.4K
Followers
1.62%
Engagement rate
11.2K
Avg views

💌 mgmt: 💻 beats:

Audience location
UK72.0%
18.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Average: some noise
Best for: Producer artist crossover.

Sissy lists both management and a beats contact, signalling an artist who also produces. Useful for music software, beats, and production focused partnerships.

Polly Money
#25

pollymoneyPolly Money

Polly MoneyMicro
46.5K
Followers
1.39%
Engagement rate
12.9K
Avg views

Lesbian Overlord! ‘T-shirt Nothing Else’ is OUT! Playing guitar & vocals for the @the1975 🔮

Audience location
UK64.0%
14.0%
fake followers / suspicious accounts
Good: clean audience
Best for: Live guitar and indie.

Polly Money plays guitar and vocals live with The 1975 and releases her own material. Best for indie, instrument, and live music briefs that value real performance credentials.

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Brand fit

Best brand fits for UK music influencers

Brand fit here follows the music release cycle, not a generalist lifestyle calendar. The strongest matches sit close to how the music actually gets made, performed, and heard.

Music streaming and release campaigns
Best fit

Almost every bio links to a single out now, so launch led and playlist pitches land naturally.

Live music, festivals, and ticketing
Best fit

Several post tour dates and gig tickets directly, which fits event and ticketing partners.

Instruments, audio gear, and music software
Strong

DJs, producers, and instrumentalists on the list show real kit and studio use in their content.

Headphones and consumer audio
Strong

An artist audience that lives in music makes a credible home for listening hardware.

Fashion and beauty for performance
Good

Stage and video looks give a natural opening for apparel and beauty, inferred from visual content.

Drinks and nightlife
Niche

Club and tour adjacent acts suit nightlife and drinks briefs, judged case by case.

What ties this list together is that almost every account is a working recording artist first and a social creator second. The bios read like release notes rather than media kits: singles out now, tour tickets on sale, and management or booking emails listed in the open.

Several artists point to formal industry backing, from United Talent representation to releases on labels like Ninja Tune and features from Apple Music and BBC 6 Music. Many others are clearly earlier in their journey, which is where some of the sharpest engagement on the list sits.

Our verdict

Use this shortlist when you want UK recording artists who already command an engaged, mostly real audience and an obvious reason to post. It is strongest for music streaming launches, live and ticketing pushes, and any brief where audience trust matters more than raw follower count.

Start with the micro tier in the 46,000 to 100,000 band, where the engagement runs hottest and partnership costs stay sensible, then scale up to names like Skye Newman or QUEEN IVD when you need broader reach.

To go wider than these 25, the full slice of 5,535 UK music creators we track can be filtered by exact follower size, real audience score, and verified contact inside Click Analytic.

Methodology

How we selected these influencers

How we picked this shortlist: we started from UK music creators on Instagram in the Click Analytic database, then ranked on a blend of reach, engagement, and audience quality.

Eligibility

individual recording artists, singers, rappers, DJs, and creator led bands associated with the UK. Record labels, venues, festivals, and music news accounts were excluded.

Audience location

weighted toward creators with a meaningful share of UK based followers, not only UK based creators.

Engagement benchmark

the per tier Instagram typical engagement rates come from the Click Analytic Creator Economy Report 2026, data to December 2025.

Data date

figures reflect the latest pull at publication and refresh as the database updates.

The figures above are a snapshot pulled on June 17, 2026, not a live feed.

For developers & data teams

Put the data behind this ranking in your own stack

The same live data we used to rank UK music creators, followers, engagement, audience quality and more across 400M+ creators, is available programmatically through the Click Analytic Influencer Marketing API.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Everything brands ask before shortlisting UK music creators.

How were these UK music influencers chosen and ranked?

We pulled UK music creators on Instagram from the Click Analytic database and ranked them on a blend of reach, engagement, and audience quality. The 25 shown are a shortlist from a tracked pool of 5,535 UK music creators.

Is this list only Instagram?

Yes. Every creator here is ranked on their Instagram account and metrics. Many also note TikTok handles in their bios, but the follower and engagement figures shown are Instagram only.

How is audience quality measured?

Each creator has a real audience score that estimates the share of followers that read as genuine rather than fake or inactive. Across the 25 shown, the average is about 83 percent. For comparison, only 39 percent of all Instagram creators in the Creator Economy Report 2026 clear a 75 percent real audience bar.

How do these artists compare to a typical UK creator?

The 25 shown engage their audience about 4.0 times more than the size adjusted Instagram average from the Creator Economy Report 2026. They sit at the engaged end of the UK music pool, not the middle of it.

Are these big stars or independent artists?

Mostly independent and early stage acts in the micro tier, roughly 46,000 to 100,000 followers, with a few larger names. That mix is deliberate, since smaller artists usually engage harder and cost less to work with.

How do I find more UK music creators or contact them?

The full slice of 5,535 UK music creators we track can be filtered inside Click Analytic by follower size, real audience score, and verified contact email, so you can build a longer list or reach out directly.

Photos and figures reflect the data snapshot date and may differ from the current profiles.

Denis Golubev

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Denis Golubev

Marketer at Click Analytic, turning live data on 400M+ creators into rankings brands can actually act on.

Last updated 17 Jun 20264 min read

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