COMMON KINGS

Our next artist is reggae band Common Kings. I (Jaelynn) first heard about of Common Kings around last year from a few people from school. Once I got to know their music, I started to love both songs Alcoholic and 24/7.
The band consists of Jr King, Taumata Grey, Ivan Kirimaua, and Jerome Taito. All four have grew up will the passion of loving music. Common Kings started out in 2013 with their album IDGAF. They later came up with albums such as Summer Anthems, Your Turn, Kingdom Come, and Hits and Mrs. They have +190k monthly listeners on Spotify and 84.8k followers on Instagram. For further information, their website is right here: Commonkings.com.
Their MUSIC IS AMAZING! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEM IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOME GOOD ISLAND MUSIC! Here are a few starter songs that I think you guys will also enjoy as much as I enjoy them!:) WARNING: THE LYRICS CAN BE KIND OF INAPROPRIATE TO A YOUNGER AUDIENCE!

1. 24/7
2. Alcholic
3. Before You Go
4. No Other Love (ft. J Boog and Fiji)
5. Ain't No Stopping

J BOOG

Our next artist is reggae and R&B soloist J Boog. J Boog has been around since early 2006, but ONLY HAS +300k MONTHLY SPOTIFY LISTENERS. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A BIG SUPPORTER OF J BOOG, SO OF I COURSE I HAD TO DO HIM.
 J Boog, born as Jerry Afemata, was born in Long Beach, but was raised in Compton Hawaiian based. Around 2007-2008, J Boog released his first album Hear Me Roar, and that was the start of his success. He has also released J Boog- EP (2011) and Backyard Boogie (2011).
J Boog is widely for his hits such as Let's Do It Again, Sunshine Girl, and Waiting On The Rain.
I, Jaelynn, was first introduced to J Boog from my parents surprisingly. My Mom and Dad are really into reggae, so that's when I first knew about his existence.
If you are looking for good reggae music, I 100% SUGGEST J BOOG! As usual, below are a few songs I suggest you should give a listen to.

1. Sunshine Girls
2. Good Cry
3. Hawaiian Pakalolo
4. Every Little Thing
5. Let's Do It Again

R5

For our next artists, we chose the rock band R5! If you regularly watch Disney Channel, you would probably already know a little about R5. R5 only has +200k monthly Spotify listeners, so I am excited to talk more about them!
R5 consists of the members Ross Lynch, Rydel Lynch, Riker Lynch, Rocky Lynch, and Ellington Ratliff. If you couldn't already tell, 1/4 of the band are siblings (Ross, Rydel, Riker, and Rocky), and Ellington is a close family friend of the Lynch's. The siblings have always been into acting, singing, and playing instruments, so that kind of started the idea of the band. In mid-2009, the band started out on their Youtube channel and lead to their success.
The band has made a couple of albums such as Louder and Sometime Last Night. Personally, my favorite album is Sometime Last Night, but I still enjoy Louder.

We hope you guys have been inspired to give R5 a listen. Trust us, you will possibly not regret it! And to give you guys a little starter, the following below are my favorites from them!

1. Wild Hearts
2. Dark Side
3. F.E.E.L.G.O.O.D.
4. Let's Not Be Alone Tonight
5. (I Can't) Forget About You

OH WONDER

Another artist we chose was the duo Oh Wonder. We chose Oh Wonder because their music really speaks out to us and also really relaxing. They can be considered an under appreciated artist because they currently have +2m monthly listeners on Spotify.
Oh Wonder is a London-based alternative pop duo. Oh Wonder consists of Josephine Vander Gucht and Anthony West. The two started the duo back in September 2014. Starting on September 1, 2014, the two would work on writing a song, record, and release a song every month.
My first song I (Jaelynn) heard from them were All We Do, and I INSTANTLY FELL IN LOVE WITH THEM!
PLEASE MAKE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT! They will change your perspective on EVERYTHING, and they are just beautful musicians. To give you guys a little help, the following are my personal favorite songs and suggested songs to listen to.

1. All We Do
2. The Rain
3. Shark
4. Technicolor Beat
5. Body Gold

TORI KELLY

The next artist we chose is Tori Kelly. We consider her to be underappreciated because she has less than 6 million monthly listeners on Spotify. That may seem like a lot, but other artists like Justin Bieber and Drake have more than 20 million monthly listeners.
Tori is mainly famous for her most recent songs that she released in 2015. She is famous for Hollow and Should've Been Us. She is also actually really good friends with Jeremy Passion (who we previously blogged about) and Pentatonix.
Before she was famous, she was part of many talent searching competitions. She was on the show Star Search, she won America's Most Talented Kid in 2004, and she auditioned for American Idol in 2010 but did not reach the top twenty-four (thanks to Simon Cowell). She was born in Wildomar, California and is of Irish, German, Puerto Rican, and Jamaican ancestry.
Tori Kelly has 3 albums. They are Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly, Foreword, and Unbreakable Smile. Her Unbreakable Smile album is the most known which features Ed Sheeran, Daye Jack, and LL Cool J. She also has many singles.

She has many songs that she wrote herself. Her older songs are my favorite. I favor them over her newer songs on her Unbreakable Smile album. These are a few songs that we recommend the most. They aren't all of them but :/

1. All In My Head
2. Dear No One
3. Funny
4. Paper Hearts
5. Confetti

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unbreakable_Smile

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreword_(Tori_Kelly_EP)

https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Tori_Kelly_Handmade_Songs_By_Tori_Kelly?id=Bflgr5lajbiaagtww5vt7biu254

http://genius.com/Tori-kelly-mr-music-full-lyrics

http://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/tori-kelly.html

THE 1975

The next artist we chose was the band The 1975. We decided to do The 1975 because we personally love their music and it is a little different from your typical music on the radio. Plus since they only have +5m monthly listeners, we had to do The 1975! The 1975 is an English alternative rock band formed in 2002. The group consists of Matthew Healy, Adam Hann, Ross MacDonald, and George Daniel. They are mainly known for songs such as Chocolate, UGH!, and The Sound. 
The 1975 also writes their own songs, which they have been doing since the start. The 1975 have previously released four EP's and have two albums out. Their albums include of The 1975 and recent album I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet Unaware Of It (Yeah, the title is that long).
Their Youtube handle is The1975Vevo and has +600k subscribers. Check out their Instagram The1975. And their website is The1975.com.

We highly suggest to five The 1975 a shot! And if you are actually considering listening to some of their stuff, I recommend:

1. Girls
2. Sex
3. Robbers
4. Love me
5. UGH!

JEREMY PASSION

Another artist we chose was Jeremy Passion. We chose him because he obviously does have an incredible voice and amazing songs he's written himself. We consider him to be underappreciated because he has less than 200,00 monthly listeners on Spotify.
Jeremy Passion is one of the first Asian-Americans to go viral on the internet with his songs Lemonade and Well Done. Lemonade was the first song I (Elaine) heard from him. I love it because it's so laid back and mellow. It reminds me of being on a beach. It's great.
He was born and raised in San Francisco, California. He started playing piano at age 4 and started songwriting at age 15. He even wrote songs for Jaime Gomez from the Black Eyed Peas. Jeremy has two albums and two singles. His albums are For More Than a Feeling and the Pixelated-EP and he is currently writing a new album. He also does covers on his Youtube account, Passionsf, where he has around 293k subscribers. His instagram is JeremyPassion and he has 50k followers.

The songs we recommend the most from his albums are:

1. I Don't Care
2. Pixelated
3. Oh Vienna
4. Well Done
5. Lemonade
6. 32

http://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/jeremy-passion.html

http://www.jeremypassion.com/about/

http://alexdang.info/2014/08/jeremy-passion-for-more-than-a-feeling-itunes-m4a-2011.html

http://www.jeremypassion.com/pixelated-ep/

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/wednesday-march-21st-jeremy-passion-live-with-special-guest-dominic-camany-tickets-3107138535

TATIANA MANAOIS

One of the very first artists we chose was Tatiana Manaois. We chose her because she writes amazing songs and sings beautifully. She is also considered unappreciated because, on Spotify, she has only around 200k monthly listeners.
She's mainly famous for one of her songs called Helplessly which was first posted on her Youtube account on March 23rd, 2014. It was the first song I had heard from her and I instantly loved it. Her song made her fame grow on Vine and on Youtube.
Tatiana writes her own songs, which she started to do in 2010. She has written 2 albums so far and 7 singles. Her albums are called Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Pain and Lovely. Including her own songs, she posts covers of herself singing famous songs by artists such as Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber.
Her Youtube handle is iTstatianaM and she has more than 100k subscribers. Her Instagram is also iTstatianaM and she has around 58k followers.

We definitely do recommend her if you're looking for a laid back kind of music genre. My favorite covers that she did on her Youtube are Wake Me Up by Ed Sheeran and Home to Mama by Cody Simpson and Justin Bieber. Her original songs I recommend the most are:

1. If We're Reckless (Stay Love)
2. Mine
3. Difference
4. Through the Fight
5. Find Me

http://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/tatiana-manaois.html

https://www.musixmatch.com/album/Tatiana-Manaois/Lovely

https://tmanaois.bandcamp.com/album/speak-now-or-forever-hold-your-pain

http://www.tatianamanaois.com/products/ma-now-is-the-time-t-shirts

WHAT OUR BLOG IS ABOUT

Hello and welcome to Jaelynn and Elaine's blog. This blog was made for our 20time project for school. This blog is dedicated to artists (singers, songwriters) who aren't as appreciated as they should be. Our job is to research those artists to inspire people to listen to those musicians. If you have any comments, advice and/or suggestions on any artists we should do next, please comment!

We hope you enjoy our blog because it gives us a chance to learn and talk about something we spend a lot of time on which is music. We are excited to teach people about new music while learning about them ourselves. Again, we hope you enjoy our blog as much as we do writing for it.  :-)

THANK YOU! -Jaelynn and Elaine