NEW YORK (WQHT) — HOT 97’s Who’s Next has returned to the scene for 2025 with a record-breaking 550 artist entries submitted over the past four weeks. On March 10, artists from all over the world began submitting audio and video recordings of their best performances. The entry period closed at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, April 14 with a total of 558 amazing entries logged.
Now, Hot 97 radio listeners and VIPs can begin casting votes for their favorite performers. Fans can cast one vote per day for multiple artists. That’s right, you could pick your ten favorite artists and then show each of them some love by giving one vote per artist, per day between now and Sunday, May 11th.
On May 12, all of those votes will be turned over to three official judges from Hot 97. The judges will painstakingly review the voting data and consider it along with the originality, composition, and singing ability of each contestant. Then the judges will select three winners who will advance to the Live Performance portion of the competition.
On May 27, 2025, the three winners selected by the judges will perform LIVE at the legendary S.O.B’s in New York City. Based on those performances, the judges will select the official winner of Who’s Next 2025.
The winner will receive mentoring from a music industry professional in the lead up to their performance on the Summer Jam Festival Stage at Hot 97’s Summer Jam 2025.
Hot 97’s Who’s Next has been the launch pad for some of hip hop’s biggest names over the years, and everyone involved is looking forward to seeing who emerges as this year’s winner of Who’s Next 2025. Stay tuned.
- Cast your votes for Who’s Next
- Become a Hot 97 VIP
- Download the official Hot 97 App, share your videos, earn points, cash in.
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