1. Alesso, 23
The Stockholm DJ’s breakout included his debut album on Def Jam and his first top 40 hit, “Heroes.”
2. Andrew McInnes, 31
McInnes’ TMWRK Management reps an all-star roster, and its 2014 acquisition by SFX promises further expansion.
3. Duke Dumont, 32
Nominated for a 2015 Grammy, the British house star is prepping a September LP, featuring Vic Mensa, on Astralwerks.
4. Kygo, 23
The Norwegian DJ sparked a major-label bidding war and set Spotify aflame as the tropical house genre’s flag-bearer.
5. Jake Udell, 26
The savvy manager behind ZHU is working to take his breakthrough act Krewella to the next level this year.