8 YouTube Famous Musicians You Should Check Out

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1. Angel Haze

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Her spoken word poems, mixtapes, and her debut album Dirty Gold have earned her a strong YouTube fanbase. Unless you follow her on Facebook, you'd have to YouTube search her stuff. Sometimes, she'll upload things to her personal channel. Subscribe to her personal channel here.

2. A Great Big World

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Some people know this pop duo for their song "Say Something" with Christina Aguilera. However, Ian Axel and Chad Vaccarrino have developed a good YouTube following by themselves. Conveniently, they've managed to put every song from their debut album Is There Anybody Out There? on their VEVO channel here.

3. Lindsey Stirling

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This violinist and dancer has been making waves with music videos and a self-titled album. In 2012, her music video for her original song "Crystalize" was one of the ten most viewed YouTube videos. In addition to doing music videos for her own songs, she has also done many videos for covers that span movies, video games, and bands. Subscribe to her YouTube channel here.

4. The Piano Guys

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These guys are similar to Lindsey Stirling, because they do music videos that cover classical music, popular songs, and movies. In spite of their name, they use piano and cello. Their stuff has been going viral on YouTube for a couple of years now. Subscribe to their channel here.

5. Skylar Grey (aka Holly Brook)

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After writing for other musicians and being a guest vocalist, Holly Brook changed her name to Skylar Grey. Her song "Coming Home" Part II was recently featured in a Budweiser commercial. In the past, she has shared her original demos to songs like "Love The Way You Lie" and original songs and music videos like "Dance Without You". Subscribe to her YouTube channel here.

6. Adrian von Ziegler

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This composer is incredibly eclectic, doing genres such as Celtic, metal, world, and many more. Over the past four years, he has gained a large following among instrumental music fans. Subscribe to his channel here.

7. BrunuhVille

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He's a instrumental music composer similar to Adrian von Ziegler, except he focuses more on Celtic, fantasy, emotional, and epic music. Like Adrian von Ziegler, he's developed a huge following in a few years. Subscribe to his channel here.

8. Zee Avi

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This Malaysian singer is a mixture of jazz, pop, and Malay (her country's national language). In the past, she has released two albums called Zee Avi and Ghostbird. Songs and music videos like "31 Days" earned her an appreciative following. Subscribe to her channel here.