Muve Music Predicts 20 Breakthrough Artists for 2014

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SAN DIEGO, Feb. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Muve Music™ from Cricket predicts a breakthrough year for 20 up-and-coming indie and signed artists. Its "Artists To Watch 2014" list includes artists from across nine distinct genres who are demonstrating a strong growth in popularity among industry influencers.

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These predicted breakthrough artists are on the cusp of breaking music records and gaining fans by the minute. Those who watched the 56^th Annual Grammy Awards know that winners[1] Daft Punk, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis were all once up-and-coming artists. More than personal favorites, these artists are also showing an increased and sustained momentum among Muve Music customers. Follow the #OnTheMuve14 hashtag on Facebook and Twitter to stay current with the latest from these musicians.

Following are the noted artists by genre. A graphical representation of the list can also be found: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140218/LA66181.

HipHop                  

• Schoolboy Q                      
• Sage The Gemini             
• Ty Dolla $ign                      
• Rich Homie Quan            
• YG                                         
• Joey Bada$$                      

R&B and HipHop

• August Alsina                    

Pop / Rock

• John Newman                  
• Sam Smith                          

Electronica / Dance / Alt. R&B

• Sampha                               

Alternative

• London Grammar           

Country

• The Swon Brothers        
• Cole Swindell                    

Latin Pop / Rock

• La Santa Cecilia                 
• De La Tierra

Latin Urban

• Los Rakas                            

Latin Regional

• Código FN                          
• Tito Torbellino                  
• Larry Donas                       
• Banda La Trakalosa         

To stay on top of Muve and its featured artists, follow the #MuveMusic hashtag. You can also find Cricket on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram to hear the latest in mobile and music news.

How to get Muve Music
Muve Music is available on a range of smartphones and is included in Cricket's 3G or 4G LTE unlimited nationwide talk, text, and data plus music plans[2] starting at $45 per month[3]. The data for Muve Music doesn't count against your data plan. Muve Monthly Artist Programs such as Muve Headliner, Muve First, Muve Spotlight and Muve Icon were designed to promote music discovery and new music from up-and-coming and established artists.

About Cricket
Cricket is the pioneer of prepaid wireless services with no long-term contracts, and today offers unlimited talk, text and mobile data plans at half the price of AT&T and Verizon. Cricket offers its high-quality voice and mobile data services nationwide over all-digital 4G LTE and 3G wireless networks. Cricket's innovative products and services, including the award-winning Muve Music^® - the first music service designed for a wireless phone - are available nationwide at Cricket branded retail stores, dealers, national retailers and at www.mycricket.com. For more information, please visit www.mycricket.com.

[1] Billboard: January 27, 2014: http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/grammys-2014/5885382/56th-grammy-awards-big-winners-daft-punk-macklemore-lorde
[2] Muve Music^® is currently available on select Cricket Android smartphones
[3] When signed up for Automatic Bill Pay.

SOURCE Cricket Communications, Inc.