A number of celebrities have discovered some of the most influential stars in music and helped them make it to the top.

Some of the biggest stars in Hollywood are on the lookout for the next big thing. A number of celebrities have discovered some of the most influential stars in music and are credited with giving them the start they needed to make it to the top.

Top singers like Usher, Justin Bieber, and even The Beatles have discovered other famous singers that are now household names. Whether it was receiving mixtapes or stumbling upon YouTube videos, celebrities believed that these people were going to be a hit. Check out which celebs have discovered some of the best musical talents out there today.

10.Carly Rae Jepsen

“Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen was a hit in 2012, and everyone was singing along to it in their cars. According to Teen Vogue, the songstress shot to fame thanks to Justin Bieber, who found Jepsen singing it on YouTube. He created a lip-syncing video with then-girlfriend, Selena Gomez and tweeted it to his fans.

Thanks to Bieber’s gigantic fan following and later showing the song to his manager Scooter Braun, Jepsen was signed right away and her song became a hit. Jepsen’s song “Call Me Maybe” reached number one on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, where it remained there for nine consecutive weeks!
9.Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran is one of the most famous singers in the world and we can all thank Jamie Foxx for launching the English singer’s career. Business Insider stated that Foxx revealed in an interview for “The Graham Norton Show” that he helped put Sheeran on the map by letting him crash on his couch for “six weeks before he was famous.”

Today, Sheeran is a multi-platinum and multiple Grammy Award-winning artist, has sung in front of Queen Elizabeth, helped produce Taylor Swift’s album Red, and set the record of having the highest-grossing concert tours of all time.
8.Eminem
Eminem is a household name, but before he became a successful rapper, he was rap battling to prove his worth in Detroit, Michigan.

In 1997, Eminem placed second in the Rap Olympics, but a copy of his E.P. ended up in the hands of rapper Dr. Dre. After listening to his music, Dr. Dre replied, “Find him. Now.” While he received some hate for supporting a white rapper, he made Eminem who he is today.

7.John Legend

John Legend was working as a management consultant in 2001 before he reached stardom. On the side, Legend was singing and playing piano, and luckily, his self-released demos made it to rapper Kanye West.

West hired Legend to work on music together, with Legend singing a few hooks on his album. But, when Kanye decided to create his own music label named GOOD Music, Legend was the first artist he signed.
6.Rihanna
Rihanna is one of the most recognizable singers in the world, and not only has she sold millions of records, but she also owns her own beauty line, Fenty Beauty, and has her own lingerie collection named Savage X Fenty.

Before she became so famous, a copy of her music was sent to Def Jam Records, but then-president Jay-Z wanted to hear her sing live. Rihanna made her way to New York from Barbados, sang a Whitney Houston song, and Jay-Z urged Rihanna to sign with Def Jam.
5.Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is a musical icon, but he had to get his start somewhere. According to Ranker, the Queen of 1960s Folk, Joan Baez, saw Dylan play and invited him to go on tour with her in 1963.

Their chemistry on stage was unmatched, and after that, Dylan went out on his own, becoming an icon in the music world.
4.Panic! At The Disco
Remember singing along to Panic! at the Disco’s “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” back in 2005? Well, this emo band was discovered by another famous emo artist, Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy.

Ranker states that the group sent a link of their music on Live Journal to Wentz and luckily, Wentz opened it. The Fall Out Boy artist loved the music he was hearing and signed them to his record label, Decaydance Records.
3.Lil Wayne
Rapper Lil Wayne was just eight years old when he met Cash Money Records owner, Birdman. After that, he decided the best way to get Birdman’s attention was to leave rap messages on Birdman’s answering machine until he called back.

Miraculously, this worked out well for Lil Wayne, and he was signed on to the record label, making him the youngest rapper ever to be signed to Cash Money Records.
2.James Taylor
James Taylor is one of the best-selling music artists of all time and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.

Before he achieved such amazing success, Taylor moved to London in the late 60s, where he met The Beatles’ artist and repertoire representative for their new record label Apple Records.

Soon, Paul McCartney got a chance to listen to Taylor’s music and immediately signed him to Apple Records.
1.Justin Bieber
Usher opened the door for Justin Bieber as his mentor, who is now one of the most famous singers in the world.

Bieber was one of the first singers discovered on YouTube by Scooter Braun, who later introduced the Biebs to R&B singer Usher. Bieber was signed on to Raymond Braun Music and the rest is history.