Gen Z Singer-Songwriter
Gen z singer-songwriter is a Spotify label for young singer-songwriters, born from the late 1990s on, who pair confessional lyrics with indie pop and folk-pop production.
It describes a generation, not a separate musical style. Songs are usually built on acoustic guitar or piano with soft, close-up vocals and detailed, diary-like lyrics about growing up, heartbreak and mental health. Many of these artists built an audience on TikTok and other social platforms before releasing albums. The sound sits between bedroom pop and traditional singer-songwriter music.
- Family
- Alternative & Indie
- On Spotify
- No longer returned by Spotify’s API
- What it is
- A label Spotify coined
- Trackify listeners who play it
- 11%
About 8,700 of 83,000 Trackify listeners with public profiles have gen z singer-songwriter among their top artists of the last four weeks. Rounded; updated 13 November 2026.
Gen Z Singer-Songwriter artists
Laufey
Alex Warren
David Kushner
Stephen Sanchez
Matt Hansen
Sydney Rose
Lyn Lapid
Lauren Spencer Smith
Sarah Kinsley
Em Beihold
The gen z singer-songwriter artists most Trackify listeners have in their top fifty. Each opens on Spotify.
Sources
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