Meaning & use
upcoming artist
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Meaning
nouncountable
A performer or creator who is new and expected to become successful soon.
Grammar: Countable; use 'an' before it and a plural form for more than one.
Patterns
- an upcoming artist
- a talented upcoming artist
The gallery is showing work by an upcoming artist from the city.
An upcoming artist often needs help finding an audience.
She was described as an upcoming artist to watch.
Word forms
| plural | upcoming artists |
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Common combinations
- talented upcoming artist
- A talented upcoming artist won the prize.
- upcoming artist to watch
- He is an upcoming artist to watch this year.
- support an upcoming artist
- The program supports upcoming artists.
- an upcoming artist's debut
- The album is an upcoming artist's debut.
Synonyms and how they differ
- rising star
- More informal and often used for someone already getting attention; 'upcoming artist' can be earlier in their career.
- newcomer
- Broader; can be used for any field, not only the arts.
Opposites
Word family
- up-and-coming adjective
- Likely to become successful soon.
Commonly confused: upcoming artist or upcoming event?
upcoming artist vs upcoming event
'Upcoming' alone usually means 'happening soon'; with 'artist' it means the person is becoming known, not that they have an event soon.
Practice
She is an ___ artist who has just started getting attention.
Choose one answer.
'Upcoming' is the adjective that means becoming known soon. The other forms are not standard English words in this use.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “upcoming artist”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.