In photos: The story of Rolling Stone UK’s Future of Music 2025 launch party
Here's what went down...
Last night (March 19) saw Rolling Stone UK launch our Future of Music series, supported by ZYN, for 2025 with a brilliant launch event in London – you can check the best of our photos from the event in full below.
Our second annual Future 25 list dropped this morning, which meant it was only right that we got cover stars Jordan Adetunji, Pozer and Chloe Qisha to perform live at south London venue Omeara. Each act chatted about their burgeoning careers with host and Radio 1 DJ Sian Eleri, before taking to the stage to show us what they do best.
The party was kept going throughout the night by DJ Tara Kumar, while a lasting memento came at the end as fans were able to pick up print copies of our three Future of Music covers.
Qisha was the first to perform, opening with the retro-funk of new single ‘Sex, Drugs and Existential Dread’, returning to Omeara just weeks after selling out that very room.
It was then up to Pozer to keep the party going across four songs, including the rather apt ‘Follow Your Dreams’ and ending on his breakout hit ‘Shanghigh Noon’.
And an epic closer came in Jordan Adetunji, fresh from a Grammy nomination for ‘Kehlani’, which closed his set.
But of course, the party didn’t stop there – with DJ Tara Kumar bringing the vibes way into the small hours. Same time next year? For now, enjoy our photos that look back at the inaugural Future of Music event. Dive into our full Future 25 list here and discover your favourite new band or artist. You can also listen to music from all 25 artists on our Future 25 Spotify playlist here.
Keep up to date with all our Future of Music content for 2025 here.