In an era where some lament the lack of true pop stars, this endlessly viral 28-year-old held a proverbial gasoline can to her fame in 2023. Though hip-hop- and R&B-heavy new LP Scarlet didn’t sell as well as expected for her stature – or maybe as expected, after she told attention-starved fans to “get a job” – the L.A. native earned her career’s second chart-topping single with “Paint the Town Red.” Promising Top Dawg Entertainment signee Doechii opens.