Artists like Ruel
Kindred artists that sit next to Ruel on the star chart — same era, adjacent sound, or overlapping influence. Tap any card to open its full page.
Daniel SeaveyartistDaniel James Seavey is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He first gained national attention as a contestant on the fourteenth season of American Idol in 2015, where he placed in the Top 9. He later rose to prominence as a founding member of the boy band Why Don't We. The band released five extended plays and two albums, both of which reached the top 10 on the Billboard 200 chart, before going on hiatus in 2022.
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Why Don't WeartistWhy Don't We, shortened to wdw, was an American boy band consisting of Jack Avery, Corbyn Besson, Zach Herron, Jonah Marais and Daniel Seavey. They formed in 2016 and released two studio albums and six extended plays. Because of a lawsuit, the group took a hiatus and cancelled their tour in 2022, and eventually lost the rights to the group name in February 2025, marking the official end of the group.
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PRETTYMUCHartistPRETTYMUCH were an American-Canadian pop and R&B boy band based in Los Angeles, California. The band consisted of Brandon Arreaga, Nick Mara, Edwin Honoret, Austin Porter and Zion Kuwonu. They released five EPs and a debut album before disbanding in 2023.
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Greyson ChanceartistGreyson Michael Chance is an American singer-songwriter. He rose to national attention in 2010 as a child singer after his performance of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" went viral on YouTube and gained over 72 million views. Two of his original songs, "Stars" and "Broken Hearts", gained over six and eight million views, respectively, on his channel the following year. He signed a joint-venture recording contract with Ellen DeGeneres' eleveneleven – an imprint of Maverick, Streamline, and Geffen Records – to release his debut commercial single, "Waiting Outside the Lines", in October 2010. His debut studio album, Hold On 'til the Night (2011) was released the following year and peaked at number 29 on the Billboard 200, remaining his only charting release.
Del Water GapartistSamuel Holden Jaffe, known as Del Water Gap, is an American musician and record producer from Sharon, Connecticut, now based in Brooklyn, New York. He has released three studio albums with Mom + Pop Music.
Gracie AbramsartistGracie Madigan Abrams is an American singer and songwriter. She signed with Interscope Records in 2019 and gained recognition after releasing her debut extended play, Minor (2020), and its follow-up, This Is What It Feels Like (2021), alongside various singles including "I Miss You, I'm Sorry". Abrams released her debut album, Good Riddance (2023), and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. She also performed as an opening act on Olivia Rodrigo's Sour Tour (2022) and Taylor Swift's Eras Tour (2023–2024).
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Lyn LapidartistKatelyn Lapid, known professionally as Lyn Lapid, is an American singer-songwriter. She is a member of vocal collective Earcandy. Her debut album, Buzzkill, was released on April 25, 2025. She plays the ukulele.
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Christian FrenchartistChristian French is an American pop singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles. He grew up in Fishers, Indiana and learned to play piano by watching YouTube tutorials and in high school started posting song covers on SoundCloud.
Gracie AbramsartistGracie Madigan Abrams is an American singer and songwriter. She signed with Interscope Records in 2019 and gained recognition after releasing her debut extended play, Minor (2020), and its follow-up, This Is What It Feels Like (2021), alongside various singles including "I Miss You, I'm Sorry". Abrams released her debut album, Good Riddance (2023), and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. She also performed as an opening act on Olivia Rodrigo's Sour Tour (2022) and Taylor Swift's Eras Tour (2023–2024).
MKTOartistMKTO is an American pop and hip hop duo, consisting of Malcolm Kelley and Tony Oller from Los Angeles. Their self-titled album was released on January 30, 2014, by Columbia Records. In July 2015, the duo released their first extended play, titled Bad Girls EP. As of 2022, the band has sold over 1 million records worldwide. The name "MKTO" is derived from the first letters of the names and surnames of the members at the time of its founding "MK" for Malcolm Kelley and "TO" for Tony Oller; it also stands for "Misfit Kids and Total Outcasts".
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Ryan BeattyartistRyan Kevin Beatty is an American singer-songwriter. He was born in Clovis, California, and now resides in Los Angeles.
FINNEASartistFinneas Baird O'Connell, better known mononymously as Finneas, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actor. The recipient of numerous accolades including eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy Awards and two Golden Globes, he has written and produced music for various artists, most notably his sister Billie Eilish, and he is credited on all of her projects.