Forbes Releases List of Music’s Hottest New Stars

Forbes released its list of “Music’s Hottest New Stars” today, many of them Hip Hop artists.

For many of the artists it was the internet, new media and social networking sites like Myspace and YouTube that showcased them to the public.

As well as the Neilsen SoundScan, Forbes’s list was compiled by looking at top searches and downloads on peer-to-peer networks (measured by BigChampagne), press mentions ( measured by Factiva) and lastly ringtone sales (measured by Nielsen’s new RingScan).

Check out who made the list:

1. Soulja Boy
2. Sean Kingston
3. Caillat.
4. J. Holiday
5. Jordin Sparks
6. Flo Rida
7. Plies
8. Huey
9. Hurricane Chris
10 OneRepublic