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Last Updated: Monday, 31 December 2007, 11:42 GMT
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Sound of 2008: The pundits
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The BBC News website's Sound of 2008 survey has canvassed almost 150 influential and impartial UK-based music critics and broadcasters to find their favourite new acts. The pundits were:
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Stephen Ackroyd - This Is Fake DIY editor-in-chief
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Mark Adams - Head of music, Box Television (The Hits, The Box, Kiss, Smash Hits, Magic, Q, Kerrang!)
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Sean Adams - Drowned in Sound editor-in-chief
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John Aizlewood - London Evening Standard, Q magazine
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Kirk Anthony - Choice FM head of music
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Martin Aston - Mojo, The Times
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Mark Beaumont - NME
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Sarah Boden - Observer Music Monthly
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Keeley Bolger - HM-PJ (Holy Moly, Popjustice, Channel 4 music)
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Piers Bradford - BBC Radio 1 executive producer
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Lauren Brennan - BBC 6 Music music scheduler
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Lucio Buffone - Capital 95.8 & Hit 40 UK DJ
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Jenny Bulley - Mojo magazine reviews editor
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Martin Burns - News of the World
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Jim Butler - Observer Music Monthly, Big Issue
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Ally Carnwath - Observer
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Tim Chester - NME gig guide editor
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Tim Chipping - HM-PJ editor
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Richard Clayton - Financial Times, Sunday Times
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Greg Cochrane - NME
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Hattie Collins - RWD magazine editor, i-D music editor, Guardian
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Matt Cook - MTV UK & Ireland director of talent & music
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Doug Cooper - UKmusic.com managing director
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Simon Cosyns - The Sun
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Amber Cowan - BBC Collective music editor
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Andy Cowan - Hip-Hop Connection magazine editor
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James Cowdrey - bbc.co.uk/music
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James Curran - Virgin Radio head of music
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Robert D'Ovidio - Heat Radio acting station manger, Q and Mojo Radio programme controller
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Kim Dawson - Daily Star
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Sarita De Gruchy - Radio 1 music executive
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Tim De Lisle - Mail on Sunday
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Mike Diver - Drowned in Sound editor
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Niall Doherty - The Fly magazine deputy editor
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Andi Durrant - Galaxy Radio DJ
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John Earls - Teletext
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Emily Eavis - Glastonbury festival organiser
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Matilda Egere-Cooper - The Independent
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Priya Elan - NME
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George Ergatoudis - Radio 1 head of music
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Russ Evans - Heart senior head of music
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Chantelle Fiddy - The London Paper, Mixmag, RWD
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Mark Findlay - Head of music, GCap Media's The One Network
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Jon Fletcher - New-noise.net live & features editor
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Paul Flynn - Grazia, i-D, Pop, Attitude
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James Foley - Record of the Day music editor
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Anthony Gay - Station director, Rock FM (Preston), The Hits and Smash Hits Radio
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Ben Gilbert - Yahoo! Music editorial
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Simon Goddard - Q magazine
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Thomas H Green - Telegraph, Mixmag, Q
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Phoebe Greenwood - The Times rock & pop editor
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Gareth Grundy - Q magazine deputy editor
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Bill H - Notion magazine editor
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Michael Hann - Guardian film and music editor
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Nigel Harding - Radio 1 music producer
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Kevin Harley - The Independent Information
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Simon Harper - Clash magazine editor
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Sophie Harris - Mojo, Time Out, The Times
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Laila Hassani - New-noise.net editor
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Charlotte Heathcote - Sunday Express
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Sophie Heawood - The Times
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Tom Horan - Daily Telegraph
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Alison Howe - Later with Jools Holland producer
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Ludovic Hunter Tilney - Financial Times
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Lara Hutcheson - Top of the Pops magazine
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Maurice Jay - U105 Belfast head of music
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Steve Jelbert - The Times
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Allan Jones - Uncut magazine editor
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Ben Jones - Virgin Radio DJ
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Anna Karatziva - MTV UK & Ireland label director, talent and music
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Ted Kessler - Q magazine reviews editor
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Ras Kwame - BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra DJ
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Dolapo Ladeinde - Thestyleslut.com, NME, Pimp magazine
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David Lambert - Virgin Radio programming assistant, Virgin Radio Xtreme music producer
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Will Lavin - One Week To Live, Touch, RWD, i-D
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Eddy Lawrence - Time Out music editor
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John Lewis - Uncut, Guardian, Metro
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Caspar Llewellyn Smith - Observer Music Monthly editor
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Laura Lukanz - BBC 1Xtra music manager
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Vince Lynch - Virgin Radio creative director
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Dorian Lynskey - Guardian
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Ben Machell - The Times, Mojo, Q
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Paul MacInnes - Guardian Unlimited music editor
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Sheena Mason - Capital Radio head of music
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James Masterton - Yahoo! Music chart commentator
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Nadine McBay - Metro music editor (English regions and Scotland)
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Neil McCallum - Channel 4 head of music
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Neil McCormick - Daily Telegraph
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Craig McLean - Daily Telegraph, Observer Magazine, Word
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Conor McNicholas - NME editor
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Bernadette McNulty - Daily Telegraph
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Malik Meer - Guardian Guide editor
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Alexander Milas - Metal Hammer editor
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Alex Miller - NME new music editor
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Mistajam - BBC 1Xtra DJ
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Hollie Moat - Arena magazine
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Iain Moffat - Rock Sound, Attitude, The Fly
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David Mogendorff - MTV UK & Ireland digital talent and music manager
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Chris Mugan - The Independent
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Joe Muggs - Mixmag, Word, London Lite
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John Mulvey - Uncut deputy editor, The Times
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Krissi Murison - NME deputy editor
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Jon Myer - BBC 6 Music music manager
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Tim Noakes - Dazed & Confused magazine
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David O'Coy - Fused magazine
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Dermot O'Leary - BBC Radio 2 DJ and TV presenter
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Andre Paine - London Evening Standard, BBC 6 Music, Billboard
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Pete Paphides - The Times chief rock critic
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Cat Park - Channel U
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Mike Pattenden - The Times, Mail On Sunday Live! Night & Day
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Louis Pattison - Plan B magazine reviews editor
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Des Paul - Senior music editor, MTV Networks
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Andrew Perry - Daily Telegraph, Mojo, Observer Music Monthly
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Matthew Power - Pyro Radio
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Chris Price - MTV UK & Ireland director of music programming
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Paul Rees - Q magazine editor
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Simmy Richman - Independent on Sunday
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Cheryl Rickman - Ilikemusic.com
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David Riley - Soundfires.com editor
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Peter Robinson - Popjustice.com, NME, Observer Music Monthly
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Chris Salmon - Guardian
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Rachel Seagrave - Capital Radio music programming
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Eddie Shaw - Lincs FM Group head of music
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Adam Sherwin - The Times
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Joe Shooman - The Fly magazine live reviews editor
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Jeff Smith - BBC Radio 2 head of music
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David Smyth - London Evening Standard
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Huw Stephens - BBC Radio 1 DJ
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Paul Stokes - NME news editor
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Tom Stroud - The Local Radio Company group music co-ordinator
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Stuart Stubbs - Loud & Quiet
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Caroline Sullivan - The Guardian
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Mark Sutherland - Billboard magazine London bureau chief
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Jacqui Swift - The Sun
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Darren Taylor - Rock Sound editor
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Graeme Thomson - Observer Music Monthly, Word
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Adrian Thrills - Daily Mail
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Terry Underhill - Guardian Media Group Radio head of music
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Tim Vernon - Virgin Radio national music producer
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Lisa Verrico - The Times
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Ben Walker - BBC Radio 2 producer
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Mike Walsh - Xfm head of music
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Rob Webb - NME, Drowned in Sound, Sheffield Telegraph
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Chris Wells - Echoes magazine editor
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Jo Whiley - BBC Radio 1 DJ
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Jonas Woost - Last FM head of music
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Camilla Wright - Popbitch
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