8 ADE 2026 Artists Gaining Serious Momentum Right Now

Kristian Gorenc Z

Oct 14, 2026

Amsterdam Dance Event returns from October 21 to 25 for its 30th anniversary edition, bringing more than 3,600 artists to over 1,300 events across Amsterdam. With that many names on the program, some of the most interesting stories are easy to miss.

So we looked at the data.

Using Viberate music analytics, we screened artists appearing on the official ADE 2026 program and compared their recent audience growth across Spotify, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. The goal was to identify artists who are arriving at ADE with measurable momentum behind them.

Some are seeing rapid streaming growth after a new release. Others are adding followers across several platforms at the same time. A few are doing both.

Here are eight ADE 2026 artists whose numbers stood out.

How we measured artist momentum

For this snapshot, artist names were sourced from the official ADE 2026 program and lineup announcements and matched with their profiles on Viberate.

The main comparison covers September 12 to October 12, 2026. We looked at changes in Spotify monthly listeners, Instagram followers, TikTok followers, and YouTube subscribers where data was available.

The list is not intended as an exhaustive ranking of every artist playing ADE. Instead, it highlights eight artists from our screening whose recent growth produced particularly strong or interesting signals.

All audience and streaming figures below come from Viberate.

TWOFACED: growth across every major channel

Few artists in the screening showed a cleaner cross-platform growth pattern than TWOFACED.

Over the latest 30-day period, the New Zealand electronic artist increased Spotify monthly listeners from around 1.13 million to 1.36 million, a gain of 19.7%. Instagram followers grew 24.5%, TikTok followers increased 17.2%, and YouTube subscribers rose 10.8%.

That makes TWOFACED interesting because the momentum extends well beyond one platform.

The catalog supports the same picture. “I Need You” generated approximately 2.57 million Spotify streams during Viberate's latest one-month window, up 20.7% from the previous period. Its Shazam activity increased 87.4% over the same timeframe.

For an artist already operating above one million monthly Spotify listeners, maintaining double-digit growth across streaming and social channels is a strong signal heading into ADE.

Bella Claxton: a breakout month takes shape

Bella Claxton posted one of the biggest relative Spotify gains in the group.

Her monthly listener count increased from roughly 24,500 to 92,500 in a month, representing growth of almost 278%.

There is evidence of audience growth beyond Spotify as well. Her Instagram following increased 8.2%, while TikTok followers grew 11.1%.

A recent release provides part of the explanation. “On The Beach,” her collaboration with York released in September, generated around 131,000 Spotify streams in Viberate's latest one-month window.

For an emerging artist, the combination matters. A streaming spike can come from a single successful track, but simultaneous growth on Instagram and TikTok suggests that at least part of that exposure is translating into a larger artist audience.

Cleopard2000: a Tiësto collaboration sends Spotify reach soaring

The largest Spotify monthly listener increase in our screening belonged to Cleopard2000.

The German electronic artist went from approximately 87,000 monthly listeners in September to more than 981,000 in October. That's an increase of over 1,000%.

The obvious catalyst arrived on October 2.

“Hard To be Around,” a collaboration between Tiësto, Ch4yn, and Cleopard2000, accumulated around 1.35 million Spotify streams in Viberate's latest one-month window despite being released only shortly before the data snapshot.

Other channels are moving too, although at a much slower rate. Cleopard2000's TikTok following increased 5.7% and YouTube subscribers rose 13%.

The scale of the Spotify jump makes this one of the clearest release-driven momentum stories on this year's ADE program.

D Stone: one release changes the size of the audience

D Stone provides another example of how quickly a successful release can change an artist's streaming footprint.

The Dutch artist's Spotify monthly listeners increased from approximately 90,000 to 356,000 during the measured period, a gain of 294%.

The timing aligns closely with “Noise Keeper,” his collaboration with Chloé Caillet released on September 23. The track generated roughly 407,000 Spotify streams during Viberate's latest one-month window.

D Stone's social numbers are more restrained. Instagram remained essentially unchanged and TikTok followers increased around 3.3%.

That makes his momentum different from TWOFACED or Bella Claxton. For now, the acceleration is concentrated mainly on Spotify. The next question is whether those listeners convert into followers and sustained catalog activity after ADE.

Sam Alfred: streaming growth backed by a growing audience

Sam Alfred enters ADE with one of the stronger balanced growth profiles among the emerging names we checked.

Spotify monthly listeners increased from about 216,000 to 267,000, representing growth of 23.9% in a month.

At the same time, his Instagram following rose by 6.6%.

Neither number depends on the kind of enormous percentage spike produced by starting from a very small base. Instead, the data shows a meaningful increase in listening activity accompanied by audience growth elsewhere.

That combination makes Sam Alfred one of the more interesting names to watch as ADE brings the electronic music industry together in Amsterdam.

L.P. Rhythm: steady acceleration across streaming and social

L.P. Rhythm is already operating at a significantly larger streaming scale, but the recent growth is still substantial.

Spotify monthly listeners increased from approximately 1.66 million to 1.81 million, up 9% in a month.

The social audience is growing faster. Instagram followers increased 12.2%, while TikTok followers rose 4%.

An artist adding nearly 150,000 monthly Spotify listeners while posting double-digit Instagram growth points to momentum that is broader than one release metric.

That makes L.P. Rhythm one of the strongest examples in this group of simultaneous streaming and audience expansion.

Vieze Asbak: growth on all four platforms

Vieze Asbak produced one of the most consistent data profiles in the screening.

Spotify monthly listeners increased 8.1%, from approximately 3.21 million to 3.47 million.

Instagram followers rose 7.7%. TikTok followers jumped 12.7%. YouTube subscribers increased another 3.2%.

None of those individual numbers matches the explosive Spotify spikes of Cleopard2000 or D Stone. Together, they tell a stronger cross-platform story.

Vieze Asbak is attracting additional listeners while also building audiences on the channels where fans follow artists outside streaming platforms. That kind of consistency makes the Dutch producer's current momentum particularly notable ahead of multiple ADE appearances.

Franky Rizardo: established scale with renewed audience growth

Momentum does not have to come from an emerging artist.

Franky Rizardo already has an established international audience, yet his latest numbers show another period of expansion.

Spotify monthly listeners increased from approximately 3.93 million to 4.09 million, up 4.1%.

His social channels grew considerably faster. Instagram followers increased 10.6%, TikTok followers rose 9.2%, and YouTube subscribers grew 5.9%.

At his scale, those percentages translate into significant absolute audience gains. Franky added almost 49,000 Instagram followers alone during the measured period.

He arrives at ADE with his FLOW concept returning to Gashouder, alongside another appearance at The Loft on the same Saturday. The data suggests interest around the artist continues to expand even after years at the upper end of the electronic music circuit.

What the ADE 2026 data shows

The fastest-growing names heading into ADE are not following one pattern.

Cleopard2000 and D Stone show how a major collaboration or timely release can rapidly increase an artist's streaming reach. Bella Claxton appears to be converting a release-led spike into growth on social platforms as well.

TWOFACED stands out for a different reason. Spotify, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube are all moving strongly in the same direction. Vieze Asbak and L.P. Rhythm show similar cross-platform consistency at larger audience levels.

That distinction matters when assessing artist momentum.

A jump in monthly listeners can identify a track that is breaking through. Growth across streaming and social channels provides additional evidence that attention is shifting toward the artist behind the track.

With thousands of artists converging on Amsterdam for ADE, those signals offer another way to identify the names entering the week with the wind at their backs.

Source of music data: Viberate.com
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