The Associated Press names its Breakthrough Entertainers of 2024
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If there was one thing that united us during a polarized 2024, it was likely the solar eclipse, a reminder of the awesome forces in our galaxy as one star disappeared, albeit briefly. Throughout the year, luckily, we saw the birth of more stars on Earth.
Aaron Pierre announced himself in the taut, suspenseful thriller “Rebel Ridge,” Nicholas Alexander Chavez frightened in the one-two punch of “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” and “Grotesquerie,” and GloRilla emerged as one of rap’s most promising new voices.
An appropriately named celestial being — Maleah Joi Moon — blew up on Broadway, while Myha’la stamped her authority on the series “Industry,” Adria Arjona soared in “Blink Twice” and “Hit Man,” and Fred Hechinger ruled as a Roman emperor in “Gladiator II.”
All seven have ended 2024 with critical and popular attention and have been named The Associated Press’ Breakthrough Entertainers of the Year. The latest class join a range of Breakthrough Entertainers anointed since 2017, including Ayo Edebiri, SZA, Rachel Zegler, Megan Thee Stallion and Daniel Kaluuya.
