Swedish electronic production duo NOTD (pronounced "noted") formed when its two members were still in high school. Establishing their brand with high-profile remixes for top pop acts such as Sia, Ed Sheeran, and Rihanna, they issued their debut single, "Summer of Love" featuring Dagny, in 2017. From there, a steady stream of singles kept them on the charts in Europe and the U.S., notably with 2018's multi-platinum "I Wanna Know" featuring Bea Miller and the chart-topping "So Close" with Felix Jaehn, Captain Cuts, and Georgia Ku. Into the 2020s, NOTD collaborated with artists such as Astrid S, Nina Nesbitt, and more.

The duo -- Samuel Brandt (aka Severo) and Tobias Danielsson (aka ToWonder) -- met online and begin producing music together before realizing they were schoolmates. They built an audience with a prolific series of tropical-inspired future bass remixes of hit singles by the likes of Ed Sheeran ("Shape of You"), Shawn Mendes ("There's Nothing Holding Me Back"), Alessia Cara ("Scars to Your Beautiful"), DJ Khaled and Rihanna ("Wild Thoughts"), and more. While their Sheeran remix hit ten million streams and was nominated for Remix of the Year at the 2017 Electronic Music Awards, their spin on Stanaj's "Romantic" racked up 45 million. In August 2017, the pair released their original debut single, "Summer of Love," featuring Norwegian pop singer Dagny. They followed in 2018 with the Bea Miller-assisted, multi-platinum hit "I Wanna Know" and "So Close," the latter of which featured German DJ Felix Jaehn, Georgia Ku, and Captain Cuts. "So Close" peaked at number one on the U.S. Dance chart and was certified platinum. More tracks arrived in 2019, including "I Miss Myself" with HRVY and "Keep You Mine" with Shy Martin, both Top 100 hits in Sweden.

Kicking off a new decade, NOTD's "I Don't Know Why" featuring Astrid S arrived in May 2020, hitting the charts in their respective homelands of Sweden and Norway. Subsequent collaborations included "Cry Dancing" with Nina Nesbitt and "Malibu" with Virginia to Vegas. ~ Neil Z. Yeung

Germany's Felix Jaehn is a DJ, producer, and remixer with a bent toward atmospheric yet still pop-oriented house. He emerged during the mid-2010s when tropical house was becoming one of the most popular trends in dance music, and he scored numerous hits with his uplifting songs and remixes, which incorporated elements of deep house, soul, funk, pop, and reggae. Several of his multi-platinum smashes, including his remix of OMI's "Cheerleader" and the Rufus & Chaka Khan cover "Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)," were included on his 2018 full-length debut, titled I. Continuing to spread positive energy through his music, he released his second album, Breathe, in 2021. His subsequent singles have included collaborations with Ray Dalton ("Call It Love") and Jonas Blue ("Weekends," "Past Life").

Born in Hamburg in 1994, Jaehn studied classical violin in his youth before turning his attention to DJing in his teens. Around 2011, he briefly attended London's Point Blank Music College before returning to Hamburg. After reestablishing himself in Hamburg, Jaehn released several well-received singles, including 2014's "Dance with Me" featuring Thallie Ann Seenyen and 2014's "Shine" with Freddy Verano and Linying. However, it was his 2015 remix of OMI's "Cheerleader" that grabbed the public's attention. A catchy, reggae-infused dance hit, "Cheerleader" topped dozens of charts across the world. That same year, Jaehn earned yet another worldwide hit with his remix of vocalist Jasmine Thompson's song "Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)," a cover of Rufus & Chaka Khan's "Ain't Nobody." Jaehn formed the duo Eff with singer Mark Forster, and their debut single, "Stimme," topped the German singles chart for three weeks.

In 2016, Jaehn issued a handful of notable singles, including "Can't Go Home" with Steve Aoki and Adam Lambert and "Bonfire" with ALMA. He released "Dance with Me" (featuring Thallie Ann Seenyen) and "Hot2Touch" (with Hight and Alex Aiono) the following year. 2018 saw Jaehn put out his debut full-length effort, I, via Polydor. It was preceded by the single "Like a Riddle," featuring Hearts & Colors and Adam Trigger. The next year, he teamed up with English singer/songwriter Calum Scott for the single "Love on Myself," and collaborated with Vize and Miss Li for the song "Close Your Eyes," which reached number 21 in Germany. Several other Jaehn singles charted in 2020 and 2021, including the Top 40 hits "No Therapy" (featuring Nea and Bryn Christopher), "When the Lights Are Low" (with Toby Romeo and Faulhaber), and "One More Time" (with Robin Schulz featuring Alida). Several of these tracks appeared on Jaehn's second album, Breathe, which arrived in October 2021. "Rain in Ibiza" (with the Stickmen Project and Calum Scott) and "Do It Better" (featuring Zoe Wees), both reached the German charts in 2022, and "Call It Love" was also a hit in several other countries. In 2023, Jaehn released "All for Love" featuring Sandro Cavazza, and collaborated with Jonas Blue on the singles "Weekends" and "Past Life." ~ Matt Collar & Paul Simpson

Los Angeles' Captain Cuts is a pop trio and in-demand production and songwriting team featuring Ben Berger, Ryan McMahon, and Grouplove's Ryan Rabin. Although they officially came together in 2011, the three members knew each other growing up and attended the same high school. Since launching Captain Cuts, they have worked with a bevy of artists including the Mowgli's, Smallpools, the Chainsmokers, Halsey, and others. They have scored several hits, including writing Walk the Moon's "Shut Up and Dance" and writing and producing Bebe Rexha's "I Got You." In 2016, they signed with Epic Records and released their own debut single, the buoyant, dance-oriented "Love Like We Used To." A year later, they returned with "Cocaina," featuring Rich the Kid and Daniels and "House Party" with the Knocks. 2018 brought another pair of collaborations in "Do You Think About Me" with Zookëper and Georgia Ku, followed by "So Close" with NOTD and Felix Jaehn, which also featured Georgia Ku. In 2019, they joined Digital Farm Animals for the track "Summertime Love." ~ Matt Collar

At the same time she established herself as a songwriter for marquee pop and EDM artists such as Iggy Azalea, Dua Lipa, and Zedd in the mid- to late 2010s, Georgia Ku also emerged as a performer in her own right, with featured spots for the likes of Dillon Francis and NOTD. Ku presented her solo debut EP, the dance-pop-oriented Real, in 2020.

Originally from England but based in Los Angeles, some of Ku's earliest songwriting credits included tracks for Zedd and Skylar Stecker in 2015, the same year her voice appeared on the Dillon Francis track "Bun Up the Dance" featuring Skrillex. The following year, she was featured on the Party Favor club track "In My Head," and her song "Bloodline," which she sang and co-wrote, appeared on the film tie-in The Birth of a Nation: The Inspired By Album (Atlantic). Her writing contributions to Iggy Azalea's "Switch," the Martin Garrix-Dua Lipa collaboration "Scared to be Lonely," and Lipa's self-titled album all saw release in 2017 before Ku was featured on the NOTD & Felix Jaehn dance hit "So Close" in 2018. That year also brought the release of her co-writes for acts including Rita Ora, Steve Aoki, and MØ.

Under contract with Atlantic, Ku made her solo debut with the yearning dance-pop song "What Do I Do?" in 2019. The track was included on her debut EP, Real, which arrived on Atlantic in June 2020. ~ Marcy Donelson