Here is a list of 40 artist who were discovered by other artists in their own right (as opposed to music industry people).
| Who | Discovered by |
| Akon | The Fugees |
| Alice In Chains | Sammy Hagar |
| Anita Ward | Frederick Knight |
| Arthur Conley | Otis Redding |
| Atomic Kitten | Andy McClusky of OMD |
| Bessie Smith | Ma Rainey |
| Bob Dylan | Joan Baez |
| Carly Rae Jepsen | Justin Bieber |
| Dorothy Squires | Charlie Kunz |
| Ed Sheeran | Jamie Foxx |
| Eminem | Dr Dre |
| 5 Seconds of Summer | One Direction |
| Frank Sinatra | Harry James |
| Iyaz | Sean Kingston |
| James Taylor | Paul McCartney |
| Jimi Hendrix | Chas Chandler (Animals) |
| John Legend | KanYe West (Ye now) |
| Joni Mitchell | David Crosby |
| Just Jack | Chas Smash from Madness |
| Justin Bieber | Usher |
| Karel Fialka | Tim Hart of Steeleye Span |
| Kriss Kross | Jermaine Dupri |
| Lady Gaga | Akon |
| Mary Hopkin | Twiggy |
| Nicki Minaj | Lil Wayne |
| Nirvana | Sonic Youth |
| Oleta Adams | Tears for Fears |
| Panic! at the Disco | Fall Out Boy |
| Pitbull | Lil Jon |
| Rihanna | Jay-Z |
| Rita Ora | Jay-Z |
| Rod Stewart | Long John Baldry |
| Rolling Stones | George Harrison |
| Rumer | Burt Bacharach |
| Rush | Kiss |
| Skid Row | Bon Jovi |
| The Vapours | Bruce Foxton of The Jam |
| The Weeknd | Drake |
| Tom Browne | Lonnie Liston Smith |
| Van Halen | Gene Simmons (from Kiss) |