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Hi everyone!! I'm turning 25 in exactly a month!! Yay!

Here's the Midweek Music Meme:

What piece of music have you listened to just because someone you respect or admire - but don’t actually know in person - recommended it?

I guess this all depends on the definition of the phrase "know in person." I'm not going to count people I know online because I do know them, I just haven't met them face-to-face yet.

So to answer the question, one artist that I learned about from someone I respect or admire is Gavin DeGraw. I first heard about Gavin because he was on the Ellen Degeneres show. I suppose it's a recommendation if Ellen liked him enough to have him on her show.