Today I went to a local music store (HMV) in search of inspiration and artist names in the same genre as our artist. I have found many interesting album designs as well as artist names; here is a slideshow showing their designs.
Album artists in order of appearance:
Rebecca Ferguson
Bruno Mars
Manic Street Preach
The Kooks
Sam Gray
Emma The Great
Buffalo Killers
Rumer
Ellie Goulding
Amy Macdonald
Lady Antebellum
Kelly Rowland