Jazmine Sullivan
Oliva Rodrigo, Rico Nasty and C. Tangana were a few of our favorite Tiny Desk (home) concerts of 2021. Renee Klahr/NPR hide caption
Lil Nas X, Japanese Breakfast, Vince Staples (pictured above) and more share their favorite music of 2021 with NPR. Photo Illustration by Renee Klahr/NPR; Getty Images; Album art courtesy of Polydor & Wolf Tone Records, Saddle Creek Records, Kemosabe & RCA Records hide caption
Doja Cat. Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for iHeartRadio hide caption
girl in red. Jason Koerner/Getty Images for Audacy hide caption
Projects released by Summer Walker, Shelley FKA DRAM and Jazmine Sullivan are included in NPR Music's best R&B albums of 2021. Photo Illustration by Renee Klahr/NPR; Getty Images hide caption
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Not sure if you want to hit the function or stay home? This one's for you. Kara Frame/NPR hide caption
Musicians who made some of NPR Music's favorite songs of 2021 (so far) include (left to right) Silk Sonic, Cico P, Seinabo Sey, Petal Supply and Amber Mark. Courtesy of artists hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Cassandra Jenkins, FKA twigs, Jazmine Sullivan, Ian Sweet, William Parker. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
R&B singer-songwriter Jazmine Sullivan released Heaux Tales on Jan. 8. Myesha Evon Gardner/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Jazmine Sullivan On 'Heaux Tales,' Dirty Laundry And The Value Of Taking Breaks
Kali Uchis performs onstage during the 2018 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 20, 2018 in Indio, California. Rich Fury/Getty Images for Coachella hide caption
Goldlink's new single is out now. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Goldlink, 'Meditation'
Ms. Lauryn Hill performs at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. Noam Golai/Getty Images hide caption