Clockwise from top row: Duma, Стереополина, Moor Mother, Meurtrieres, Maral, Backxwash. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Moor Mother
Music speaks truth to anger and frustration, but also provides a sense of hope and beauty. Rashida Chavis for NPR hide caption
To bolster the fun and success of her already chart-climbing 2020 single "Savage," Megan Thee Stallion manifested a remix from Beyoncé. Bob Levey/Getty Images for Spotify hide caption
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The slamming brutal death metal of 01101111011101100110111001101001 — that's binary for "ovni," or UFO — will make your gut drop. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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
Moor Mother's album Fetish Bones came out last year. Bob Sweeney/Courtesy of the artist hide caption