Ladi6's Royal Blue 3000 EP comes out June 2. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Gabriel Garzon-Montano performs a Tiny Desk Concert on May 3, 2017. (Claire Harbage/NPR) Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
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Noname performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Feb. 28, 2017. (Claire Harbage/NPR) Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
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Sampha performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Feb. 7, 2017. (Claire Harbage/NPR) Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
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D.R.A.M. performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Jan. 4, 2017. (Claire Harbage/NPR) Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
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BADBADNOTGOOD performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Jan. 4, 2017. (Claire Harbage/NPR) Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
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SiR's album Seven Sundays deserved more love in 2016. Dana Washington/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Saba's Bucket List Project should have been on more lists. Bryan Allen Lamb/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Ro James performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Oct. 11, 2016. (Raquel Zaldivar/NPR) Raquel Zaldivar/NPR hide caption
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Tiny Desk Concert with Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals. Cameron Robert/NPR hide caption
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Tiny Desk Concert with Anthony Hamilton. Brandon Chew/NPR hide caption
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KING's first full-length album, We Are KING, comes out Feb. 5. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Dornik quietly made one of the year's best R&B albums. Courtesy of the artist hide caption