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Phoebe Bridgers is one of the most prolific young songwriters to emerge in the last several years. Her second solo album, Punisher, is out now. Frank Ockenfels/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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A woman jogging in New York City. NPR Music's Lyndsey McKenna has been running to relieve stress during the coronavirus pandemic. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The term "urban" has been used for decades as a catch-all term for Black music — but it is now quickly falling out of favor in the music industry in the midst of a growing new civil rights movement. Jasper James/Getty Images hide caption

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Moving through themes of isolation and recovery in real time, Gia Margaret reshapes her world around her circumstances on her latest album, Mia Gargaret. Rachel Winslow/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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As the profile of the masked, pseudonymous singer Orville Peck has risen, he has sometimes been held up as a solitary figure staking a queer claim to country music. But in important ways, Peck isn't alone. Tracy Hua/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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A woman jogging in New York City. NPR Music's Lyndsey McKenna has been running to relieve stress during the coronavirus pandemic. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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