Charlie J. Memphis, 18, combines blues, country and a bit of Creole flavor in his music. Cal Quinn / Aly Fae/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
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Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas perform the 1999 hit "Smooth" at the 42d Annual Grammy Awards in February 2000. Santana received eight awards including Record of the Year that night. Hector Mata/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Angel Olsen's "Lark" appears on NPR Music's top 20 songs of September. Cameron McCool/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Brittany Howard's solo debut Jaime appears on NPR Music's best 10 albums of September. Danny Clinch/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Celia Cruz. Tom Copi/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
British R&B singer Mahalia. Her debut full-length Love and Compromise is on our shortlist for the best new albums out on Sep. 6. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Thundercat performs at City Plaza in September 2018. Garrett Poulos @YuhBoyGaryP/Courtesy of Hopscotch hide caption
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Veronica Swift's "Forget About the Boy" is included in this month's Heavy Rotation. Bill Westmoreland/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Bon Iver's i,i appears on NPR Music's best albums of August. Graham Tolbert /Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Hey majesty Missy Elliot returned with Iconology in August. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Boston rapper Cousin Stizz. His latest release, Searching For My Next Thrill, is on our shortlist for the best new albums out this week. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Cuco's debut album, Para Mí, is one of NPR Music's best albums of July. Cameron Postforoosh/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Highwomen's "Crowded Table" is one of NPR Music's best songs of July. Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Duo Ohmme. Maren Celest/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Flaming Lips. Their new album, The King's Mouth, is on our shortlist for the week's best new releases. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Wilco, Pearla, Erin Durant, Bon Iver, Khruangbin, Brian Eno Courtesy of the artists hide caption
If you've ever loved, felt loved or even experienced those heavy emotions that accompany the opposite, make way for Joslyn-Marie's profound R&B musings. Morgan Paije/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Mississippi rapper Big K.R.I.T. His latest project K.R.I.T. IZ HERE is on our shortlist of the best albums out on July 12. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
You don't have to believe in astrology to believe in roséwave. Emily Bogle/NPR hide caption