Clockwise from upper left: Florence and the Machine, Janelle Monáe, Pusha-T, Father John Misty, Cardi B and John Prine Courtesy of the artists hide caption
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SoCal vocalist Nancy Sanchez rings in the holidays with a new track this week. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Son Lux, Camp Cope, The Low Anthem, Mabel Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Vocalist Rosalia earned the Alt.Latino critics' top spot in 2018. Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Alt.Latino's Best Music of 2018
Stream all 50 of NPR Music's Best Albums Of 2018 on Spotify. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Childish Gambino (left) performs onstage during the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Festival. Rosalía speaks onstage during the 19th annual Latin GRAMMY Awards. Janelle Monae performs in Los Angeles in June and Kacey Musgraves performs at the 2018 Stagecoach Festival in April. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia; David Becker/Getty Images for LARAS; Kevin Winter/Getty Images; Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Stagecoach hide caption
This month's Heavy Rotation features music by Calvin Arsenia. Jenny Wheat/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
This week's Alt.Latino playlist features music by Rene Lopez. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Get cooking to songs by Sly & the Family Stone, Jill Scott, Sam & Dve and India.Arie. DNY59/Getty Images hide caption
Beyoncé performs onstage during Coachella on April 14, 2018. Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Coachella hide caption