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Clockwise from upper left: Versing, Actionesse, Chong The Nomad, Seattle's Space Needle, doNormaal All photos courtesy of the artists except Seattle's Space Needle: Joel Rogers for Corbis Documentary / Getty Image Plus hide caption
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Raveena's debut album, Lucid, is comforting but nuanced, balancing cultures old and new by mashing up contemporary R&B with traditions from the South Asian diaspora. Cameron Robert for NPR hide caption
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Sylvan Esso perform in Austin, Tex. in 2018. Julia Reihs/KUTX hide caption
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(Left to right) Carson McHone, Mélat and Abhi The Nomad Mathew Parri Thomas / Moyo Oyelola / Robert Hein/Courtesy of the artists hide caption
(Left to right) Bumbac Joe of Parlant Parlant, Divino Nino and Tatiana Hazel. Jason Bennet / Alexa Viscius / Falyn Huang & Shamis McGillin/Courtesy of the artists hide caption
(From left to right) DJ Step, DJ Cut-Cuz and J-Lektro are just some of the DJs making moves in Chicago's music scene right now. Caleb Zahm / Dariusz Michael / Emily Melissa/Courtesy of the artists hide caption
(From left) Angie McMahon, MorMor and Devon Gilfillian Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Tasha, Brittney Carter, Ness Heads, Ric Wilson, Jovan Landry and Mykelle Deville Courtesy of the artists hide caption
American Trappist (left), Soul Glo (middle) and Kayleigh Goldsworthy bring captivating emotional perspectives to their songwriting. Photos by Kara Donnelly and John Vettese/WXPN hide caption
(From left) Philadelphia's Max Swan, Kingsley Ibeneche and Ellen Siberian Tiger bring their music to life in breathtaking videos. YouTube hide caption
Nilüfer Yanya's Miss Universe is due out March 22 on ATO. Molly Daniel/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
From left: Shy Beast, Helado Negro and Jonathan Something. Dorothy Bennett, Anna Groth-Shive and Solitaire Recordings/Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Low Dose (left), Orion Sun (middle) and Ali Awan are just three of the most exciting artists making music in Philadelphia right now. John Vettese / Ashley Gellman / Meghan Weale/WXPN / Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Stella Donnelly's debut album, Beware of the Dogs, is out now. Pooneh Ghana/Courtesy of the artist hide caption