Ten of the of the year, as chosen by Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman.

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When Amy Winehouse first emerged, she was celebrated for being a once-in-a-generation voice, an old soul in a modern world 香蕉视频直播� not overly sentimental or stuck, but an artist willing to communicate with the past to make art in the future. In many ways, the same can be said about Kali Uchis and her Her superpower is her syrupy voice, which feels in time and out of it 香蕉视频直播� classically and effortlessly smoothing over and disrupting her lush sonic worlds. If 2024 is about fluidity 香蕉视频直播� of genre, language, love, loss and divination 香蕉视频直播� Uchis provides a roadmap from restrained reggaeton to alt-R&B.

香蕉视频直播淕NX,香蕉视频直播� Kendrick Lamar

The holidays arrived early this year when Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar surprise released . It is his first album since 2022香蕉视频直播檚 香蕉视频直播淢r. Morale & the Big Steppers香蕉视频直播� 香蕉视频直播� and perhaps more tellingly, his first since his victory lap over Drake that inspired one of the year香蕉视频直播檚 best songs, 香蕉视频直播淣ot Like Us.香蕉视频直播� In full, 香蕉视频直播淕NX香蕉视频直播� builds off the promise of his blockbuster single 香蕉视频直播� West Coast hip-hop showboating from one of the greatest living rappers anywhere. But it香蕉视频直播檚 Lamar香蕉视频直播檚 performance that makes this one of the year香蕉视频直播檚 best. it is his effortless ability to 香蕉视频直播渟witch cadences and lyrical perspectives mid-song香蕉视频直播� and seemingly limitless breath control that stand out.

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香蕉视频直播淭he Past Is Still Alive,香蕉视频直播� Hurray for the Riff Raff

Hurray for the Riff Raff, the musical moniker of Alynda Segarra, has long studied Americana, blues, and folk punk, perfecting their craft with each new release. On the narrative 香蕉视频直播淭he Past Is Still Alive,香蕉视频直播� their eighth studio album, Segarra pulls from their background as a hitchhiker, train hopper and outsider artist to document the kind of life-altering adventures 香蕉视频直播� ugly and rejuvenating 香蕉视频直播� that can only happen far from home. It香蕉视频直播檚 a beautiful portrayal of the U.S. 香蕉视频直播� all big skies, starry nights and idiosyncratic people 香蕉视频直播� as well as dumpster diving, shoplifting, addiction, politics, queer bars and poetry. In a word: America.

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Nearly a decade ago, Helado Negro 香蕉视频直播� the bilingual musical project of Roberto Carlos Lange 香蕉视频直播� released the single 香蕉视频直播淵oung, Latin and Proud,香蕉视频直播� a celebratory exploration of Latino identity that became a rallying cry for indie kids with similar heritage. It doubles as a kind of framework in which to think about all of his art, in particular, the inventive, breezy, The album, recorded in English and Spanish, uses electronic sounds to express inspirations pulled from nature. It香蕉视频直播檚 a wide-ranging release, effervescent and ambitious, easy to listen to and joy to dissect.