Hear tracks by the Linda Lindas, David Byrne, Summer Walker and others that lean cozy, confrontational and lightly comedic.

Bad Bunny led a takeover, not a crossover, in a year that featured standout releases from Rosalía, Rauw Alejandro, iLe, Carla Morrison and Lucrecia Dalt.

Hear tracks by Rosalía and Cardi B, Saint Levant & Playyard, Little Simz and others.

Anniversary editions (from Norah Jones and Neil Young), a dive into the hip-hop underground (via C.V.E.) and rediscovered live jazz (from Elvin Jones and Charles…

On her second album, the singer with an unpredictable and emotionally charged flow expands her sound as she ponders all her conflicting impulses.

Hear tracks by Paramore, Sparklehorse, Lana Del Rey and others.

Seventy-two tracks that identify, grapple with or simply dance away from the anxieties of yet another uncertain year.

Hear tracks by Ethel Cain, PinkPantheress, 100 gecs and others.

The most effective artists of the year weren’t afraid to root around deep inside and boldly share the messiness, the complexities and the beauty of…

His 1960s band, the Blues Project, won a following with a driving, experimental approach to traditional material that was anything but purist.