London's Ezra Collective helps lead the way for millennial jazz musicians. Dan Medhurst/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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21 Savage, seen here performing in Atlanta in November 2018, was set to be released on bond by ICE on Wednesday. Paras Griffin/Getty Images hide caption
Drake won the Best Rap Song Grammy for "God's Plan," which was the No. 1 song in America for 11 weeks in 2018. Speaking to his peers of the award, he said, "You don't need this." Emma McIntyre/Getty Images hide caption
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Strand of Oaks' newest folk track is one of 10 songs on this month's Heavy Rotation. Alysee Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Travis Scott performs in Austin, Texas, in October 2018. Scott is set to perform at the 2019 Super Bowl halftime show. Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Even With Rappers Set To Perform, Super Bowl's Halftime Show Remains Tone-Deaf
Buddy performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Dec. 4, 2018 (Cameron Pollack/NPR). Cameron Pollack/NPR hide caption
Lizzo's "Juice" is out today. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Bad Bunny backstage at Apple Music's 'Up Next' Artist concert in Miami, Fl. in March 2018. Manny Hernandez/Getty Images for Apple Music hide caption
J. Cole, onstage in Oakland this summer, refracted hip-hop through an absurdist lens on KOD. Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images hide caption
Former U.S. President Barack Obama guests on the latest Hamilton remix. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images hide caption
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
Clockwise from upper left: Son Lux, Camp Cope, The Low Anthem, Mabel Courtesy of the artists hide caption
"I'm out here still updating and like, you have to interact with these updates," Earl Sweatshirt says. Kat Lonsdorf/NPR hide caption
Earl Sweatshirt On Resentment, Growth And Giving Yourself A Chance
The Wu Tang Clan performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Nov. 1, 2018 Cameron Pollack/NPR hide caption
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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
Chance The Rapper performs during Spotify's RapCaviar Live in Brooklyn, New York. Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for Spotify hide caption
Alessia Cara, performing live earlier this month in Spain, released one of our must-hear albums for Nov. 30, The Pains Of Growing. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic hide caption
Earl Sweatshirt's forthcoming LP, Some Rap Songs, is due out on Nov. 30. Mike Windle/Getty Images hide caption