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Here are 14 arresting albums by new artists who broke through in 2019.

The past is always present — but with a practically endless selection of music to choose from via the web, it's nice when some of the world's best record labels help excavate it for us.

Every revolution has its music, and the global protests of 2019 are no exception. Here are 10 songs that fueled activist movements this year, from Chile to Lebanon to the United States.

These Nashville stars helped change the conversation in country music and steer its industry toward a more equitable future.

When the album came out, an interesting thing happened: Everyone seemed to have a different favorite track. We enlisted five notable critics to argue for the songs they think are the most indelible.

A lot of the rap that felt worth listening to in 2019 was hard to listen to — full of sonic dissonance and emotional distance, and pregnant with a particularly black depiction of dystopia.

Collaborations offer artists a chance to stretch their musical boundaries and have some fun with their peers — as such, these one-offs often represent the sonic vanguard in pop.

Wilco and Tom Waits were some of the year's most-covered artists. Emo and Warped Tour-core got their share of love, too.

Jazz musicians have long spoken their mind in the face of injustice, and 2019 was no exception.

There are many moments that make or break plans for a night out, and sometimes hearing juuuust the right song can push a person out the door ... or into bed.

This year-end playlist showcases the music that best captured 2019's ever-wary mood, presented here in three 10-song movements of personal anxiety, global dread and moral resolution.

Some of the best country songs of 2019 were equal parts tradition and ambition.