Best of 2019

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  Exclaim!'s 10 Most Underrated Albums of 2019

  PUBLISHED Dec 16, 2019

  With the sheer volume of music landing on streaming services every week, it was easy for albums to get lost in the shuffle. There were plen...

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  From #MeToo to "Me First": Women in Hip-Hop and R&B Change Their Tune

  PUBLISHED Dec 16, 2019

  Whether acting up or having a hot girl summer, women in hip-hop and R&B gave zero fucks in 2019. While women artists have always been fixtu...

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  Exclaim!'s 10 Best Experimental Music Figures of 2019

  PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2019

  The experimental music world plays by its own rules. Free of the trends and scenes that define other genres, avant-garde artists exist outs...

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  Exclaim!'s 10 Best Dance and Electronic Albums of 2019

  PUBLISHED Dec 12, 2019

  This year in dance and electronic music, vintage sounds met the bleeding edge. The Chemical Brothers and Jacques Greene's old-school flouri...

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  The Artificial Intelligence Takeover of Music in 2019

  PUBLISHED Dec 12, 2019

  Humans are born to collaborate; we can't help but bounce our ideas off someone else every once in a while. An entirely new musical partner...

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  The Legacy of Nipsey Hussle

  PUBLISHED Dec 12, 2019

  Shocked, confused, angry and devastated were a handful of emotions that zip-lined through the hip-hop community on March 31, 2019. It's a s...

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  In 2019, Metal Learned to Share and Play Well with Others

  PUBLISHED Dec 12, 2019

  Metal bands and fans have historically isolated themselves within their own inner circle, unlike other genres who frequently collaborate wi...

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  Exclaim!'s 10 Best Soul, Funk and World Albums of 2019

  PUBLISHED Dec 11, 2019

  Soul, funk and world music, by its very definition, covers a lot of ground — and 2019 is no exception. Artists like Lizzo and Anderson .Paa...