A lively image that says “10 Artists to Listen to Now” with a revolving animation of album covers.

10 Under-the-Radar Artists to Listen to Now

Leikeli47, Mereba, and Mickey Guyton headline our list of musicians who deserve your attention

Christina M. Tapper

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4 min readJun 15, 2020

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This story is a part of the ZORA Music Canon, a celebration of Black women musical artists.

The ZORA Music Canon, our list of the 100 greatest albums by African American women, celebrates iconic music and the…

Christina M. Tapper

Written by Christina M. Tapper

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