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The 30 Most Intriguing Musicians of 2017

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The contemporary pop music world can sound mighty bland. Only a few of the musicians featured here are famous, but each has the potential to shake up the current scene.

Ted Gioia

Published Jan. 14 2017 12:08AM EST

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If you judged the state of contemporary song by YouTube views, you might think that the whole diverse world of music has collapsed into vamp songs built on formula-driven textures and artificially sweetened vocals.

Ted Gioia

Ted Gioia

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