PJ Morton

It's a very ”indie“ Album of the Year category this year. Nominees for other categories include Tool, Thom Yorke, Big Thief, Tyler the Creator, DaBaby, Candlemass, The Cranberries, Tyler Childers, J.S. Ondara, Andrew Bird, Bad Bunny, Rosalía, Koffee, Burna Boy, and more.

Plus: The Lumineers, Julia Jacklin, Pig Destroyer, Real Estate, Phish, TEEN, IDK, and more.

The festival returns to San Francisco's Golden Gate Park in August.

The lineup also includes Anderson .Paak, Flume, Leon Bridges, Lil Wayne, Counting Crows, Flying Lotus, Mavis Staples, Better Oblivion Community Center, and much more.

The lineup also includes Terence Blanchard, Corinne Bailey Rae, Sons of Kemet, Sun Ra Arkestra, Mayaka McCraven, and much more.

Nas will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of 'Illmatic,' Mary J Blige will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of 'My Life,' and the lineup also includes Teyana Taylor, Timbaland, Tweet, Scarface, and much more.

The 2019 edition of the Forecastle Festival takes place July 12-14 in Louisville, KY and also includes Portugal. The Man, Noname, Denzel Curry, Tyler Childers, Playboi Carti, Chvrches, First Aid Kit, Hop Along, Andrew Bird, Leikeli47, and more.

The ”Soundtrack of America” series at soon-to-open Manhattan multi-arts center The Shed ”celebrates the influence of African American music with a new generation of groundbreaking artists,” conceived and directed by Steve McQueen.

2019 Grammy nominees also include Janelle Monae, SZA, Arctic Monkeys, Margo Price, Bjork, Beck, David Byrne, High On Fire, Ghost, Chris Stapleton, Childish Gambino, Lady Gaga, Jon Hopkins, The Carters, Pusha T, and more.

Like every year, the series offers a variety of jazz, soul, and R&B lunchtime concerts that are free and open to the public.