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10 Artists You Should Have Known In 2013 We asked public radio stations across the country to highlight their favorite musical discoveries of the year. The results ranged from a Pulitzer Prize winner to a Kansas City BBQ blues band. Download the songs

ALL SONGS CONSIDERED Bob And Robin's Excellent Holiday Adventure Join hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton as they set out on a snowy road trip in search of the true spirit of the holiday season. Along the way they'll meet a few special guests, including Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips, St. Vincent (Annie Clark) and Josh Ritter. Hear the show

THE RECORD Feminists Everywhere React To Beyonce's Latest At the end of a year in which Sheryl Sandberg released Lean In, Miley Cyrus and Diane Martel provoked everybody, #solidarityisforwhitewomen was born, and British singer Lily Allen put her foot in it, Beyonce's album has reignited conversations about the boundaries of feminism today. Read this story

BEST MUSIC OF 2013 Top 10 Slept-On R&B Songs Of The Year Finding new and excellent R&B is a scavenger hunt, one that winds through blogs, Tumblr and Twitter. Here are the 10 songs that didn't make the pop charts, but should have got more love. Read this story

FAVORITE SESSIONS KCRW Presents: Nightmares On Wax Watch DJ and producer George Evelyn perform with a live band in KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic studios. Nightmares on Wax unearths a deep cut, "I Am You" from his In a Space Outta Time album, and brings it to life with a little help from a miniature gospel choir. Watch the video