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Raphael Saadiq is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. Saadiq has been a standard-bearer for "old school" R&B since his early days as a member of the multiplatinum group Tony! Toni! Toné!. In addition to his solo and group career, he has also produced songs for such artists as Joss Stone, D'Angelo, TLC, En Vogue, Kelis, Mary J. Blige, Ledisi, Whitney Houston, Solange Knowles and John Legend.

James Hamilton Leithauser is a singer-songwriter, best known as the vocalist of the indie rock band The Walkmen.Prior to The Walkmen's formation, Leithauser was in the band The Recoys. He is now a solo artist.Leithauser was born and raised in Washington, DC.

Lizzo is an American singer, rapper, and presenter.

Dessa (real name Margret Wander) is a rapper, singer, and essayist.Dessa has performed around the world as a member of the Doomtree hip-hop crew and as a solo artist.Dessa's work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minnesota Monthly, and several literary journals. She has published two short collections of poetry and essays.

Brandi Carlile is a singer-songwriter and producer whose music spans many genres.

Conor Oberst is a singer, songwriter, musician, and multi-instrumentalist, he is best known for his work in Bright Eyes.