Spilling The Tea On Spotify's Best New Artists With Lisa Ritchey

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What does it mean to be a 'Best New Artist'? From Olivia Dean to KATSEYE to Leon Thomas & Addison Rae, this year's Grammys Best New Artist category is stacked. In today's special episode we spoke with Lisa Ritchey from Spotify's Artist Partnership team to break down what is so special about this year's Best New Artist nominees. We discuss the past year in music, the impact queer artists have had on music, and our predictions for who may win this year.

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