Playlist: Best of 2021

Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - KENNY GARRETT, Composer, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist - Andy Kravitz, AdditionalEngineer - Donald Brown, Producer - J.J. Freire, AdditionalEngineer - Kenny Garrett Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher - Dave Kowalski, AdditionalEngineer - Jonathan Duckett, AdditionalEngineer - Katsuhiko Naito, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Chris Gold, AdditionalMixingEngineer - Ray Ketchem, AdditionalEngineer - Alex Poeppel, AssistantEngineer

(C) 2021 Mack Avenue Records II, LLC (P) 2021 Mack Avenue Records II, LLC

Brandi Carlile, Organ, Piano, Vocals, Writer, Wurlitzer, MainArtist - Phillip Smith, SecondEngineer - Tim Hanseroth, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Phil Hanseroth, Percussion, Vocals, Writer, Bass - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, Programmer - Pete Lyman, Masterer - Dave Cobb, Producer, Acoustic Guitar - Brandon Bell, Engineer - Shooter Jennings, Producer, Keyboards, Piano - Chris Powell, Drums - Nathan Yaccino, AdditionalEngineer - Matt Scatchell, Assistant Mixer

A Low Country Sound/Elektra Records release. Under exclusive license to Elektra Records LLC, © 2021 Brandi Carlile Band LLC A Low Country Sound/Elektra Records release. Under exclusive license to Elektra Records LLC, ℗ 2021 Brandi Carlile Band, LLC

Gaspar Claus, Composer, Producer, Cello - Benoit De Villeneuve, Composer - Francesco Donadello, Mastering Engineer - David Chalmin, Mixing Engineer

2021 InFiné / Les Disques du Festival Permanent 2021 InFiné / Les Disques du Festival Permanent

Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Linda Fredriksson, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist

2021 We Jazz 2021 We Jazz

Joe Lovano, Composer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Marilyn Crispell, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stefano Amerio, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carmen Castaldi, Drums, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2021 ECM Records GmbH

MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Chris Galland, AssistantEngineer - Giovanni Versari, MasteringEngineer - LLC, MusicPublisher - Jeff Gitelman, Composer - Riccardo Damian, VocalProducer - Kalon Berry, Composer - Jorja Smith, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Matt Jaggar, ArtistVocalSecondEngineer - Jeremie Inhaber, MixingEngineer - ShayBo, FeaturedArtist - Tde Music, MusicPublisher - Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman for Gitty Music, Inc, Producer - Laura Adegbite, Composer, Lyricist - Zach Pereyra, AssistantEngineer - Anthony Vilchis, AssistantEngineer - Elevens Child Limited, MusicPublisher - Kal Banx for Top Dawg Entertainment, Producer - JEFF GITTY MUSIC (BMI) / Administered by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing [for BMI] (SKMP) (BMI), MusicPublisher

(C) 2021 FAMM (P) 2021 FAMM

Bob Ludwig, Engineer - Shawn Everett, MixingEngineer - Lucy Dacus, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Collin Pastore, Producer - Jacob Blizard, Producer, StudioMusician - Preston Cochran, Engineer - Jake Finch, Producer, StudioMusician - Scottie Prudhoe, Engineer - Hipgnosis Songs, MusicPublisher - Hipgnosis Songs Group, MusicPublisher

2021 Matador Records 2021 Matador Records

Alan Hampton, Double Bass - Mark Guiliana, Drums - Isfar Sarabski, Composer, Producer, Piano, MainArtist - Main Strings Ensemble, Strings - Aleksey Chernakov, Arranger

Under exclusive license to Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH, © 2021 Isfar Sarabski Under exclusive license to Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH, ℗ 2021 Isfar Sarabski

Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Will Holland, Mixer - Alfa mist, Producer, MainArtist - Alfa Sekitoleko, Composer

2021 Anti 2021 Anti

Emily Lazar, Engineer - RAY BROWN, AssociatedPerformer - Jake Aron, Engineer - Brad Cook, Producer - Mattitude Music, LLC, MusicPublisher - Alex Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Peermusic Ltd, MusicPublisher - Snail Mail, MainArtist - Alex Farrar, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Lindsey Jordan, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hipgnosis Songs Group, MusicPublisher

2021 Matador Records 2021 Matador Records

Tom Bailey, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rupert Coulson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Max Richter, Composer, Producer - Kristjan Järvi, Conductor, MainArtist - Götz-Michael Rieth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Baltic Sea Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist

℗ 2021 StudioRichterMahr

Vijay Iyer, Piano, MainArtist - Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Christoph Stickel, MasteringEngineer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Tyshawn Sorey, MainArtist, DrumKit - Ryan Streber, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Linda May Han Oh, MainArtist, DoubleBass

℗ 2021 ECM Records GmbH

Yeahman, Composer, MainArtist - Wonderwheel Recordings, MusicPublisher

2021 Wonderwheel Recordings 2021 Wonderwheel Recordings

London Symphony Orchestra, FeaturedArtist - Pharoah Sanders, MainArtist - Floating Points, MainArtist - BMG, MusicPublisher - Sam Shepherd, Composer, Producer

(C) 2021 Luaka Bop, Inc (P) 2021 Luaka Bop, Inc

Jack Tatum, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Programmer, Vocals, Bass, Synthesizer, ComposerLyricist - Jorge Elbrecht, Mixer - Japanese Breakfast, MainArtist - Michelle Zauner, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Vocals, Synthesizer - Craig Hendrix, Producer, Drums, Engineer

2021 Dead Oceans 2021 Dead Oceans

Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - 박혜진 park hye jin, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tom Jessop, Mixer

2021 Ninja Tune 2021 Ninja Tune

David Okumu, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Shabaka Hutchings, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Herbert, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chelsea Carmichael, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Edward Wakili-Hick, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2021 Native Rebel Recordings Ltd.

Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer - George Fitzgerald, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Rothman, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nathan Boddy, Mixing Engineer, AdditionalStudioProducer - London Grammar, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hannah Reid, Composer, Lyricist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Dot Major, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Dominic Major, Composer, Lyricist

(P) 2020 Ministry of Sound Recordings Limited / Metal & Dust under exclusive licence to Sony Music Entertainment

Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Third Side Music, MusicPublisher - Carlos Nino & Friends, MainArtist - Jamael Dean, Composer, FeaturedArtist - Devin Daniels, Composer, FeaturedArtist - Carlos Niño, Composer

2021 International Anthem LLC 2021 International Anthem LLC

Kesiena Ukochovbara, Composer, Lyricist - Lorenzo Larue, Composer - Wayne Snow, MainArtist

2021 Roche Musique 2021 Roche Musique

Andrew Ferguson, ComposerLyricist - Bicep, Producer, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Matthew McBriar, ComposerLyricist

2021 Ninja Tune 2020 Ninja Tune

Bobby Wood, Composer - Dan Auerbach, Composer, Producer, Mixer - Hour Box Music (BMI), MusicPublisher - M. Allen Parker, Mixer - Aaron Frazer, Composer, MainArtist - Janwood Music (Sesac), MusicPublisher - Songs in Numerical Order (BMI), MusicPublisher

2020 Dead Oceans in partnership with Easy Eye Sound 2020 Dead Oceans in partnership with Easy Eye Sound

Diko Shoturma, Recording Engineer - Louis Cole, Composer - Attacca Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nic Hard, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Andrew Yee, Co-Producer - Michael League, Producer - Domenic Salerni, Co-Producer - Nathan Schram, Co-Producer - Amy Schroeder, Arranger, Co-Producer - David Turk, Assistant Engineer

(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment

Steve Cook, AAndRAdministrator - John Robinson, AfricanPercussion - Dave Cooley, MasteringEngineer - Elvin Jones, DrumKit - Eddie Gale, Trumpet - Charles Davis, Vocalist - Henry Pearson, Bass - Roland Alexander, Flute, SopranoSaxophone - Jimmy Lyons, AltoSaxophone - Judah Samuel, Bass - Rachel Jones, A&R - De'Sean Jones, Flute, RecordingEngineer, TenorSaxophone - Dave Vettraino, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Makaya McCraven, Producer, Guitar, Bass, MainArtist, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, DrumKit - Russell Lyle, Flute, TenorSaxophone - Sylvia Bibbs, Vocalist - Fulumi Prince, Vocalist - Sondra Walston, Vocalist - William Norwood, Vocalist - Jo Ann Gale Stevens, Guitar, Vocalist - Paula Nadine Larkin, Vocalist - Carol Ann Robinson, Vocalist - Traci Fuller, AAndRAdministrator - Alex Anastasi, A&R - Justin Seltzer, A&R - Eddie Gale Stevens, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2021 UMG Recordings, Inc.

Rob Kinelski, MixingEngineer - Dave Kutch, MasteringEngineer - Casey Cuayo, MixingSecondEngineer - FINNEAS, Producer, Engineer, Percussion, Bass, Synthesizer, VocalArranger, DrumProgrammer - Billie Eilish, Vocalist, MainArtist, VocalEngineer - Finneas O'Connell, ComposerLyricist - Billie Eilish O'Connell, ComposerLyricist - Eli Heisler, MixingSecondEngineer

℗ 2021 Darkroom/Interscope Records

Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thelonious Monk, ComposerLyricist - Greg Leisz, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Lloyd, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Frisell, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Reuben Rogers, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Harland, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael C. Ross, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Gray, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Lloyd & The Marvels, MainArtist - Joe Harley, Producer, Sound Supervisor - Dorothy Darr, Producer

℗ 2021 Charles Lloyd

Curtis Harding, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Figure 8 Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher

2021 Curtis Harding, under exclusive license to Anti 2021 Curtis Harding, under exclusive license to Anti

Rob Schnapf, Engineer - Matt Schuessler, Engineer - Domino Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Mdou Moctar, MainArtist - Seth Manchester, MixingEngineer - Ahmoudou Madassane, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Coltun, Composer, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Mahamadou Souleymane, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Souleymane Ibrahim, AssociatedPerformer - Domino Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher

2021 Matador Records 2020 Matador Records

Arthur Verocai, Featuring, FeaturedArtist - Hiatus Kaiyote, Producer, MainArtist - Paul Bender, ComposerLyricist - Naomi Saalfield, ComposerLyricist - Simon Mavin, ComposerLyricist - Perrin Moss, ComposerLyricist - William Luna, Engineer - Haima Marriott, Engineer - Nick Hererra, Engineer - Warner Chappell Music/Universal Music Publishing Group (APRA/BMI), MusicPublisher

2021 Brainfeeder 2021 Brainfeeder

So Percussion, Composer, Producer, Bells, Cymbals, Drums, Piano, Vibraphone, Fender Rhodes Piano, Instruments, Moog, Marimba, MainArtist, Sound Effects (SFX), Sounds, Microkorg Synthesizer - Caroline Shaw, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Vocals, Bass Tuba, MainArtist - Ryan Schwabe, Masterer - Jonathan Low, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Drum Programmer, Bass Pedals Keyboards - Matt Hall, AssistantEngineer - Matt Poirier, Mixer, Additional Editor - Eric Cha-Beach, Producer - Dave Snyder, AssistantEngineer

© 2021 Caroline Shaw and Sō Percussion, under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc. ℗ 2021 Caroline Shaw, under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc.

John Coltrane, Percussion, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Reeves, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Garrison, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy Tyner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Pharoah Sanders, Percussion, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Elvin Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Ward, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Rafael Garrett, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - George Klabin, Producer, Co-Producer - Zev Feldman, Producer, Co-Producer - Joe Brazil, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Druker, Producer

℗ 2021 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

Tony Berg, Producer - Autumn Rowe, Vocal - Ethan Gruska, AssociatedPerformer - Abe Rounds, Drums - Joseph Lorge, Engineer - Summer Swee-Singh, Keyboards - Will Maclellan, Engineer - Naia Izumi, Composer, Producer, Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment

Jazmine Sullivan, Composer, Lyricist, Executive Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, AdditionalStudioProducer - Erik Madrid, Mixing Engineer - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer - MARC JORDAN, AdditionalStudioProducer - Ben Thomas, Engineer - Kyle Coleman, Composer, Lyricist - Michael Holmes, Composer, Lyricist - Justin Miller, Engineer - Peter Edge, AdditionalStudioProducer - Joe Gallagher, Engineer - DZL, Producer - Trevor Jerideau, A&R Director, AdditionalStudioProducer - Aaron Mattes, Assistant Engineer - Audra Mae Butts, Composer, Lyricist - Brittany "Chi" Coney, Composer, Lyricist - Denisia "Blue June" Andrews, Composer, Lyricist - Zsuzsa Cook, Consultant, AdditionalStudioProducer - Pam Sullivan, AdditionalStudioProducer

(P) 2020 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

David Wrench, MixingEngineer - Alessandro Buccellati, Composer - Gianluca Buccellati, Composer, Producer - Claire Cottrill, Composer - Arlo Parks, MainArtist - Anais Marinho, Composer

2021 Arlo Parks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd. 2021 Arlo Parks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd.

Dave Weckl, DrumKit - CHICK COREA, Composer, Producer, Piano - John Patitucci, UprightBass - Bernie Kirsh, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, CoProducer - Chick Corea Akoustic Band, MainArtist

℗ 2018 Stretch Records, Inc.

Nils Petter Molvær, Composer, Producer, Trumpet, Electronics, MainArtist - Erland Dahlen, Drums, Percussion, Electronics - Johan Lindström, Organ - Jon Marius Aareskjold, Engineer - Jan Bang, Engineer - Jo Berger Myhre, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Piano, Bass, Synthesizer, Electronics - Henning Svoren, Engineer - Helge Sten, Engineer - John Derek Bishop, Composer

© 2021 Nils Petter Molvær under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbH ℗ 2021 Nils Petter Molvær under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbH

Kieran Hebden, Composer, Writer - Madlib, Composer, Writer, MainArtist

© 2021 Madlib Invazion ℗ 2021 Madlib Invazion

Bmg Rights Management (uk) Ltd, MusicPublisher - Marvin Burns, ComposerLyricist - Ross from Friends, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Felix Clary Weatherall, ComposerLyricist - Seven Days More Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher

2021 Brainfeeder 2021 Brainfeeder

Lone, MainArtist - Matt Cutler, Composer, Producer

2021 Greco-Roman Ltd 2021 Greco-Roman Ltd

Heinrich Köbberling, Composer, Drums, MainArtist - Moritz von Oswald, Composer, Producer, Electronics - Tobias Freund, Engineer - Laurel Halo, Composer, Piano, Electric Piano, Vocals, Electronics, MainArtist - Moritz Von Oswald Trio, Electronics, MainArtist - Goetz-Michael Rieth, Engineer - Laurens von Oswald, Producer - Laurel Anne Chartow, Piano, Electric Piano, Electronics - Marlon Beatt, Engineer

© 2021 Moritz von Oswald under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbH ℗ 2021 Moritz von Oswald under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbH

Charlie Hall, Percussion - Greg Calbi, Masterer - Steve Fallone, Assistant Masterer - Dave Hartley, Bass - The War On Drugs, MainArtist - Shawn Everett, Producer, Mixer, Recorded by - Nick Krill, AdditionalEngineer - Eric Slick, Drums, Percussion - Lucius, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Sam KS, Drums, Percussion - Adam Granduciel, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Writer, Lead Guitar, Bass - Robbie Bennett, Electric Guitar, Writer - Ivan Wayman, AdditionalEngineer - Quarantine Cowboys, AdditionalEngineer

© 2021 Atlantic Recording Corporation ℗ 2021 Atlantic Recording Corporation

Alan Sparhawk, Composer, Lyricist - Low, MainArtist - BJ Burton, Producer, Mixer

© 2021 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2021 Sub Pop Records

Colin Leonard, MasteringEngineer - Sean Garrett, ComposerLyricist, BackgroundVocalist, VocalProducer, CoProducer, AdditionalVocalist - Dylan Graham, ComposerLyricist, CoProducer - Lil Durk, FeaturedArtist, RapVocalist - Lisa McCall, ExecutiveProducer - Jan Branicki, ComposerLyricist - Derek "MixedByAli" Ali, MixingEngineer - Dreamlife, CoProducer - Marissa Wickliffe, AAndRAdministrator - Alicia Graham, AAndRAdministrator - Cyrus "NOIS" Taghipour, MixingEngineer - Summer Walker, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, ExecutiveProducer - Curtis "Sircut" Bye, MixingSecondEngineer - Active By Night, Producer - David "Dos Dias" Bishop, RecordingEngineer - Durk Derrick Banks, ComposerLyricist - Love Renaissance (LVRN), ExecutiveProducer - Tim Glover, A&R - Alyssa Bautista, AAndRCoordinator - Justice Baiden for Love Renaissance, A&R - Caryn Wright for Love Renaissance, AAndRCoordinator - Moreno Tyrone Gijsbers, ComposerLyricist - Deuvon “SSV” Desir, RecordingSecondEngineer - Bubbles Renee, ExecutiveProducer

℗ 2021 LVRN/Interscope Records

Nils Frahm, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, Mixing Engineer - Zino Mikorey, Mastering Engineer - Thomas Geiger, Producer, Sound Engineer - Linda Lüchtrath, Production Assistant

2021 Erased Tapes Records Ltd. 2021 Erased Tapes Records Ltd.

Al Doyle, Producer, Mixer - Memphis Industries, MusicPublisher - Baba Ali, Composer, MainArtist

2021 Memphis Industries 2021 Memphis Industries

Christian McBride, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Todd Whitelock, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Gloria Kaba, AssistantEngineer - Chris Muth, MasteringEngineer - ToniChris Music/Songs of Kobalt (BMI), MusicPublisher

(C) 2021 Mack Avenue Records II, LLC (P) 2021 Mack Avenue Records II, LLC

Alex Paterson, Composer - The Orb, MainArtist - Michael Rendall, Composer - Paul Metamono, Remixer

(C) 2021 Alex Paterson t/a The Orb under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited (P) 2021 Alex Paterson t/a The Orb under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited

David Harrington, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nicolas Jaar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rashad Becker, MixingEngineer - Heba Kadry, Engineer - Mattitude Music, LLC, MusicPublisher - Peermusic Ltd, MusicPublisher - Darkside, Producer, Engineer, MainArtist - Hipgnosis Songs Group, MusicPublisher

2021 DARKSIDE under exclusive license to Matador Records 2021 DARKSIDE under exclusive license to Matador Records

Natal Zaks, Composer, Producer, MusicPublisher, MixingEngineer - Joel Krozer, Engineer - Erika de Casier, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, MusicPublisher, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher

2021 4AD Ltd 2021 4AD Ltd

Daniel Avery, Composer, MainArtist - James Greenwood, Composer, Producer - Marta salogni, Engineer & Mixer

© 2021 Phantasy Sound under exclusive license to Mute for US & CA ℗ 2021 PHANTASY SOUND UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENSE TO [PIAS] / MUTE RECORDS