Deafheaven Is the Artist of the Decade
The black metal crossover band sounds the way life in the 2010s felt: filled with turmoil, but interspersed with moments of beauty.
Grimes Is the Artist of the Decade
No artist has challenged our assumptions about what pop music can be like Grimes.
Arca Is the Artist of the Decade
Without the myriad musical personas 30-year-old Alejandra Ghersi has inhabited, some of the most vital, game-changing pop music of the 2010s simply wouldn't exist.
Tame Impala Is the Artist of the Decade
Kevin Parker's project might not be the biggest rock act in the world—or even the best—but he defined the sound of the 2010s more than any of his peers did.
Tyler, The Creator Is the Artist of the Decade
After starting the decade testing the limits of shock with Odd Future, the rapper’s journey to mellow and sincere has been even more radical.
Lil Peep Is the Artist of the Decade
In his short life and even shorter career, the rapper born Gustav Åhr became a voice for a generation of kids who shared his powerful demons and sense of doom.