From Tyler, The Creator and Clairo to Omar Apollo and FKA twigs, some of the most interesting artists are becoming harder to define by a single genre. Here are the genreless and genre-fluid artists shaping how I think about music in 2026.

What genre is your music when it doesn’t fit neatly into one category? I’ve spent years struggling to define my sound, from choosing genres for Spotify pitches to realizing that being genreless might actually be part of my identity as an artist.