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Cleveland filmmaker Zoë Mountain and musician TJ Maclin came up with the idea of the UPFRNT virtual series that spotlights and supports Black artists during the COVID-19 pandemic and puts the racial justice movement on center stage.For more information and links, visit wksu.org/shuffle. Have an idea for a Shuffle episode? Email shuffle@wksu.org

Cleveland filmmaker Zoë Mountain and musician TJ Maclin came up with the idea of the virtual series that spotlights and supports Black artists during the COVID-19 pandemic and puts the racial justice movement on center stage.

While the coronavirus pandemic put live concerts on hold, many Northeast Ohio artists stayed busy creating and releasing music. WKSU's Shuffle podcast team shares some of their favorite local music of 2020.

While the coronavirus pandemic put live concerts on hold, many Northeast Ohio artists stayed busy creating and releasing music. WKSU's Shuffle podcast team shares some of their favorite local music of 2020.

It was a year of discoveries in local music, as bands who had been dormant for several years returned with new albums. WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz and…