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Lots of new music is out from artists we met on The Voice.

That includes an album from Ryan Innes and singles from Kensington Moore, Rachel Messer and Diego Val.

Here’s a bit more about those releases. The links take you to the songs on Apple Music. Or you can check out the Spotify snippets below.

* Ryan Innes from Season 4 dropped an eight-song album “What I’m Looking For” on Friday, just in time for his Monday night appearance on NBC’s Songland. Ryan will be one of four songwriters featured on The Season 2 premiere. As for the new album, it follows 2018’s “The Inbetween” as Ryan’s second major project since The Voice. And it’s an impressive collection of songs. Tracks especially worth a listen include the celebratory “Born To Win” and the wonderfully raucous “I Got It.” The title track is also a standout.

* Kensington Moore from Season 7 has released “Should’ve Listened,” a single she dedicates to the friends who love her in spite of the fact that she too often has to learn the hard way. “I’m always messing up, not taking advice, and basically breaking my own heart lots of the time,” she writes on Instagram. “Relatable or just me?” The release is the first of 2020 for Kensington and follows a string of impressive 2019 singles.

* Rachel Messer from Season 14 has released a new country single called “Where the Weeping Willow Cries.” And the accompanying music video will follow soon. It’s Rachel’s first release since her summer 2019 EP “California Sunrise.” Write Rachel of the new single: “These lyrics mean so much to me, and it always feels so special to share with you the feelings that I’ve put into words.”

* Diego Val from Season 3 has released a fun, new Latin-flavored pop song called “Unpredictable.” The song features an assist from Elijah King. It’s the second single this year from Diego, following the all-Spanish “Rescatalo” (Rescue Him).