Kendrick Lamar surprise-released the new album GNX on Nov. 22, capping off a year of wins. pgLang/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Rapper and producer MF DOOM circa 2004, the year he released both the game-changing collab Madvillainy and the sleeper classic MM..FOOD. Courtesy of Rhymesayers Entertainment hide caption
Tyler, the Creator's seventh album, CHROMAKOPIA, finds the artist deeply reconsidering his own definitions of maturity. Khalif Sawyer hide caption
An undated photograph of composer Charles Ives (1874-1954). Pianist Jeremy Denk says "The crusty American composer had no shortage of utopian visions." Bettman/Bettman/Getty Images hide caption
Mustafa in a quiet moment from the video for "SNL," a single from his album Dunya. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
LL Cool J's 2024 album The FORCE finds the rapper looser and more agile than he's sounded in years, assisted by eclectic production from Q-Tip. Cory Grimes hide caption
MJ Lenderman's fifth solo album, Manning Fireworks, finds inspiration in The Band and the Drive-By Truckers. Charlie Boss/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Woodland, the new album by Gillian Welch (left) and David Rawlings, is the latest in a long collaboration between two musicians who have built careers — and an influential legacy — out of the magnetic interplay between their voices and the strength of their musical ideas. Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Doechii channels a panoramic relationship to her own thoughts and voice on the new mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal. John Jay hide caption
Gucci Mane in July, performing at the 2024 Exit Festival in Novi Sad, Serbia. Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images Europe hide caption
'Fresh Air' marks the centennial of the 'Queen of Blues' Dinah Washington
Sabrina Carpenter's new album Short 'n Sweet is out now. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Quantum Baby is Tinashe's seventh album, and the second in a purported trilogy that began with last year's BB/ANG3L. Raven B. Varona hide caption
Isata Kanneh-Mason's new album features music by brother and sister Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn. Karolina Wielocha/Decca Classics hide caption
JPEGMAFIA performs in 2023 at The Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York City. Keeyahtay Lewis on behalf of The Rooftop at Pier 17 hide caption
Two years after her breakthrough single, Ice Spice released her debut album, Y2K!, on July 26. Coughs/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The new album Bando Stone & the New World, billed as a soundtrack to a coming film, revives some of the anarchic spirit of Donald Glover's earliest work as Childish Gambino. Pavielle Garcia/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Eminem performs at the event "Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central" on June 6, 2024. Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images hide caption
As folk duo West of Roan, Annie Schermer (left) and Channing Showalter seek the commonalities among legends, myths and folktales from diverse spots on the globe. Blake McMeekin/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Zach Bryan's fifth album in five years, The Great American Bar Scene, features love songs, thorny anthems, autobiographical lore and even a mini-arc that directly invokes classic Bruce Springsteen songs. Keith Griner/Getty Images hide caption
Megan Thee Stallion onstage in June at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, a stop on her Hot Girl Summer Tour. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Live Nation hide caption
Megan Thee Stallion performs during the 2022 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival. Rich Fury/Getty Images hide caption