Lil Wayne is ready to re-up his long-running mixtape series with a sixth installment dropping on Dec. 25. Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for BACARDI hide caption

Cuban vocalist Danay Suárez's "Tú Serás" was among our picks of favorite songs from 2017. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Jeff Coffin, Matt Wigton and Jordan Perlson made Sleigh What?! in just a few days, just a week and change before Christmas. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Kendrick Lamar performs in New York City on Sept. 14, 2017. Critic Ken Tucker says Lamar's album DAMN captured the collective mood of the year. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Clara Lionel Foundation hide caption

Commissioned by Tune-Yards' radio show, Xenia Rubinos (left) teamed up with Olga Bell and Sammus to create a new song. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Turnstile's Time & Space comes out Feb. 23. Jimmy Fontaine/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

The British TV series National Treasure (available on Hulu) features Robbie Coltrane as a beloved comedian who has been accused of sexual assault, and Julie Walters (right) and Andrea Riseborough as his wife and daughter. Joss Barratt/Hulu hide caption

Lucy Dacus's Historian is out March 2 via Matador Records. Dustin Condren/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Lemuria's Recreational Hate comes out Dec. 15. Riel Sturchio/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

G Perico's latest album, 2 Tha Left, is out now. Brandon Espeleta /Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Seattle pop-punk band Dude York is made up of Claire England, Andrew Hall and Peter Richards. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Caleb Caudle's Crushed Coins comes out Feb. 23. Andy Tennille/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Chris Dave And The Drumhedz's self-titled record comes out Jan. 26. Dante Marshall/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

The Danish String Quartet looks to their Nordic roots on the new album, Last Leaf. Caroline Bittencourt/ECM Records hide caption