Clockwise from upper left: Angel Olsen, Chrissy Stewart, Saadi, Shirley Collins, Le Ren Courtesy of the artists hide caption
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Taylor Swift. Her surprise new album, Folklore tops our picks for the best new albums out on July 24. Beth Garrabrant/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Taylor Swift's new album, Folklore, is out now. Beth Garrabrant/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tiny Desk Contest: Rita Houston NPR hide caption
Charles Turner & Uptown Swing entered the Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Harlem Harlem Harlem." YouTube/NPR hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Sylvan Esso, Madeline Kenney, TRISHES, Gordon Koang Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Blu & Exile. Their new project, Miles: From An Interlude Called Life, is on our shortlist of the best albums out on July 17. Zack Mack/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf: Gina Chavez NPR hide caption
Ten artists from Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean recorded tracks using birdsong from their country, with all profits of the vinyl and digital release going to bird conservation projects. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
A New Album Turns The Sound Of Endangered Birds Into Electronic Music
Clockwise from upper left: Golda May, Snoh Aalegra, Lomelda, Diana Burgess, MXXWLL Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The late rapper Juice WRLD. His posthumous full-length, Legends Never Die, tops our list of the best new albums out this week. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf: Tarik Moody NPR hide caption
"I think it's important to talk about all chapters of history and from all perspectives — meaning not just from the perspective of the victors," Angelica Garcia says. Caitlyn Krone/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
On Her New Song 'Horsemen,' Angelica Garcia Imagines The Apocalypse
Clockwise from upper left: Lonnie Holley, Fenne Lily, Bill Callahan, Sufjan Stevens, Thomas Bartlett Courtesy of the artists hide caption
The rapper Pop Smoke, whose posthumous debut album was released July 3, 2020. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Willie Nelson released First Rose Of Spring on July 3. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf: Quinn Christopherson NPR hide caption
Neil Young's newly released album, Homegrown, arrives at the same moment as two other veteran songwriters, Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, put out projects of their own. Henry Diltz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
With New Albums, Bob Dylan, Neil Young And Willie Nelson Are As Relevant As Ever
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cupcakKe switches her flow up so many times that "Discounts" is a raunchy and hilarious three-minute shopper bargain. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images hide caption
Colombian vocalist Lido Pimienta released one of our favorite albums of the year so far. Daniella Murillo/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
A drawing of composer William Dawson in 1935 by Aaron Douglas. Dawson's Negro Folk Symphony, long neglected, has received a new recording. Aaron Douglas/Tuskegee University Archives hide caption