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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

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Omar Apollo's new album, God Said No, is one of our favorite releases this week. Aitor Laspiur/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best albums out June 28

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Olivia Rodrigo's new album Guts tops this week's shortlist for the best albums out on Sept. 8. Nick Walker/Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Sept. 8

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James Blake's Friends That Break Your Heart tops our list of the best albums out on Oct. 8. Josh Stadlen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The top 10 albums out on Oct. 8

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Top left, clockwise: PinkPantheress, Lucas Debargue, Lee Morgan, James Blake, Injury Reserve, Foxing. Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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Now more than a decade into his career, James Blake returns to his early years in the U.K. dance music scene in this installment of Play It Forward. Christopher Parsons/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Play It Forward: James Blake On Playing His Biggest Shows Ever, From His Living Room

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Aided by an ensemble cast of jazz musicians new and old, Lakecia Benjamin recorded the entirety of her new album 'Pursuance: The Coltranes' in two days. Elizabeth Leitzell/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Play It Forward: Lakecia Benjamin Sings Through Her Saxophone

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Maggie Rogers' Heard It In A Past Life is on our short list for the best albums out on Jan. 18. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday For Jan. 18: 7 Albums You Should Hear Now

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Clockwise from upper left: James Blake, Luluc, Angelique Kidjo, Gabriella Cohen Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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New Mix: James Blake, Luluc, Angelique Kidjo Covers Talking Heads

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Jay Rock, Top Dawg Entertainment's bedrock emcee, fronts the second single from the TDE-curated Black Panther soundtrack, alongside Kendrick Lamar and Future. Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images hide caption

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NPR Music listeners picked James Blake's "I Need A Forest Fire" as their favorite song this week. Frank Hoensch/Redferns via Getty Images hide caption

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All Songs +1: This Week's Number One Song

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All Songs +1: The Season Of Surprise Albums, From Beyoncé To James Blake

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BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 30: British singer James Blake performs live during Berlin Festival Day 2 at the Arena Treptow on May 30, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Frank Hoensch/Redferns via Getty Images) Frank Hoensch/Redferns via Getty Images hide caption

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