The K-Pop Group BTS visits The Empire State Building on May 21, 2019 Steven Ferdman/Getty Images for ESB hide caption
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"I'm always trying to one-up myself. I don't feel like I'm in competitive with anybody," Megan Thee Stallion says. Laura Beltran Villamizar/NPR hide caption
M. Sage's Bias Folklore was just released in the final batch of cassette tapes from Patient Sounds. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tuesday
Clockwise from upper left: Illuminati Hotties, Julien Baker, Trupa Trupa, Torres Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Monday
Ness Nite subverts hip-hop tropes with "Gucciprada." Enmi Yang/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Lady Gaga performs her song "Born This Way" during The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 13, 2011. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption
Friday
Rex Orange County is otherwise known as Alex O'Connor. His third full-length, Pony, is on our shortlist of the best new albums out on Oct. 25. Alexandra Waespi hide caption
Thursday
Speedy Ortiz's Sadie Dupuis (left) says she wants her music on Bandcamp first. Mike Katzif/NPR hide caption
Tuesday
Tauba Auerbach's sculptures adorn the artwork for Meara O'Reilly's Hockets for Two Voices. Tauba Auerbach/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Monday
TeaMarrr's mesmerizing new single "Kinda Love" is the type of daydream to put into action. Tyren Redd/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
A scene from Ellen Reid's opera p r i s m, which won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for music. Noah Stern Weber hide caption
Friday
Caroline Polachek. Her new solo album, Pang is on our shortlist for the best new releases out on Oct. 18. Nedda Afsari hide caption
Thursday
Drake performing at the 2015 OVO Festival at Molson Canadian Amphitheatre in Toronto, Canada. His now legendary beef that year with the rapper Meek Mill was waged over social media, fed in part by memes made by super fans or stans. George Pimentel/Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
Blenderhead is featured on an episode of the Labeled podcast about the '90s Christian punk movement. Courtesy of Tooth & Nail Records hide caption