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Friday

J.I.D's new album is titled The Forever Story. David KA/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Aug. 26

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Friday

Terence Etc.'s Vortex is one of our picks for the best new albums out on Aug. 19. Alima Lee hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Aug. 19

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Friday

Bella Poarch's debut EP Dolls is on our shortlist of the best releases out on Aug. 12. Marcelo Cantu hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Aug. 12

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Tuesday

Top row, left to right: Vieux Farka Touré, Hermanos Gutiérrez, dodie; Bottom row, left to right: Young Jesus, Spring Summer, Plains Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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New Mix: dodie, Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin, Young Jesus, more

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Friday

Doechii's she / her / black bitch tops our shortlist of the best new releases out on Aug. 5. Chris Parsons/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Aug. 5

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Monday

The best music release in July includes albums by (from top left, clockwise) Maggie Rogers, Caterina Barbieri, Beyoncé, Bear1Boss and Johnny Gandelsman. Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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NPR's favorite music of July, from thundering pop to ecstatic electronics

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Friday

Beyoncé's wildly anticipated new album, Renaissance, tops this week's shortlist of the best albums out on July 29. Mason Poole/Parkwood Entertainment hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on July 29

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Tuesday

Beyoncé's long-awaited seventh solo album, Act I Renaissance, is due out Friday, July 29. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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The power of Beyoncé is about to change music... again

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Friday

Flo Milli's You Still Here, Ho? tops this week's shortlist of the best albums out on July 22. BANVOA/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on July 22

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Wednesday

Top row, left to right: The Beths, The 1975, The Black Angels; bottom row, left to right: Danielle Ponder, King Princess, Madi Diaz Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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New Mix: The 1975, The Beths, King Princess, Danielle Ponder, more

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Friday

Lizzo's Special leads our shortlist this week of the best new albums out on July 15. AB+DM!/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on July 15

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Tuesday

Top row, left to right: Margo Price, Tianna Esperanza, renforshort; bottom row, left to right: The Mountain Goats, Indigo Sparke Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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New Mix: Margo Price, renforshort, The Mountain Goats, Tianna Esperanza, more

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Friday

Brent Faiyaz's Wasteland tops our shortlist of the best albums out on July 8. Darren Xu/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on July 8

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Wednesday

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New Mix: Sylvan Esso, Ondara, Momma, Nora Brown and more

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Friday

From top left, clockwise: The Suffers, GIVĒON, Saya Gray, Petrol Girls, Regina Spektor,. Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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NPR's favorite music of June, from salty joy to heart-wrenching slow jams

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