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Cher's ABBA tribute album, "Dancing Queen," is on our list of essential albums out on Sept. 28. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Clockwise from left: Wilco front man Jeff Tweedy, Bad Moves, Yowler and Charly Bliss. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Friday
John Lennon and George Harrison in studio, recording Lennon's "How Do You Sleep?" YouTube screen shot by NPR hide caption
Prince's posthumous release Piano and a Microphone, 1983 is on our list of the best albums out on Sep. 21. Mike Maloney/Mirrorpix/Getty Images hide caption
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Aron Hodek performs "What's the Use?" alongside Thundercat's Tiny Desk concert with Mac Miller. aronthebassist/Instagram hide caption
Bob Dylan, pictured in 1974, while working on what would become Blood on the Tracks. Barry Feinstein hide caption
Tuesday
Clockwise from upper left: William Prince, The Milk Carton Kids, Lula Wiles, Amythyst Kiah Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Friday
Rapper Noname's Room 25 is our pick for one of the best albums out on Sep. 14. Chantal Anderson hide caption
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Mary Halsey of Rhode Island is joined by the rapper Missy Elliott in a surprise performance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. YouTube / TheEllenShow hide caption
Ester Drang's The Appearances comes out Oct. 26. Ryan Magnani/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Al Green in studio recording "Until the Next Teardrop Falls" Erika Goldring hide caption
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Wednesday
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Joni Mitchell performs at the Isle of Wight Festival in England on August 29, 1970. Tony Russell/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption
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Clockwise from upper left: Thom Yorke, Sylvan Esso, Buke & Gase, Amber Arcades, Theodore Courtesy of the artists hide caption