This week rapper Playboi Carti's MUSIC tops this week's Billboard 200. Scott Dudelson/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption
Doechii ENTER TEASER
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Lady Gaga's Mayhem, which enters the chart at the top spot after a long windup that's included three top 40 singles. John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images hide caption
Benson Boone does a flip off the piano while performing his hit "Beautiful Things" at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, 2025. Boone was one of several rising artists who made their Grammy debuts this year with far more adeptness than most rookies. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption
With Cowboy Carter, which also won best country album, Beyoncé finally took home the Grammy she'd most coveted. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images hide caption
Chappell Roan performs a Tiny Desk concert at NPR Music in Washington, D.C. Elizabeth Gillis/NPR hide caption
Kendrick Lamar took home gramophones for song of the year, record of the year, best rap song, best rap performance and best music video for "Not Like Us." Kevin Mazur/Getty Images hide caption
At the 2025 Grammys, Beyoncé takes home album of the year and Kendrick Lamar wins big
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Chappell Roan, performing during the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 11, 2024, is up for six Grammy Awards, which will be handed out Feb. 2 in Los Angeles. Roan, along with Sabrina Carpenter, is nominated for album, song and record of the year, as well as best new artist. Noam Galai/Getty Images hide caption
GloRilla, performing in Los Angeles in June, was one of three Southern women who conquered hip-hop in 2024. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption
Shabaka's album Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace begins with the song "End Of Innocence," one among many pieces of music that managed to be both haunting and comforting in 2024. atibaphoto/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kendrick Lamar, performing in Los Angeles in June, was among the most important and inescapable voices in any genre of music in 2024. Timothy Norris/Getty Images hide caption
Doechii performs a Tiny Desk concert. Alanté Serene/NPR hide caption
Doechii channels a panoramic relationship to her own thoughts and voice on the new mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal. John Jay hide caption
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' epic new album, Wild God, is among the most exciting new albums out August 30. Megan Cullen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Pharrell performs on Solar stage at Something In The Water festival. Darrius Cook/NPR hide caption
DreamDoll, Doechii and Baby Tate Amanda Howell Whitehurst for NPR hide caption
Beauty is in the eye of the male gaze: DreamDoll, Doechii and Baby Tate
Rapper Doechii planned for the song "Crazy" to be her industry coming-out party — but the music video, with its focus on Black femme bodies, ran afoul of an unspoken rule. Amanda Howell Whitehurst for NPR hide caption
