Tyler, the Creator
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In "Side Street," a promotional video for his new album Call Me If You Get Lost, Tyler, The Creator plays out a fantasy version of a narrative that appears on the album's climactic song, "Wilshire," in which he engages in a deep but doomed emotional affair with the girlfriend of one of his friends. Courtesy of the artist/Screen shot from YouTube hide caption
Doja Cat's latest full-length, Planet Her, is on our shortlist of the best albums out June 25. David LaCapelle/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Raveena performs during a Tiny Desk concert, on Oct. 8, 2019. Catie Dull/NPR hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Lana Del Rey, Lizzo, Carly Rae Jepsen, FKA Twigs, The National, Brittany Howard Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Burna Boy, Big Thief, Lizzo, Tyler, The Creator, Billie Eilish, Better Oblivion Community Center Courtesy of the artists hide caption
ASC Year in Review 2019
You don't have to believe in astrology to believe in roséwave. Emily Bogle/NPR hide caption
GoldLink's Diaspora album drops June 12 via RCA Records. Rich Fury/Getty Images hide caption
Tyler, The Creator. His latest album, IGOR is on our list of the best albums out in May. Sam Rock/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tyler, the Creator attends the premiere of "Dr. Seuss' The Grinch" at Alice Tully Hall on November 3, 2018 in New York City. Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Tyler, The Creator contributes not only a new version of The Grinch's theme song, but also an original track, "I Am the Grinch." Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption
Kali Uchis' "After The Storm" pulls from funk influences and finds the singer right in her groove. Felipe Q Nogueira/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
NPR Music's best 100 songs of 2017. (Clockwise from upper left) Goldlink, Margo Price, IBEYI, Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit, Tyler The Creator, Big Thief, SZA and Sharon Jones. Courtesy of the artists hide caption