Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan in 1965, when he was at the epicenter of the counterculture. Evening Standard/Getty Images hide caption
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Neil Young's newly released album, Homegrown, arrives at the same moment as two other veteran songwriters, Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, put out projects of their own. Henry Diltz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
With New Albums, Bob Dylan, Neil Young And Willie Nelson Are As Relevant As Ever
Megan Thee Stallion performs Jan. 30, 2020, in Miami, Florida. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for EA Sports Bowl hide caption
Phoebe Bridgers. Her sophomore full-length, Punisher, is on our shortlist of the week's best new albums. Frank Ockenfels hide caption
Billy "The Kid" Emerson. Billy Vera/Courtesy of Vee Jay Records hide caption
Bob Dylan's new album, Rough and Rowdy Ways, comes out June 19. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI hide caption
Bob Dylan's new single, "Murder Most Foul," is 17 minutes long and references more than 70 songs. We made a playlist of them all. Fred Tanneau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Bob Dylan, seen here in 2015, surprised his fans with a new song called "Murder Most Foul." Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption
Guru and DJ Premier of the hip-hop group Gang Starr, pictured together in 1991. The duo's first new album in 16 years is One of the Best Yet. Gie Knaeps/Getty Images hide caption
Bob Dylan, photographed in his Rolling Thunder Revue face paint. Netflix hide caption
Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue featured an ad-hoc accidental masterpiece of a band, which played rousing, irreverent versions of songs from his catalog. Ken Regan/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
A photo of the Ribaudo family tomb in the Staglieno Cimitero Monumentale in Genoa, Italy was used as the cover art for Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart." Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Izzy Young in Sept. 2007. Frank Beacham/Courtesy of Frank Beacham hide caption
In 2018, Prince's estate released a recording from the artist's fabled vault called Piano & A Microphone 1983. Allen Beaulieu/The Prince Estate hide caption
Spanish singer Roslaía's El Mal Querer is on our short list of the best albums out on Nov. 2. John Parra/WireImage hide caption
Bob Dylan with a mandolin during the Blood On the Tracks sessions. Ken Regan/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Cher's 3614 Jackson Highway album cover, featuring the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, a.k.a. The Swampers. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Jennifer Hudson performs during the the March for Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2018. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption