Beck says track and the rhythm, not vocals, need to be at the forefront if you want to move people. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images hide caption
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Brittany Howard made NPR Music's No.1 album of 2019 with Jaime. She's on our playlist of best songs of the year, too. Brantley Guttierez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Beck's 14th album, Hyperspace, is out Nov. 22. Mikai Karl/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Beck. His 14th full-length, Hyperspace, is on our shortlist for the best new albums out on Nov. 22. Peter Hapak/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Chuck Berry in the Chess Records recording studio. The New York Times reports that originals of Berry's Chess catalog were burned in the 2008 Universal fire. Gilles Petard/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption
From Chuck Berry To Tupac Shakur: Taking Stock Of The 2008 Universal Fire
Jakob Dylan (left) and Tom Petty in a still from Echo in the Canyon. Greenwich Entertainment hide caption
Beck's new album, Hyperspace, is due out sometime later this year. Citizen Kane Wayne/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Actors Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone of The Lonely Island perform onstage during the 2016 MTV Movie Awards at Warner Bros. Studios on April 9, 2016 in Burbank, California. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images hide caption
Music Inspired by the Film ROMA comes out Feb. 8 via Sony Music. Courtesy of Netflix hide caption
Frank Garcia's latest track "Pequeñas Poesías" is in this week's Alt.Latino playlist. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
A still from U2's "Love is Bigger Than Anything In Its Way" video. YouTube hide caption
Beck's latest and 11th full-length album is Colors, out now on Capitol Records. Eliot Lee Hazel/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Beck On Healing Through Music, The Deep Art Of Pop And His New Album, 'Colors'
Beck's latest album, Colors, is available now. Peter Hapak/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: S. Carey, Beck, King Krule, Weaves, Curtis Harding Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Brian Burton and Sam Cohen, musical creators for 'Resistance Radio' Ebru Yildiz/Ebru Yildiz hide caption
Pearl Jam (top left), Missy Elliott (top right), the cover of Nirvana's Nevermind (bottom right), PJ Harvey (bottom left), Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel (center). Courtesy of the artists hide caption
All Songs Rewind: The Legacy Of The '90s
Singer-songwriter Beck's newest single is a playful departure from last year's Morning Phase. Peter Hapak/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Spoon, Sharon Van Etten, St. Vincent, Future Islands, Flying Lotus. Courtesy of the artists hide caption