Miranda Lambert's Palomino includes contributions from many Music Row mainstays, but also a playful assist from The B-52s. Robert Ascroft/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert and Jon Randall perform a Tiny Desk (Home) concert. NPR hide caption
It's not a genre; it's a lifestyle. Kara Frame/NPR hide caption
Wye Oak's "Fortune" is one of NPR Music's top 16 songs of the month. Kendall Bailey Photography/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Miranda Lambert released her seventh solo album, Wildcard, on Nov. 1. "I'm still stubborn and hardheaded," Lambert says, "But I have a career. People heard me. I don't have to scream it out anymore." Ben Tsui/Courtesy of the artist 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
The Highwomen's "Crowded Table" is one of NPR Music's best songs of July. Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Miranda Lambert performs onstage during the 54th Academy Of Country Music Awards. Rich Fury/Getty Images for ACM hide caption
Miranda Lambert performs in Dover, Delaware in 2015. Photo Illustration: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for Big Barrel and Angela Hsieh/NPR hide caption
Artist-in-residence Miranda Lambert, right, performs onstage with bandmates Ashley Monroe, left, and Angaleena Presley, center, of Pistol Annies at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on September 26, 2018 in Nashville. John Shearer/Getty Images for Country Music H hide caption
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Brad Paisley performs at an inaugural ball for Barack Obama in January 2013. A few months later, Paisley's song "Accidental Racist" would make the country singer the focus of ridicule and satire. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Against Me! performs at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival Manchester, Tenn., in 2015. Jason Merritt/Getty Images hide caption
A still from Miranda Lambert's "We Should Be Friends" video. YouTube hide caption
William Bell collaborated with producer John Leventhal on an album titled This Is Where I Live. Ginette Callaway hide caption
Rihanna poses at the album artwork reveal for ANTI in Los Angeles. Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Westbury Road Entertainment LLC hide caption
Top row, left to right: Solange, David Bowie, Leonard Cohen; Middle row, left to right: Mitski, Bon Iver, Frank Ocean; Bottom row, left to right: Anohni, Car Seat Headrest, Beyoncé. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Miranda Lambert's new album, The Weight of These Wings, comes out Friday. Becky Fluke/Courtesy of the artist hide caption