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New Music Friday: Our Top 6 Albums Out Oct. 11

Rapper Lil' Kim performing at the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta, Georgia. Her new full-length, 9, is on our shortlist for the best albums out on Oct. 11. Aaron J. Thornton/WireImage hide caption

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All Songs Considered

New Music Friday: Our Top 6 Albums Out Oct. 11

October 11, 2019 • Our shortlist of the best new albums out this week incudes Big Thief's Two Hands, rapper Lil' Kim's first new studio project in 14 years, a solo album from Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and more.

New Music Friday: Our Top 6 Albums Out Oct. 11

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Songs We Love

Songs We Love: Babymetal, 'Karate'

March 18, 2016 • The defiantly cute J-pop metal band turns a glitched groove into a heartfelt ballad; in the accompanying, stylish video, watch the trio battle martial arts masters and ghosts.

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Deal With It, Headbangers — Babymetal Is Here

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The Record

Deal With It, Headbangers — Babymetal Is Here

September 4, 2014 • Like it or not, Babymetal — a trio of teenage Japanese singers who fuse bubbly pop with heavy riffs — is one of the biggest stories in heavy metal in 2014.