Kimbra's first new album in five years, A Reckoning, tops our shortlist of the best new releases out on Jan. 27. Spencer Ostrander/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Aided by an ensemble cast of jazz musicians new and old, Lakecia Benjamin recorded the entirety of her new album 'Pursuance: The Coltranes' in two days. Elizabeth Leitzell/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Georgia Anne Muldrow was Robin Dann's choice on the last episode of Play It Forward. Muldrow moves the chain of gratitude along to saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin. Priscilla Jimenez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Play It Forward: Georgia Anne Muldrow On Building Worlds Through Music
Dua Lipa's "Good in Bed" is one of the best songs of March. Hugo Comte/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Melanie Charles, Lakecia Benjamin and María Grand Weird Hours / Elizabeth Leitzell / Dimitri Louis/Courtesy of the artists hide caption