Empress Of's latest album, Us, is out Oct. 19, via Terrible Records. Adam Elramly/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Pop NPR Music stories that discuss pop music.
Mariah Carey's Caution comes out Nov. 16. Rich Fury/Getty Images for iHeartMedia hide caption
Destra performs during Carnival in 2018 in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Sean Drakes/Getty Images and Angela/Hsieh/NPR hide caption
The latest album from Oh Pep! I Wasn't Only Thinking About You... is out Oct. 26 on ATO Records. Ebru Yildiz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Listen To Full Album
A still from SOAK's "Everybody Loves You" video. YouTube hide caption
Jilian Linklater's single "Break Up With Your Best Friend" is out October 12. Marissa Roberts/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
John Grant's comical and moving new album Love is Magic is on our list of the best releases for Oct. 12. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz stars in the new video for the Weezer song "Can't Knock The Hustle." YouTube screen shot by NPR hide caption
"But I never had doubts about the music," Rogers says in a press release. "And every night I got on stage and was reminded why I love doing this." Olivia Bee/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Carly Rae Jepsen performs in Las Vegas, Nevada in January 2018. Photo illustration: Ethan Miller/Getty Images and Angela Hsieh/NPR hide caption
Cat Power's Wanderer is on our shortlist of essential releases for Oct. 5. Julien Bourgeois hide caption
New Music Friday For Oct. 5: Cat Power And 7 Other Albums You Should Hear Now
"With You" is the first official single from Carey's forthcoming, untitled album. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia hide caption