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Liz Brasher's debut EP Outcast is out April 27 on Fat Possum. Stacie Huckeba/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Outcast
Beyoncé headlines 2018 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival Weekend 1 on Saturday, in Indio, Calif. Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Coachella hide caption
Tinashe's Joyride is one of the standout albums being released on April 13. Dennis Leupold/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kali Uchis' latest album Isolation draws from the Colombian-American singer's love for bossa nova, funk, pop and more. Felipe Q Noguiera/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Guest DJ Kali Uchis On How Astrud Gilberto And N.E.R.D. Inspired Her Debut Album
The Staple Singers performing in 1986 in their hometown of Chicago, Illinois. Yvonne, right, died April 10, 2018 at the age of 80. Paul Natkin/WireImage hide caption
Cautious Clay. Dean Luis/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kylie Minogue's Golden is among the best new albums out on Apr. 6. Simon Emmett/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tunde Olaniran's new album, Stranger, comes out this summer. Landon Speers/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
April 4, 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The week he died, American soul and R&B were at a high-water mark. AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Cuco's music has reached far beyond his bedroom studio thanks to an explosion of interest on Twitter and other social platforms. Abraham Recio/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Cuco Is The Cariño Of Young Latinos Who Keep Dreaming
Sabrina Claudio on the cover of her new single, "Don't Let Me Down." Fouad/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Gallant pairs angelic vocals with a powerful, almost-sinister, sexual energy for his "Gentleman" video. Sasha Samsonova /Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Dee Dee Bridgewater performs a Tiny Desk Concert on August 11, 2017. (Claire Harbage/NPR) Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption