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Members of the group ATEEZ pose in Los Angeles in April. In a little over two years, the K-pop group has released six new EPs that have reached the Top 10 of Billboard's album chart. The group's latest, GOLDEN HOUR: Part.2, debuted at No. 1 this week. Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images hide caption

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Ted Danson in A Man on the Inside. Colleen E. Hayes/Netflix hide caption

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Paul Mescal plays Lucius in Gladiator II. Aidan Monaghan/Paramount Pictures hide caption

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Gracie Abrams performs in Los Angeles earlier this month. Abrams, who released her album The Secret of Us in June, has been opening for Taylor Swift on the most recent leg of Swift's Eras Tour. "That's So True," a single included on the deluxe version of The Secret of Us last month, becomes her first Top 10 hit this week. John Sciulli/Getty Images hide caption

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Gene Wilder in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Alamy Stock Photo hide caption

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Shaboozey, seen here performing in Las Vegas on Sept. 20, now holds the record for the longest-running No. 1 song on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in the 2020s. His "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" has held the top spot on the singles chart for 17 weeks this year. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images hide caption

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Christmas albums are already hitting the Billboard charts

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Clairo's latest album, Charm, includes one of the songs we can't stop playing this week, "Add Up My Love." Lucas Creighton/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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The Contenders, Vol. 20: The songs we can't stop playing this week

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If you like to fall asleep to a soundtrack, we have three great recommendations to help you doze away. Angela Hsieh/NPR hide caption

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Sabrina Carpenter, seen here at Coachella earlier this year, is nominated in each of The Big Four categories at the 2025 Grammy Awards: album, song and record of the year, plus best new artist. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images North America hide caption

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The 2025 Grammy nominations are out. Here are the big takeaways

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Tyler, The Creator, performing during the Coachella Festival in Indio, Calif., on April 13, announced his eighth album, Chromakopia, just a little more than a week before releasing it on Monday, Oct. 28. Valerie Macon/Getty Images hide caption

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TYLER, THE CREATOR'S LATE ENTRY

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