Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever play Molly and Amy in Olivia Wilde's directorial feature debute Booksmart. Annapurna Pictures hide caption
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R&B singer Raveena. Her new album, Lucid, is on our shortlist of the best new albums out on May 31. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Thursday
The Beastie Boys. Phil Andelman/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Wednesday
Stephanie Hsu and Will Roland in the Broadway production of Be More Chill. Maria Baranova/Courtesy of Be More Chill hide caption
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Compton rapper YG. His latest release, 4REAL 4REAL, is on our short list for the best new albums dropping on May 24. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Aladdin (Mena Massoud) and Genie (Will Smith) in Disney's live-action Aladdin, directed by Guy Ritchie. Daniel Smith/Disney Enterprises, Inc. hide caption
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Kishi Bashi's Omoiyari comes out May 31. Max Ritter/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Kanye West and Lil Pump as Perrier and Fiji, respectively, as Adele Givens looms overhead. Will Heath/NBC hide caption
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Bruce Springsteen's 19th album, Western Stars, comes out June 14. Danny Clinch/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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BTS, with Stephen Colbert as Ed Sullivan. Scott Kowalchyk/CBS hide caption
Sebadoh's Act Surprised comes out May 24. Justin Pizzoferrato/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Ryan Reynolds is the voice of Detective Pikachu. Warner Bros. Pictures/Warner Bros hide caption
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Jamila Woods' album Legacy! Legacy! is on our short list of the best new releases out May 10. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Adam Sandler hosted Saturday Night Live on May 4, 2019. Will Heath/Will Heath/NBC hide caption