Loretta Lynn appears on King of the Road: A Tribute. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Emir Kobilić, who performs under the name Salvatore Genacci. YouTube hide caption
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Guns N' Roses' "November Rain" has more than a billion views on YouTube. YouTube hide caption
Cat Power's new album, Wanderer, will be released Oct. 5, 2018. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Capital Punishment, circa now. Dave Stekert/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner of Big Red Machine. Graham Tolbert/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Dessa's newest album is titled Chime. Bill Phelps/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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The archives of Tom Petty, who died in October 2017, have been trawled and the gems retrieved for a new box set coming this year. Jerod Harris/Getty Images hide caption
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Luluc's Sculptor comes out July 13. Charlotte de Mezamat/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Cardi B. Jorda Frantzis/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Guns N' Roses. Ross Haflin/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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St. Paul and the Broken Bones. McNair Evans/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Dave Matthews performs a Tiny Desk Concert on June 11, 2018 (Samantha Clark/NPR). Samantha Clark/NPR hide caption
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A still from Florence + The Machine's new video. YouTube hide caption
Robin Bacior's new album, Light It Moved Me, comes out August 31. Courtesy of the artist hide caption