Lana Del Rey. Her latest release, Norman F****** Rockwell, is on our shortlist for the best new albums out on Aug. 30. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Taylor Swift attends the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images hide caption
Lizzo performs at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards in Newark, New Jersey. Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Sturgill Simpson's new album and movie, Sound & Fury, comes out Sept. 27. Semi Song/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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The Regrettes' new album is titled How Do You Love? Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Clairo's debut album Immunity is featured on All Songs Considered's list of the best albums out August 2. Hart Leshkina/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
In The Farewell, Billi (Awkwafina) and her father Haiyan (Tzi Ma) return to China to visit Billi's sick grandmother. A24 hide caption
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Calexico and Iron & Wine play a Tiny Desk Concert on June 19, 2019 (Shuran Huang/NPR). Shuran Huang/NPR hide caption
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Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) and Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) in Quentin Tarantino's film Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood. Andrew Cooper/Sony Pictures Entertainment hide caption
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Lizzo plays a Tiny Desk Concert on May 21, 2019 (Claire Harbage/NPR). Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
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Cuco is the solo project of 21-year-old Omar Banos. His album Para Mí is on our shortlist for this week's best new albums. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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