First Aid Kit's new single is titled "It's a Shame." Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Thursday
Wolf Parade's new album, Cry Cry Cry, comes out Oct. 6. Shane McCauley/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tuesday
Lizzo, dressed in a bridal dress, in a scene from her new video for the song "Truth Hurts." YouTube screen shot hide caption
Willie Watson's new album is titled Folksinger Vol. 2. Meredith Munn/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Angel Olsen's new rarities collection, Phases, comes out Nov. 10. Vinh Q DO/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tuesday
Leon Russell's posthumous album On a Distant Shore comes out Sept. 22. Joseph Guay/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Monday
The cast and crew of The Handmaid's Tale — including Emmy winners Ann Dowd and Elisabeth Moss, actress Samira Wiley, and author Margaret Atwood — onstage during the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption
Friday
The Deuce takes place in 1970s New York, as pornography is becoming legal. (Pictured: Pernell Walker, James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal.) Paul Schiraldi/HBO hide caption
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Josh Ritter's Gathering comes out Sept. 22. Laura S. Wilson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Television producer Shonda Rhimes at the 2017 Success Makers Summit in New York City. Mike Coppola/Getty Images hide caption
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Joseph's new EP is titled Stay Awake. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Thursday
Tunde Olaniran's new song is titled "Symbol." Jon Dones/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Lone Bellow's new album, Walk Into A Storm, comes out Sept. 15. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Emily Haines' Choir Of The Mind is out Sept. 15. Justin Broadbent hide caption
Wednesday
Silver Torches' new album, Let It Be a Dream, comes out Oct. 6. Chona Kasinger/Courtesy of the artist hide caption