Michael McDonald's Wide Open comes out Sept. 15. Timothy White/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Broken Social Scene's "Stay Happy" is one of the new songs we recommend for your weekend playlist. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Devon Gilfillian says his new single is about "slowing life down and living in the moment." Lindsey Patkos/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from left: The Beach Boys (Hulton Archive / Getty Images), The Fresh Prince (Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images), Joni Mitchell (Henry Diltz). Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Songhoy Blues' Aliou Touré says, "With 'Bamako,' we just wanted to write something fun and positive about where we come from." Tidal hide caption
The Beatles celebrate the completion of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band at a press conference on May 19, 1967. John Pratt/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Valerie June performs during the 2015 AmericanaFest in Nashville, Tenn. Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Americana Music hide caption
Jimi Hendrix's "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" is on World Cafe's playlist for International Guitar Month. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Blondie's new single "Long Time" is one of the latest additions to World Cafe's new-music playlist on Spotify. Alexander Thompson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Districts' new single, Ordinary Day, is out now. Caitlin McCann/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Districts, 'Ordinary Day'
David Bowie's Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) was one of many memorable albums that came out in 1980. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from top left: Iggy Pop (Andreas Neumann), Sturgill Simpson, The Record Company (Galea McGregor / WXPN) Courtesy of the artist, unless otherwise noted hide caption