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Hayley Williams. Her debut solo album, Petals For Armor, tops this week's list of the best new albums out on May 8. Lindsey Byrnes/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Megan Thee Stallion plays a Tiny Desk Concert (Laura Beltran Villamizar/NPR). Laura Beltran Villamizar/NPR hide caption
Rihanna accepts the President's Award onstage during the 51st NAACP Image Awards on Feb. 22, 2020. Rich Fury/Getty Images hide caption
Hayley Williams' latest single features guest vocals from boygenius — Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker and Phoebe Bridgers. Araya Diaz/Getty Images hide caption
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Sofia Camille entered the Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Sideways." YouTube/NPR hide caption
Phoebe Bridger's follow-up to 2017's acclaimed Stranger in the Alps is due out this year. Olof Grind/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
"People, I've been sad" is Christine and the Queen's first solo single since her 2018 album, Chris. Camille Vivier/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The autobiographical tale of Squirrel Flower's en caul birth, her emergence into the world floating in an amniotic sac, gives her first full-length album its name. Ally Shmaling/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Rosalía sings of strung-out love in her new single, the video of which features Spanish actor Omar Ayuso. Screenshot/YouTube hide caption
"Cop Car" is Mitski's first new song since her 2018 album, Be The Cowboy. Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images hide caption
Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill) potentially traveling through the much speculated about "valley of plenty" mentioned in the song "Toss A Coin To Your Witcher." Katalin Vermes/Netflix hide caption