Beyoncé's wildly anticipated new album, Renaissance, tops this week's shortlist of the best albums out on July 29. Mason Poole/Parkwood Entertainment hide caption
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Tuesday
Beyoncé's long-awaited seventh solo album, Act I Renaissance, is due out Friday, July 29. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Flo Milli's You Still Here, Ho? tops this week's shortlist of the best albums out on July 22. BANVOA/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Wednesday
Top row, left to right: The Beths, The 1975, The Black Angels; bottom row, left to right: Danielle Ponder, King Princess, Madi Diaz Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Friday
Lizzo's Special leads our shortlist this week of the best new albums out on July 15. AB+DM!/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tuesday
Top row, left to right: Margo Price, Tianna Esperanza, renforshort; bottom row, left to right: The Mountain Goats, Indigo Sparke Courtesy of the artists hide caption
New Mix: Margo Price, renforshort, The Mountain Goats, Tianna Esperanza, more
Friday
Brent Faiyaz's Wasteland tops our shortlist of the best albums out on July 8. Darren Xu/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Wednesday
Top row, left to right: Ondara, Sylvan Esso; bottom row, left to right: Nora Brown, Momma Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Friday
From top left, clockwise: The Suffers, GIVĒON, Saya Gray, Petrol Girls, Regina Spektor,. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Tuesday
Norah Jones in a 2002 portrait to promote Come Away With Me. Lourdes Delgado hide caption
Friday
MUNA self-titled album tops this week's shortlist of the best albums out on June 24. Isaac Schneider/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Wednesday
Clockwise, from top left: Jake Blount, Jesca Hoop, Marlon Williams, Alex G, Rubblebucket, Dry Cleaning. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
New Mix: Dry Cleaning, Jesca Hoop, Alex G, Rubblebucket, Jake Blount, Marlon Williams
Friday
Yaya Bey's latest, Remember Your North Star, tops this week's shortlist of the best albums out on June 17. Lawrence Agyei hide caption
Tuesday
Clockwise from upper left: The Beths, Tamino, S.G. Goodman, Madison Cunningham, The A's Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Friday
FKJ's VINCENT is one of NPR Music's picks for the best albums out on June 10. Jack McKain/Courtesy of the artist hide caption