Taylor Swift has called her fifth album, 1989, her "very first documented, official pop album." Courtesy of Big Machine Records hide caption
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Sam Hunt has written hits for both Kenny Chesney and Keith Urban. His debut album, Montevallo, is out on Oct. 27. Chase Lauer/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Future Hall Of Famers? Green Day's Tre Cool (from left), Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt in New York City in 1994. Ken Schles/Getty Images hide caption
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Duncan Sheik's seventh album, Legerdemain, will come out in 2015. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Nathan Stephens-Griffin, Naomi Griffin, Daniel Ellis and Jc Cairns of the British punk band Martha. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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The music on U2's new album, Songs of Innocence, reaches back toward the moment when the band was first building an audience. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Two dope boys on a Cadillac: Andre 3000 and Big Boi in the early days. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
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Jonah Tolchin performs at Grimey's in Nashville during the Americana Music Festival on Sept. 20. Erika Goldring/Getty Images hide caption
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The new collaboration between PC Music's A.G. Cook and affiliated producer SOPHIE is a combination singer and energy drink (neither of which might actually exist) called QT. Seriously. YouTube hide caption
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The Beatles with George Martin in January 1967 at Abbey Road Studios in London. Apple Corps Lt/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Gustavo Cerati performs in the Dominican Republic in 2007. In 2010, Cerati suffered a stroke while on tour. He was in a coma until his death on Thursday. Ricardo Hernandez/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
DJ Shadow spinning in Seattle during the Hard Sell tour. Arian Stevens/Courtesy of Magnum PR hide caption
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Babymetal perform during the first day of the 2014 Heavy Montreal festival. Tim Snow hide caption
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No Age performing at FYF Fest at the Los Angeles State Historic Park in August 2013. Mike Windle/Getty Images for FYF hide caption
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