Lil Wayne performing in Las Vegas in 2015. His memoir, Gone 'Til November, is out now. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption
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Monday
"If people are saying, 'This is fresh,' I'm like, 'Well, it shouldn't be.' [Laughs.] I would've killed to hear this," Yola Carter says. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Real Actual Roots: Yola Carter On Growing Up British, Loving Americana
Friday
My Chemical Romance released its defining album, The Black Parade, on Oct. 23, 2006. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Lady Gaga's new album, Joanne, is out now. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Monday
"A Song for You" was recorded at the sessions that produced Donny Hathaway's 1972 album Donny Hathaway Live, but it wasn't included on the original album. More than four decades later, it illustrates how Hathaway merged technique with pure emotion. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
Sunday
Bon Iver performs in Saal 1 at the Funkhaus in Berlin during an unnamed festival dedicated to collaboration and creation of new music. Michelberger Hotel hide caption
Tuesday
Monday
Jenny Hval's album Blood Bitch was released on Sept. 30. Jenny Berger Myhre/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tuesday
Isaiah Rashad greets fans outside a signing in downtown Los Angeles this fall. His new album, The Sun's Tirade, is out now. Jorge Cano/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Saturday
Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural Jr. of Buckwheat Zydeco died Saturday morning from lung cancer. He was 68. Rick Olivier/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Buckwheat Zydeco's Stanley 'Buckwheat' Dural Jr. Dies At 68
Thursday
The Who in 1969, the year the group released the rock opera Tommy. Earlier in the 1960s, the band says it only cared about singles. By 1971, it was making albums that would help define the "heritage rock" industry. Steve Wood/Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
"Jack [Rose] transcended the shadow of [John] Fahey, and I think that's really difficult to do," Steve Gunn says. "It was undeniable when he played — people paid attention." Sam Erickson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Monday
Don Buchla with his synthesizers in the 1960s. Courtesy of Buchla Electronic Musical Instruments hide caption
Friday
William Michael Morgan's debut album, Vinyl, will be out Sept. 30. Courtesy of Warner Music Nashville hide caption
Thursday
Grime artist Skepta accepts his award after being announced the winner of the Mercury Prize on September 15, 2016 in London, England. Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images hide caption