Country star Dolly Parton, signing a guitar alongside writer Dayton Duncan (center) and filmmaker Ken Burns (right). PBS hide caption
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Hear Briston Maroney's "Caroline" from his latest, Indiana. Nolan Knight/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Joan Shelley's latest album, Like The River Loves the Sea, is out now. Amber Estes Thieneman/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
On her new album, Lana Del Rey (shown here in 2018) is at her most instantly compelling, fully committed to the messy alignments upon which her art is built. Darren Gerrish/BFC/Getty Images hide caption
Members of the 146-voice chorus, dressed as garment workers, in composer Julia Wolfe's Fire In My Mouth, which documents the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in New York. Chris Lee/Decca Gold hide caption
Tragic Fire Sparks Julia Wolfe's Latest Look At American Labor History
Taylor Swift's new album, Lover, is out now. Rich Fury/Getty Images for iHeartMedia hide caption
Ivo Pogorelich's new recording of Beethoven and Rachmaninoff sonatas is the pianist's first album in 21 years. Bernard Martinez/Sony Classical hide caption
Sleater-Kinney performs on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on June 19, 2019. On July 1, drummer Janet Weiss announced her departure from the band after more than 20 years. Andrew Lipovsky/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images hide caption
Bon Iver's Justin Vernon replaces the last album's airless, cluttered laptop-orchestra sound with more organic, approachable textures on i,i. Graham Tolbert /Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Cuco's debut album, Para Mí, is out now via Interscope Records. Cameron Postforoosh/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Thom Yorke's third solo album ANIMA represents a recalibration of his creative process. Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images hide caption
Thom Yorke Recalibrates And Digs Deeper Into His Dread Of Technology With 'ANIMA'
The Patrice Rushen compilation Remind Me: The Classic Elektra Recordings 1978-1984 revisits that formative period in Rushen's industry-spanning career. Patrice Rushen Archives/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Forget Her Nots: Patrice Rushen Compilation Captures Formative Elektra Years
Vocalist Nella is featured on this week's exploration of Latin jazz. Sanne Gault/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
J. Balvin, left, and Bad Bunny. STILLZ/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Augustin Hadelich's latest album spotlights violin concertos by Johannes Brahms and György Ligeti. Patrick Long/Warner Classics hide caption
Lil Nas X, photographed on May 17, 2019 in Los Angeles. Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Wingstop hide caption
Composer Emile Mosseri (left) and director Joe Talbot (right) of The Last Black Man in San Francisco. Ghazal Sheei/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Score Of 'The Last Black Man In San Francisco' Sounds Like No Other In 2019
Flying Lotus' fifth studio album, Flamagra, is out now. Renata Raksha/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Baroness' Gold & Grey comes out June 14. Courtesy of Abraxan Hymns hide caption
Professor Longhair plays at the 1971 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. John Messina/Courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways hide caption
Smithsonian Folkways Celebrates 50 Years Of Jazz Fest's Serendipity
Tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who died in 2007, is the subject of a new documentary film, directed by Ron Howard. Sasha Gusov/Decca Records hide caption
Kate Tempest's The Book of Traps and Lessons comes out June 14. Julian Broad/Courtesy of the artist hide caption