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Soprano Jessye Norman left a number of recordings in the vault at the time of her death. Now some of them have been released for the first time. Decca Archives hide caption

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The voice of Jessye Norman soars again in trove of unreleased recordings

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In their work as Fever Ray, artist Karin Dreijer has used eerie, experimental pop music to excavate love's more complicated or marginalized incarnations. Nina Andersson hide caption

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Missy Mazzoli's new album, Dark with Excessive Bright, features the composer's orchestral compositions. Caroline Tompkins/courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Missy Mazzoli is a symphonic composer with a photographer's eye

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Liv.e's turntablist approach warps the listener's sense of reality, letting reveries and hypotheticals bleed into the horizon without interrupting the perception of time and space. Photo by qlick hide caption

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Caroline Polachek's new album, Desire, I Want To Turn Into You, comes at a particularly breathless point in the adventurous pop songwriter's career. Nedda Afsari/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Beyonce's Renaissance is the singer's seventh studio album. Parkwood Entertainment hide caption

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Beyoncé's Grammy-nominated 'Renaissance' is a thotty and ethereal work of art

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Jason Moran's new album pays tribute to Black jazz pioneer James Reese Europe

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The cover of SZA's latest album SOS. Daniel Sannwald/TDE/RCA Records hide caption

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The classical singer Julia Bullock has released Walking in the Dark, her debut solo album. Grant Legan/Nonesuch Records hide caption

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With a bold debut album, Julia Bullock curates an unconventional career

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SAULT's work reinforces the sonic connections between global Black communities — from Africa to the Americas — and brings in a multitude of voices to tell an undivided story. Courtesy of the Artist hide caption

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Revival: Live at Pookie's Pub captures a transitional moment in Elvin Jones' career. Francis Wolff/Courtesy of Blue Note Records hide caption

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Midnights is the latest album from Taylor Swift. Republic Records hide caption

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Republic Records