Billie Eilish in the video for "No Time to Die." YouTube hide caption
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Beyonce's Renaissance is the singer's seventh studio album. Parkwood Entertainment hide caption
Beyoncé's Grammy-nominated 'Renaissance' is a thotty and ethereal work of art
Jason Moran performs at the 2022 Newport Jazz Festival. Courtesy of Newport Jazz Festival hide caption
Jason Moran's new album pays tribute to Black jazz pioneer James Reese Europe
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Jason Moran's new album pays tribute to Black jazz pioneer James Reese Europe
The cover of SZA's latest album SOS. Daniel Sannwald/TDE/RCA Records hide caption
On 'SOS,' SZA both surprises and delivers exactly what we've been waiting for
The classical singer Julia Bullock has released Walking in the Dark, her debut solo album. Grant Legan/Nonesuch Records hide caption
With a bold debut album, Julia Bullock curates an unconventional career
The work that so clearly went into sharpening Wizkid's delivery bristles against the listlessness applied to his writing. His voice alone can no longer sustain him. Fawaz Ibrahim hide caption
Natalie Mering — who performs as Weyes Blood — has been known to swing for the fences. Neil Krug hide caption
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
GloRilla hardly deviates from her points of emphasis, lyrically, but in energy, she's giving something different at almost every turn. Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Daniel Bachman asked friends and family to chronicle the sound of pouring rain and strong winds to craft the personal palette for Almanac Behind. Aldona Dye/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Revival: Live at Pookie's Pub captures a transitional moment in Elvin Jones' career. Francis Wolff/Courtesy of Blue Note Records hide caption
Despite the churlishness, or maybe because of it, Drake sounds, for the first time in a long time, like he's actually enjoying rapping. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Midnights is the latest album from Taylor Swift. Republic Records hide caption
MAVI knows how to move along the bends, and with sharpened writing he's more plainspoken. Wyeth Collins hide caption
On Blue Rev, the new album from Alvvays, there's an ongoing push and pull between Molly Rankin's sensitive storytelling and the relative cacophony that swells to surround it. Eleanor Petry/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Carly Rae Jepsen's latest album The Loneliest Time was released on October 21, 2022. Meredith Jenks hide caption
Pigments is a dynamic collaboration intersecting Richard and Zahn's discographies. Clifford Usher hide caption
Baby mistakes visibility for greatness, an outlook that lends itself to routine. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella hide caption
The songs on Taylor Swift's 10th album, Midnights, place the listener in the immediate nowhere of private space, where stories can change in a whisper. Beth Garrabrant/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Jess Williamson (left) and Waxahatchee's Katie Crutchfield (right) indulge rich harmonies and classic country waltzes as Plains. Miolly Matalon/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The subject of ILYSM, Wild Pink's fourth studio album, is the heft of emptiness. Mitchell Wojcik/Courtesy of the artist hide caption