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Leslie Odom Jr. originated the role of Aaron Burr on Broadway in Hamilton. Like the rest of the original cast, he's available to watch at home in the film, which arrives Friday on Disney+. Disney+ hide caption
A drawing of composer William Dawson in 1935 by Aaron Douglas. Dawson's Negro Folk Symphony, long neglected, has received a new recording. Aaron Douglas/Tuskegee University Archives hide caption
Chloe x Halle, performing on April 11, 2019 in New York. Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for DVF Awards hide caption
Lady Gaga And Carly Rae Jepsen, Both With Bold Albums, Make Isolation Less Lonely
SAULT's UNTITLED digs into the everyday aspects of Black existence, and celebrates who we are privately, not when we're donning the cape and saving humanity from itself — again. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Moving through themes of isolation and recovery in real time, Gia Margaret reshapes her world around her circumstances on her latest album, Mia Gargaret. Rachel Winslow/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
RMR. Mark Peaced/Courtesy of Warner Records hide caption
Freddie Gibbs (right) seems born to spit over The Alchemist's productions. Their new album, Alfredo, is a delicious portmanteau of their names. Nick Walker/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong Go 'Cheek To Cheek' On A 4-Disc Set
LA Punk Band X Returns With Go-For-Broke Urgency In 'Alphabetland'
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's mercurial music, with its sparkle and unpredictability, was a departure from the style of his father, Johann Sebastian. De Agostini Picture Library/Getty Images hide caption