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Taylor Swift's new album, The Tortured Poets Department, immediately became one of the most anticipated releases of 2024 when she announced it on stage at the Grammy Awards in February. Beth Garrabrant/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets' and the best albums out April 19

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The shoegaze artist known as Wisp Chandler Kennedy/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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The Contenders, Vol. 7: The songs we can't stop playing this week

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Shabaka Hutchings has released a fantastic new album under his first name titled Perceive its Beauty, Acknowledge its Grace. Atiba Jefferson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best albums out April 12

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Texas funk trio Khruangbin are back with A La Sala this week. David Black/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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The Contenders Vol. 6: The songs we can't stop playing this week

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New Music Friday: The best albums out March 29

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Sheryl Crow changed her mind about releasing a new album. The change did her good

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Waxahatchee's Tigers Blood is one of the best releases out March 22. Molly Matalon/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Cellis Maya Beiser offers a remarkable interpretation of Terry Riley's In C on her latest album. Boyang Hu/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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The Contenders, Vol. 5: Our running list of the year's best songs

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Kacey Musgraves' album Deeper Well is one of a number of anticipated releases out March 15, 2024. Kelly Christine Sutton/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best albums out March 15

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Spring preview 2024

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Kim Gordon's new album, The Collective, is out March 8. Danielle Neu/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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