Carrie Underwood performs onstage during a celebration of the Grand Ole Opry's centennial on March 19, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. Jason Kempin/Getty Images hide caption
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Cover art for the Billie Eilish album 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?' Interscope Records hide caption
The members of K-pop girl group NewJeans walk the blue carpet during Fashion Week at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul on Sept. 3, 2024. Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Janelle Monáe's Dirty Computer, released in 2018, included the song "Make Me Feel." Atlantic Recording Company hide caption
Artists Julia Holter, Yasir Razak and Marisa Dabice of the band Mannequin Pussy are participants in No Music for Genocide. Camille Blake; Daniella Caycedo; Juliette Boulay hide caption
Kendrick Lamar (cover art for 'Damn.') Top Dawg Entertainment hide caption
Zach Top, performing at CMA Fest 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. in July 2025, is among the musicians who may benefit from the Grammy Awards' decision to introduce a "traditional" country award at next year's ceremony. Jason Kempin/Getty Images hide caption
What the Grammy Awards' new country music category means for musicians
Composer Sarah Kirkland Snider internalizes music in unique ways. Her new opera, Hildegard, receives its world premiere this week at the LA Opera. Anja Schutz hide caption
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The Boy Who Played the Harp is the third album from ascendant British rapper Dave. Gabriel Moses hide caption
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The Dalí Quartet, accompanied by Ricardo Morales on clarinet, performs during the Library of Congress' Stradivari concert in Coolidge Auditorium in 2023. The Library was given a rare set of Stradivarius instruments in 1935. Shawn Miller/Library of Congress hide caption
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Cellist and composer Clarice Jensen channels Bach's cello suites in the new album In holiday clothing, out of the great darkness. Ebru Yildiz hide caption
Experimental cellist Clarice Jensen finds inspiration in Bach, and a few electronics
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Mick Jenkins' A MURDER OF CROWS, a collaboration with the producer Emil, is one of a handful of recent rap releases that prize concision and focus over algorithmic strategizing. LeFilmmm hide caption
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David Gilmour performing live for his 'Luck and Strange' tour. Jill Furmanovsky hide caption