The new album Bando Stone & the New World, billed as a soundtrack to a coming film, revives some of the anarchic spirit of Donald Glover's earliest work as Childish Gambino. Pavielle Garcia/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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The soundtrack to the new film Twisters features literally dozens of names across the contemporary country music spectrum. Courtesy of Atlantic Records hide caption
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Denzel Curry performs a Tiny Desk concert. Bob Boilen/NPR hide caption
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Rapper Denzel Curry On His New Measurement of Success: Peace of Mind
South Florida rapper Denzel Curry released his fifth studio album, Melt My Eyez See Your Future, on March 25. Adrian Villagomez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Elizabeth Ziman of Elizabeth and the Catapult. The band's latest full-length, Sincerely, e is one of our picks for the best new albums out on March 5. Seth Caplan/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Megan Thee Stallion performs Jan. 30, 2020, in Miami, Florida. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for EA Sports Bowl hide caption
Meek Mill's "Other Side of America" is a poignant snapshot of a life he was never expected to get out of. Miller Mobley/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Victoria Monét melds fantasy with reality for her latest, "Moment." Dana Trippe/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Justin Bieber, photographed during the 2018 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game at Los Angeles Convention Center on February 16, 2018. Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images hide caption
Denzel Curry's Super Saiyan energy offsets Glass Animals' eerie, horn-submerged production on "Tokyo Drifting." Elliot Arndt/Courtesy of the artists hide caption
"My style is no style. I just do it all, you feel me?" Denzel Curry says. "I can rap. I can sing. I can do metal vocals. I can scat." Steven Ferdman/Getty Images hide caption