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Taylor Swift performs during a Tiny Desk concert on Oct. 10, 2019. (Bob Boilen/NPR) Bob Boilen/NPR hide caption
Charly Bliss plays a Tiny Desk Concert (Bob Boilen/NPR). Bob Boilen/NPR hide caption
FKA twigs in the video for "home with you." YouTube hide caption
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The Jonas Brothers play a Tiny Desk Concert on August 15, 2019 (Claire Harbage/NPR). Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Kristin Chenoweth's album For the Girls is out now. Krista Schlueter/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will perform at the Super Bowl LIV halftime show in Miami on Feb. 2, 2020. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Identical twins Sara (left) and Tegan Quin began making music together as teenagers. Farrar, Straus & Giroux hide caption
The Archies is not only the first fictitious band to reach No. 1 on the Billboard charts in the U.S., but is also the only group to reach such heights without ever performing the song live onstage. GAB Archive/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption
50 Years Later, The Archies' 'Sugar, Sugar' Is Still 'Really Sweet'
"Making this record definitely was just a declaration of who I find myself being," Brittany Howard says. Danny Clinch /Courtesy of the artist hide caption
mxmtoon's debut album, the masquerade, straddles whimsy and earnest depth. Nicole Busch/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Mandy Moore in the video for "When I Wasn't Watching." YouTube hide caption
"A BOY IS A GUN*" video grab. Courtesy of YouTube hide caption
KIRBY's "Kool Aid" injects just the right doses of doo-wop and soul. Courtney Loo & David Karp/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Charli XCX. Her latest release, Charli, is on our shortlist for the best new albums out on Sept. 13. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Arthur Moon, Overcoats, Wynton Marsalis, Thom Yorke, Ride Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Hear Briston Maroney's "Caroline" from his latest, Indiana. Nolan Knight/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
British R&B singer Mahalia. Her debut full-length Love and Compromise is on our shortlist for the best new albums out on Sep. 6. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tank and the Bangas in "Forgetfulness." YouTube hide caption
Camila Cabello really driving the love-as-fire metaphor home in the video "Shameless." YouTube hide caption
A still from Grimes' video for "Violence." YouTube hide caption